Journal Frankfurt

What Journal Frankfurt does

Journal Frankfurt is a privately held German regional media company headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and operated by Presse Verlagsgesellschaft für Zeitschriften und neue Medien mbH. Founded in 1990 with 11–50 employees, it serves residents of the Frankfurt and Rhein-Main metropolitan region through a print magazine, a portfolio of digital media properties, an e-commerce shop, a ticketing service, and lifestyle discount card programs. The primary customer segments are local consumers seeking news, event discovery, dining recommendations, and cultural content alongside local event organizers and venues (3,000+ integrated) using the platform for audience reach. Geographic coverage explicitly extends across Frankfurt, Offenbach, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Darmstadt, and Hanau.

The company's core product is the JOURNAL FRANKFURT print magazine, distributed via annual subscription and supplemented by a digital ecosystem that includes a content portal, ePaper, mobile and tablet applications, multiple email newsletters (Journal Frankfurt, Frankfurt Geht Aus!, Kino Journal, Journal LIVE), and an event calendar database tracking over 15,000 event dates across the Rhein-Main region. A wholly-owned subsidiary structure (Frankfurter Stadtevents, CITY CARD, Genussakademie Frankfurt) extends the offering into city tours, cultural discount cards, and cooking courses. Technology integrations include Reservix ticketing (exposing 90,000+ events) and content-sharing infrastructure (AddToAny).

Revenue is generated through four primary streams: recurring print and digital subscriptions (multiple tiers including Prämien-Abo, Flex-Abo, Geschenk-Abo, Kombi-Abo, Probe-Abo, Studenten-Abo at €49.80/year); transactional e-commerce sales through the Journal Shop (special editions, accessories, city tours, cooking courses); ticketing commissions via the Reservix partnership; and digital product sales (apps, ePaper, newsletter premium content). The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer across owned channels, supplemented by marketing partnerships with local venues and event organizers. Pricing is publicly disclosed for subscriptions while other product pricing varies.

Name

Journal Frankfurt

Legal name

Presse Verlagsgesellschaft für Zeitschriften und neue Medien mbH

Website

https://journal-frankfurt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Journal Frankfurt is a regional media company operating a print magazine, digital portals, e-commerce shop, and ticketing services covering news, events, dining, and culture for Frankfurt and Rhein-Main region residents, operated by Presse Verlagsgesellschaft für Zeitschriften und neue Medien mbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Media Publishing

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines (MPAJAEAN)

Keywords

• Regional media publishing
• Local news coverage
• Event calendar services
• Magazine subscriptions
• Cultural lifestyle content

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print and Digital Subscriptions: Annual subscription model providing print magazine delivery, premium app access, and special edition issues. Includes various subscription tiers (Prämien-Abo, Flex-Abo, Geschenk-Abo, Kombi-Abo, Probe-Abo, Studenten-Abo) with varying benefits and loyalty rewards
2. Shop Products: Sale of special edition magazines, Frankfurt accessories, city tours, cooking courses, and event tickets through the Journal Shop platform
3. Digital Products: Revenue from apps, ePaper subscriptions, newsletter premium content, and digital-only access passes
4. Ticket Sales: Commission from ticket sales through integrated Reservix ticketing system for events across Frankfurt region

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Journal Frankfurt is a regional media publishing company that produces a print magazine and operates digital platforms covering local news, culture, sports, dining, nightlife, and lifestyle content for the Frankfurt and Rhein-Main region of Germany. The company curates an extensive event calendar database with over 15,000 events from 3,000+ regional organizers, offers print and digital subscriptions, sells merchandise and tickets through its online shop, and provides integrated ticketing through Reservix for concerts, theater, and cultural events.

Product overview

Journal Frankfurt is a regional media company publishing the JOURNAL FRANKFURT magazine as its core product, covering news, politics, culture, sports, and lifestyle in Frankfurt and the Rhein-Main region. The portfolio includes themed content sections (Essen & Trinken, Kalender, Film, Musik, Theater, Museen, Nightlife, Shopping, Freizeit, Familie), digital products (ePaper, mobile APP, newsletters/eMags), e-commerce offerings (Journal Shop with subscriptions, special editions, Frankfurt merchandise), cards (CITY CARD, Museumsufercard), event services (Genussakademie cooking courses, Frankfurter Stadtevents city tours, Journal Tickets via Reservix), and special topic print editions. The digital platform integrates event calendar management with over 15,000 regional events, ticketing, and reader engagement features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Journal Frankfurt: Main news and lifestyle portal covering Frankfurt and Rhein-Main region
• Frankfurt Geht Aus!
• Kino Journal
• Journal LIVE
• Journal Shop
• 069-Shop

