Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG

What Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG does

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG is a private regional newspaper publisher headquartered in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, operating under the Neue Westfälische brand. The company provides hyperlocal news coverage across the Ostwestfalen-Lippe (OWL) region, spanning eight districts (Bielefeld, Gütersloh, Herford, Höxter, Lippe, Minden-Lübbecke, and Paderborn) and more than 70 municipalities, alongside coverage of regional sports teams such as Arminia Bielefeld and SC Paderborn 07.

The company's core product is the digital news platform nw.de, supplemented by an ePaper digital edition, iOS and Android news applications, a daily email newsletter, and audio podcasts. It has extended its ecosystem into adjacent verticals through dedicated sub-portals for jobs (job.nw.de), real estate (immo.nw.de), obituaries (trauer.nw.de), and dating (erwinsdate.de), plus an events portal with ticketing and an online shop for subscriptions and merchandise. Distribution is omnichannel, combining print newspaper delivery, ePaper, mobile apps, web, and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest.

The business model is diversified across four primary streams: digital subscriptions (Webabo at approximately 1 euro per week), print and ePaper subscriptions, display and classified advertising across the website and sub-portals, and event ticketing. The company operates a wholly-owned delivery subsidiary, NW Medien Service GmbH, and employs 62 people.

Name

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://nw-news.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische is a private regional newspaper publisher in Bielefeld, Germany, operating the Neue Westfälische brand across print, ePaper, mobile apps, and the nw.de news platform, serving residents of Ostwestfalen-Lippe with hyperlocal news, regional sports, classifieds, and event ticketing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Regional newspaper publishing
• Digital news subscription
• Print and ePaper
• Online classifieds portals
• Local news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Web-based digital subscriptions providing access to all online articles with NW+ email updates. Weekly pricing of 1 euro for webabo.
2. Print and ePaper Subscriptions: Traditional print newspaper subscriptions as well as digital ePaper editions available through the online shop.
3. Advertising: Display advertising and promotional placements across the newspaper website nw.de, print edition, and niche portals (jobs, real estate, events).
4. Event Ticketing: Sale of tickets for regional events promoted through the events portal.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG is a regional newspaper publisher headquartered in Bielefeld, Germany, producing the daily newspaper "Neue Westfälische" for the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region. The company sells print subscriptions, digital subscriptions, ePaper access, and advertising, and supplements its core news product with topic portals (jobs, real estate, dating, memorial notices), newsletters, podcasts, mobile apps, and event/ticketing services.

Product overview

Zeitungsverlag Neue Westfälische operates a multi-platform news and media ecosystem centered on its flagship news website nw.de, which serves as the primary digital hub for regional news in Ostwestfalen-Lippe. The company offers the ePaper (digital newspaper) as a core subscription product and the NW News App for mobile access. Supporting sub-portals extend the offering into adjacent verticals: job.nw.de for employment listings, immo.nw.de for real estate, trauer.nw.de for obituaries, and erwinsdate.de for dating services. Add-on digital features include Rätsel & Spiele (puzzles and games), Podcasts (audio content), the NW Newsletter (email updates), and an Events Portal (event ticketing). The shop.nw.de platform handles subscriptions and merchandise sales. This architecture combines a unified news platform with specialized vertical portals and engagement features to serve the broader OWL regional community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Neue Westfälische (print and digital newspaper) Daily regional newspaper providing local news, politics, sports, culture, and classifieds for readers in Ostwestfalen-Lippe; available in print and digital editions.
• nw.de news website Online news portal providing current regional news, sports, culture, opinion, and multimedia content for the OWL region; accessible via desktop and mobile web.
• Digital ePaper (NW E-Paper) Digital replica of the print newspaper available daily through subscription, allowing readers to read the full paper on desktop and mobile devices.
• NW mobile news apps Native mobile apps for tablets and smartphones that deliver breaking news, ePaper access, push notifications, and additional digital content to subscribers.
• NW Podcasts Audio podcasts covering regional news, sports, culture, and lifestyle topics from the OWL region; distributed via nw.de and major podcast platforms.
• NW Email newsletters Email newsletters that deliver curated news, sports, and topic-specific updates to subscribers and registered users.
• job.nw.de job portal Online job board under the nw.de brand, allowing regional employers to post openings and candidates to search and apply for jobs in the OWL region.
• immo.nw.de real estate portal Online real estate listings portal under the nw.de brand for properties for sale and rent in the OWL region.
• erwinsdate.de dating portal Online dating and partner-search portal under the nw.de brand targeted at singles in the OWL region.
• trauer.nw.de memorial/condolence portal Online memorial and condolence portal under the nw.de brand where families publish obituaries and community members can express condolences.
• Print advertising and display ads Print and digital advertising placements sold to local businesses and agencies wanting to reach the Neue Westfälische readership; booked via [email protected].
• Subscription products (Mindest-Abo, AboPlus, Geschenk-Abo, Digital-Abo, ePaper-Abo) Tiered subscription offering ranging from minimum print subscription to combined print-plus-digital and digital-only products, including a gift subscription option, ordered via abo.nw.de.
• Halleraum cultural program Curated cultural program of concerts, talks and events organized by the publisher, with ticketing offered to readers and the public.
• Bürgerfunk OWL (local radio program) Local community radio program produced in collaboration with Radio Bielefeld, extending the publisher's regional reach into audio.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mindener Tageblatt (J. Bauer Media Group): Regional daily newspaper based in Minden covering parts of the same OWL region with print, ePaper, and digital subscriptions — direct competitor in overlapping geography.
• Westfälische Nachrichten (Aschendorff Medien): Regional newspaper publisher serving neighboring Münsterland and parts of OWL with print and digital subscriptions, classifieds, and event ticketing — directly comparable regional newspaper business model.
• Lippische Landes-Zeitung (Lippischer Zeitungsverlag): Regional newspaper covering Kreis Lippe within OWL, operating print and digital editions plus classifieds — directly competing in same OWL districts.
• Westdeutsche Zeitung (Rheinische Post Mediengruppe): Regional newspaper publisher covering western NRW including areas adjacent to OWL with similar print + digital subscription and classifieds model.

Broad incumbents

• Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung (NOZ Medien): Larger regional newspaper group operating multiple titles in Lower Saxony and neighboring regions with a comparable multi-portal digital strategy and subscription model.
• Madsack Mediengruppe: Major German regional newspaper group operating multiple dailies in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with digital platforms and classified portals.
• Rheinische Post Mediengruppe: Large regional newspaper publisher serving NRW with multiple titles, digital platforms, and vertical portals — comparable subscription and classified revenue model at greater scale.
• Funke Mediengruppe: Major German regional newspaper publisher (e.g., Westfälische Rundschau, NRW titles) with overlapping NRW presence and broader portfolio of regional dailies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@NeueWestfaelische
• Facebookfacebook.com/NeueWestfaelische
• Instagraminstagram.com/nw.de
• Pinterestde.pinterest.com/nwpins
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zeitungsverlag-neue-westf%C3%A4lische-gmbh-&-co-kg

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 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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