Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH

What Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH does

Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH is a German private limited company (GmbH) headquartered in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, that operates as a regional newspaper publisher under the Mediahuis media conglomerate umbrella. The legal entity is closely tied to Mediahuis Aachen GmbH, which holds the rights to all published products, including the Aachener Zeitung and its associated brands. The company's principal product is "Zeitung am Sonntag," a free digital Sunday edition of the Aachener Zeitung, distributed as a weekly e-paper across ten regional district editions covering Aachen, Eschweiler, Stolberg, Eifel, Alsdorf-Baesweiler, Herzogenrath-Würselen, Düren, Heinsberg-Übach-Palenberg, Erkelenz-Hückelhoven, and Jülich.

The core technical platform is a digital e-paper reader accessible via the web, complemented by a multi-channel content distribution system that includes the main Aachener Zeitung website, email newsletters, RSS feeds, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp), podcasts, video content, and live event platforms such as Aachener Zeitung Event and Dreiländerschmeck. The product portfolio extends beyond the Sunday edition to include sub-brands like AZ Akademie (education), Klenkes (culture magazine), Freundeskreis (reader community), and service portals for jobs, obituaries, congratulations, and ticketing.

The business model relies on a combination of print and digital subscriptions, advertising sales through an Anzeigenservice portal, classifieds via the specialized service portals, and revenue from live events. The customer base is primarily regional consumer readers in the Aachen-Düren-Heinsberg area, with a secondary customer base of local and regional advertisers and SMBs. The company has a small headcount of 7 employees, suggesting the entity itself functions as a focused product-line vehicle within the larger Mediahuis Aachen GmbH organization.

Name

Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH

Legal name

Mediahuis Aachen GmbH

Website

https://supersonntag.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH is a German regional newspaper publisher in Aachen that operates the free digital Sunday edition "Zeitung am Sonntag" and related sub-brands for readers in the Aachen-Düren-Heinsberg area, under the Mediahuis media group.

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

• Local news coverage
• Sunday newspaper edition
• Regional journalism services
• Regional newspaper publishing
• Digital e-paper platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH, operating under the Mediahuis Aachen GmbH umbrella, publishes the regional Aachener Zeitung and its Sunday edition 'Zeitung am Sonntag'. The company delivers print and digital newspaper content, including a free weekly digital e-paper, covering local news, sports, politics, culture, and lifestyle across the Aachen-Düren-Heinsberg region in Germany. Distribution spans physical print, digital e-paper, newsletter, podcast, video, and supplementary service portals (jobs, obituaries, tickets).

Product overview

Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH operates as a regional newspaper publisher under the Medienhaus Aachen umbrella. The company offers primarily print and digital newspaper products, including the 'Zeitung am Sonntag' (Newspaper on Sunday) free digital edition and the E-Paper digital reading platform. The portfolio includes multiple regional editions covering Aachen, Eschweiler, Stolberg, Eifel, Alsdorf-Baesweiler, Herzogenrath-Würselen, Düren, Heinsberg-Übach-Palenberg, Erkelenz-Hückelhoven, and Jülich. The offerings are distributed across both physical print and digital formats, with digital access provided through the E-Paper platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Zeitung am Sonntag: Sunday digital edition of Aachener Zeitung
• E-Paper
• AZ Akademie
• Freundeskreis
• Klenkes

Products and services

• Zeitung am Sonntag Free weekly digital Sunday edition of the Aachener Zeitung, distributed as an e-paper covering local and regional news, sports (including Alemannia Aachen), culture, and lifestyle content for the Aachen region.
• E-Paper (Digital Edition) Digital version of the Aachener Zeitung newspaper, accessible online via the e-paper kiosk platform, allowing readers to view current and archived editions digitally.
• Print and Digital Subscription (Abo) Subscription service providing print and/or digital access to the Aachener Zeitung for individual readers across multiple regional editions (Aachen, Eschweiler, Stolberg, Eifel, Alsdorf-Baesweiler, Herzogenrath-Würselen, Düren, Heinsberg-Übach-Palenberg, Erkelenz-Hückelhoven, Jülich).
• Advertising Services (Anzeigenservice) Print and digital advertising placement service for local and regional businesses seeking to reach Aachener Zeitung readers, distributed through the Anzeigenservice channel.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mediahuis Aachen GmbHcoreOthersParent company and publisher of Aachener Zeitung and related Sunday newspaper products. Super Sonntag Verlag GmbH operates under the Mediahuis group umbrella. The copyright notice indicates Mediahuis Aachen GmbH as the rights holder.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Aachener Nachrichten: Direct local competitor in the Aachen region publishing a daily regional newspaper with overlapping coverage of local news, sports (including Alemannia Aachen), and politics. Most directly comparable title serving the same reader and advertiser base.
• Aachener Zeitung: The flagship daily publication of the parent Mediahuis Aachen group; Super Sonntag Verlag operates the Sunday edition ("Zeitung am Sonntag") and E-Paper as complementary products to Aachener Zeitung's daily offering. Shared brand, audience, and advertising platform.

Regional players

• Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger: Major regional newspaper serving Cologne and surrounding NRW area under DuMont; comparable regional subscription model, local news depth, and multi-channel digital distribution though serving a different city.
• Rheinische Post: Leading NRW regional newspaper group publishing across multiple local editions (Neuss, Düsseldorf, Krefeld, etc.) with print + e-paper + digital subscriptions. Operates a structurally similar regional multi-edition newspaper model in the same German state.
• Westdeutsche Zeitung: Regional newspaper serving the Lower Rhine region of NRW with multi-edition local coverage and digital subscription products. Comparable business model as a regional subscription newspaper with e-paper.
• Trierischer Volksfreund: Regional daily newspaper serving the Trier/Eifel region of Germany with print and digital editions. Comparable regional newspaper covering adjacent geographic areas (Eifel) to Super Sonntag Verlag's footprint.
• Kölner Express: Tabloid-style regional newspaper serving Cologne and NRW under DuMont. Comparable as an NRW regional news brand with digital distribution and overlapping advertiser base.

Broad incumbents

• Funke Mediengruppe: Large German media group operating multiple regional newspaper titles (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, NRZ, etc.) with shared digital platforms. Comparable as a multi-title regional press operator, but at much larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Madsack Mediengruppe: Regional newspaper group operating titles such as Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and Lübecker Nachrichten with digital subscription platforms. Comparable regional publishing group with analogous paid-content and e-paper business models.
• Süddeutsche Zeitung: Germany's largest national subscription newspaper with a strong digital paywall and subscription model. Comparable as a German-language subscription news product, though operating at national scale rather than regional.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aachenerzeitung
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medienhausaachen
• Instagraminstagram.com/aachenerzeitung
• Xx.com/aachenerzeitung

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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