Skive Folkeblad

What Skive Folkeblad does

Skive Folkeblad is a local Danish newspaper founded in 1880, headquartered at Adelgade 8 in Skive, Denmark, serving the Skive municipality and surrounding regions including Salling, Fur, Fjends, and Vinderup. The publication delivers hyperlocal news coverage across multiple verticals — local politics, emergency/crime (112), sports, business, culture, lifestyle, opinion (Debat), and national/international news — through a multi-format platform that includes its website skivefolkeblad.dk, a digital e-paper edition (eavis.skivefolkeblad.dk), print home delivery, original podcast content (notably the multi-part Wild Ting series on Georgs Bureau), and restaurant reviews under the Madanmeldelse section. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff and is led by Editor-in-Chief Lars Bang Bertelsen (Chefredaktør), who also serves as a bylined signature columnist.

The underlying technology stack comprises a content management system for local news publishing with an integrated e-paper platform, podcast hosting capabilities, and digital subscription management infrastructure. Distribution spans print delivery routes across the Skive region, self-serve digital subscriptions on the website, a dedicated e-avis platform, Facebook and X/Twitter social media channels, and email newsletters.

The business model is subscription-driven and B2C. Revenue is generated through three recurring subscription streams: digital web subscriptions at 119 kr/month following a 39 kr first-month trial, traditional print home delivery subscriptions, and the E-avis digital edition with an introductory offer of 3 weeks for 29 kr that auto-stops. No advertising rate card, programmatic revenue, or B2B sponsorship data is disclosed; no venture funding, parent company, or institutional ownership has been reported. The company operates as an independent, private, for-profit local media outlet with no disclosed partnerships, patents, awards, or regulatory actions.

Name

Skive Folkeblad

Legal name

Skive Folkeblad

Website

https://skivefolkeblad.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skive Folkeblad is a Danish local newspaper founded in 1880, delivering hyperlocal news, sports, and culture to Skive municipality residents via print, website, e-avis, and podcast platforms under a subscription-based business model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Digital news subscription
• Regional journalism
• E-avis platform
• Community news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Skive

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Monthly digital subscriptions providing access to web articles and digital content. Subscription continues at 119 kr per month after introductory period.
2. Print Subscriptions: Traditional print newspaper subscriptions delivering physical copies to subscribers in the Skive region.
3. E-avis (Digital Edition): Digital version of the newspaper accessible through eavis.skivefolkeblad.dk. Offered at 3 weeks for 29 kroner as introductory promotion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Skive Folkeblad publishes a local Danish newspaper serving the Skive municipality and surrounding areas, distributing journalism through a printed newspaper, a paid digital news website, a digital e-avis (e-edition) platform, and podcast content. The publication covers local news, sports, culture, business, politics, community events, and 112/emergency reporting, with subscription-based access for individuals in the region.

Product overview

Skive Folkeblad is a local Danish news media company offering a unified digital platform with subscription-based access to online news content. The core product is web-based news articles covering local Skive-area news, national and international stories, sports, culture, business, and community topics. The product portfolio includes a digital e-avis (e-edition of the print newspaper), podcast content including the Wild Ting cultural documentary series, restaurant reviews under Madanmeldelse, and breaking news alerts. All content requires an active subscription, with introductory pricing offers available for new subscribers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital News Subscription (skivefolkeblad.dk) Paid online access to local news articles covering the Skive region and surrounding areas, national and international news, sports, culture, business, and community topics. Available via monthly subscription.
• E-avis (Digital E-Edition) Digital e-edition of the print newspaper accessible online through the eavis.skivefolkeblad.dk platform, offered as a separate subscription with promotional pricing.
• Print Newspaper Subscription Home-delivered physical newspaper subscription for residents of the Skive region and surrounding municipalities.
• Podcast Series (Wild Ting - Georgs Bureau) Audio podcast content covering local cultural stories, including the multi-part Wild Ting series documenting the history of Georgs Bureau, the local music scene, and gastronomy features.
• Restaurant Reviews (Madanmeldelse) Restaurant and gastronomy review section featuring undercover reviews by the editor-in-chief visiting local restaurants and eateries in the Skive area.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Politiken: Politiken is a major Copenhagen-based national Danish newspaper under JP/Politiken media group. Comparable as a subscription-based Danish news outlet with digital, print, and podcast products, but operates at national scale with a broader scope than Skive Folkeblad's local focus.
• Jyllands-Posten: Jyllands-Posten is one of Denmark's largest national newspapers, owned by JP/Politiken media group. Comparable as a Danish subscription news outlet competing for the same reader and advertiser budgets, but operating nationally with substantially greater resources and brand reach than Skive Folkeblad.

Direct peers

• Jyske Vestkysten: Jyske Vestkysten is a regional Danish newspaper serving Southern and Western Jutland. Comparable as a subscription-based regional Danish newspaper with multi-platform delivery and a focus on local news, sports, and community coverage.
• Helsingør Dagblad: Helsingør Dagblad is a regional Danish newspaper serving the Helsingør area with print and digital subscriptions. Directly comparable as a similar-sized hyperlocal Danish newspaper operating under the same structural pressures and revenue model.
• Nordjyske: Nordjyske is a regional Danish newspaper covering Northern Jutland with print, digital, and podcast content. Comparable as a multi-platform regional subscription news outlet operating a similar local news and sports coverage model, though at a larger geographic and scale.
• Fyens Stiftstidende: Fyens Stiftstidende is a regional Danish newspaper on the island of Funen with digital and print subscriptions plus podcast content. Directly comparable as a multi-platform regional Danish news outlet using a similar subscription and editorial model.
• Bornholms Tidende: Bornholms Tidende is a small regional Danish newspaper serving the Bornholm island community. Comparable as a similarly sized, geographically-restricted local newspaper with multi-platform subscription offerings.
• Viborg Stifts Folkeblad: Viborg Stifts Folkeblad is a regional Danish newspaper serving the Viborg area with print, digital, and e-avis subscriptions. It is directly comparable to Skive Folkeblad as a Jutland-based local daily with the same multi-platform subscription model and hyperlocal coverage focus.
• Herning Folkeblad: Herning Folkeblad is a regional Jutland newspaper serving the Herning area with digital and print subscriptions. Directly comparable as a same-sized local Danish newspaper using a similar subscription and content model for a defined regional catchment.

Regional players

• TV Midtvest: TV Midtvest is a regional Danish TV broadcaster covering Central and Western Jutland, including the Skive area. Comparable as a regional media competitor for local news, advertising, and audience attention in the same Jutland geographic footprint, though operating primarily in broadcast rather than print.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/skivefolkeblad
• Facebookfacebook.com/skivefolkeblad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skive-folkeblad

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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