Products and services

• JOURNAL FRANKFURT Magazine
• Kalender Event Calendar
• Journal Shop
• JOURNAL APP
• ePaper
• Newsletter / eMags
• CITY CARD
• Museumsufercard
• Genussakademie Frankfurt
• Frankfurter Stadtevents
• Journal Tickets (Reservix)
• JOURNAL FRANKFURT Special Editions (Sonderhefte)
• 069-Shop Frankfurt Merchandise

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Genussakademie FrankfurtcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrankfurt's largest cooking school offering monthly-changing course programs from haute cuisine to schnitzel. Journal Frankfurt promotes Genussakademie courses through its platforms and offers cooking course packages through the Journal Shop.
• Frankfurter StadteventscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity event specialist offering over 350 walking tours and workshops. Joint staffing and shared services with Journal Frankfurt including the 069-Shop Frankfurt merchandise.
• CITY CARDcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural and leisure discount card partnership providing savings and benefits across Frankfurt venues and attractions. Jointly promoted on Journal Frankfurt platform.
• MuseumsufercardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMuseum district discount card partnership offering access to museums along the museum embankment (Museumsufer). Promoted through Journal Frankfurt's cultural coverage.
• Reservix (AD ticket GmbH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTicketing partner operating journal-live.reservix.de. Provides over 90,000 events including concerts, festivals, comedy, sports, and theater tickets through Journal Frankfurt platform.
• Kultur- und Freizeitticket (KuF Ti)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCultural and leisure ticket partnership promoting discounted access to Frankfurt area attractions and events.
• art kaleidoscopeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerArt and culture platform partnership promoting artistic events and cultural programming in the Frankfurt region.
• Frauen-Guide-AppminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWomen's guide app partnership providing lifestyle and entertainment content for Frankfurt women.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): Major Frankfurt-based regional and national newspaper covering politics, business, culture, and lifestyle with extensive digital reach. Operates in the same Frankfurt media market and overlaps in local news, culture, and events coverage, but at much larger scale and with a news-led (rather than city-magazine-led) core proposition.
• Frankfurter Rundschau: Established Frankfurt regional daily newspaper with print and digital editions covering local news, culture, and events. Competes for the same local audience and advertising budgets in Frankfurt and the Rhein-Main region.
• Hessenschau (hr-fernsehen): Public broadcaster's regional news and events platform covering Hesse and the Rhein-Main area. Overlaps directly with Journal Frankfurt on local news, events, and cultural coverage, but free-to-user and publicly funded rather than subscription-driven.

Others

• Reservix (AD ticket GmbH): Ticketing infrastructure partner integrated into Journal Frankfurt via journal-live.reservix.de, providing access to 90,000+ events. Listed as a core channel/reseller partner rather than a competitor, but represents the closest comparable ticketing capability.

Emerging players

• Meet5: German event-discovery and group-activity app focused on local meetups and activities. Competes for the same Rhein-Main-area audience looking to discover events and activities, though with a mobile-first social model rather than editorial publishing.
• Eventim: Europe's largest ticketing platform, comparable to Reservix but at much larger scale. Represents both an alternative ticketing integration option and a competitive threat to Journal Frankfurt's ticketing commission model via journal-live.reservix.de.

Direct peers

• Stadtmagazin (various German cities): Network of German city lifestyle magazines covering events, dining, and culture in multiple metros. Shares the same regional city-magazine format, print + digital distribution, and event-centric content model as Journal Frankfurt.
• TIP Berlin (Tip Berlin Verlag): Long-running Berlin city magazine covering events, dining, culture, and nightlife with print and digital distribution and an event calendar. Highly comparable business model and product structure to Journal Frankfurt, just in a different German metro.
• Prinz (Prinz Medien GmbH): Operates a network of German city magazines (Prinz Frankfurt among them) covering nightlife, dining, events, and lifestyle in major German metros. Closest format-level peer to Journal Frankfurt: similar print + digital city magazine model, similar ticketing and event content mix in Frankfurt.

Regional players

• InFranken.de: Regional news and lifestyle portal serving the Franconia region of Germany with events, dining, and culture coverage. Comparable regional-portal + city-magazine mix, but operating in a different German region rather than competing directly in Frankfurt.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/journalffm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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