fit for fun verlag gmbh

What fit for fun verlag gmbh does

Fit for fun verlag gmbh is a Hamburg, Germany-based private for-profit publishing company that produces digital and magazine content focused on fitness, nutrition, health, and lifestyle. The firm operates as a media brand within the international Hubert Burda Media group, alongside the group's portfolio of national and international media brands, print operations, and digital brands. The firm's listing associates it with the burdadigitalsystems.de domain, the parent group's IT services arm.

As a member of the Hubert Burda Media group, the publisher is supported by BurdaSolutions (legal entity Burda Digital Systems GmbH, registered in Germany with Amtsgericht Freiburg HRB 471696), which functions as the internal IT services provider for the group. BurdaSolutions operates across four German locations (Offenburg HQ, Munich, Hamburg, Berlin) with more than 240 staff and provides IT-Infrastructure Solutions (cloud computing, networking, IT Service Desk supporting approximately 5,000 Burda employees), Business Solutions (SAP ERP across Financials, Controlling, Purchasing, CRM, and Logistics; Business Intelligence; mobile and web applications; e-commerce middleware), Customer Solutions (CRM, Order-Management subscription platform for online and print), and Valiton's specialized software development in Data Science, Data Engineering, and Digital Business. A centrally managed Digital Asset Management system handles over 20 million images and 40+ TB of data for more than 80 editorial offices, and a deep-learning-based Sentiment Classifier jointly developed with Kununu processes German-language text for employee feedback review analysis. Underlying technology partnerships include Microsoft (Office 365, Azure), Amazon Web Services (hybrid cloud), SAP (ERP), FileWave (endpoint management), and DSV-Gruppe (financial-services IT projects).

Specific operational, financial, and headcount data for fit for fun verlag gmbh itself is not disclosed in the available input. The revenue model is presumably a mix of magazine circulation and subscription, digital advertising, and content licensing, but unit economics, customer mix, distribution channel economics, and go-to-market specifics for the publisher are not available. The publisher's distribution runs through its own content channels and the broader reach of the Hubert Burda Media group, with no public pricing disclosed.

Name

fit for fun verlag gmbh

Legal name

Burda Digital Systems GmbH

Website

https://burdadigitalsystems.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Fit for fun verlag gmbh is a Hamburg-based private publisher of digital and magazine content on fitness, nutrition, health, and lifestyle, operating as a media brand within the international Hubert Burda Media group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Services for Media

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Office Administrative Services (5611)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

End-User Computing Outsourcing (EUC / Desktop Services) (BPAEAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unified Communications & Contact Center for Workplace (UCaaS/VoIP, Meeting Rooms) (BPAEAIAE), Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA), Document, Records & Imaging Operations (Workflow, Archiving, Retrieval) (FSABALAL)

Keywords

• Internal IT services
• Media IT solutions
• Digital asset management
• Enterprise software development
• Subscription management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internal IT Services: As the internal IT service provider for Hubert Burda Media, BurdaSolutions provides IT services to sister companies and business units within the media group. Services include IT infrastructure, software development, consulting, and application management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Burda Digital Systems GmbH (BurdaSolutions) is the internal IT service provider for Hubert Burda Media, delivering IT infrastructure, business solutions, customer solutions, and specialized software development to the group's media brands, printing operations, and digital brands. Services include cloud computing, IT Service Desk support for approximately 5,000 employees, SAP-based ERP, CRM, subscription management, Digital Asset Management, and AI-based analytics.

Product overview

BurdaSolutions is the internal IT service provider for Hubert Burda Media, organized as a parent brand encompassing three independent companies: Burda Digital Systems GmbH (covering editorial services, IT Service Desk, IT Infrastructure, and Business Solutions), Burda Ciscom GmbH, and Valiton GmbH. The portfolio includes IT infrastructure solutions (cloud computing, networking, IT Service Desk for ~5,000 employees), Business Solutions (SAP ERP, Business Intelligence, mobile/web applications, e-commerce middleware), Customer Solutions (CRM, Order-Management-Plattform for subscriptions), and Valiton's specialized software development in Data Science and Digital Business. Notable internal products include the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system handling 20M+ images and the Self Service Portal for IT procurement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed Digital Asset Management for 80+ editorial offices with 20+ million images and 40+ TB of data
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft is a key technology partner providing cloud infrastructure (Azure), productivity solutions (Office 365), and collaboration tools. BurdaSolutions implements Microsoft-based solutions including Office 365 migrations across the organization.
• Amazon Web ServicescoreTechnology or IntegrationAWS is used as an external cloud partner alongside BurdaSolutions' own private cloud computing center for delivering hybrid cloud services to Hubert Burda Media.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAP is a key technology partner for ERP solutions. BurdaSolutions implements and operates SAP ERP systems for finance, controlling, purchasing, CRM, and logistics for Hubert Burda Media.
• DSV-Gruppe (Deutscher Sparkassenverlag)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing strategic partnership with DSV-Gruppe for IT projects in the financial services sector. Valiton and DSV work together on IT landscape modernization using agile Scrum methodology.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Accenture is the largest global IT and management consulting firm with a strong media and publishing practice covering SAP, cloud, CRM, and AI — all capability areas where BurdaSolutions operates internally for Hubert Burda Media.
• T-Systems: T-Systems is Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT services subsidiary, offering managed infrastructure, cloud, SAP, and workplace services across Europe. It is a much broader incumbent than BurdaSolutions but shares the captive-roots model and SAP/Cloud/Workspace portfolio.
• Capgemini: Capgemini is a global IT services and consulting leader with deep SAP, cloud, and digital engineering practices serving media and publishing clients. Comparable in scope and capability mix, though at vastly larger scale and with a fully externalized business model.
• Atos: Atos is a global IT services incumbent delivering managed infrastructure, workplace, SAP, and digital transformation to European enterprises. Overlaps with BurdaSolutions on hybrid-cloud managed services, SAP operations, and end-user computing.
• IBM Consulting: IBM Consulting delivers hybrid-cloud, SAP, and AI transformation for global enterprises including media companies. Comparable to BurdaSolutions on the SAP/Cloud/Data-Center stack, though at enterprise scale and with an externalized delivery model.
• Sopra Steria: Sopra Steria is a large European IT services firm with strong SAP, cloud, and digital workplace practices serving public-sector and enterprise clients across DACH. Comparable to BurdaSolutions on SAP ERP, infrastructure modernization, and workplace services, but with a fully externalized, scaled GTM.

Direct peers

• Rackspace Technology: Rackspace is a pure-play managed cloud and IT services provider running hybrid environments on AWS, Azure, and private clouds for enterprises. BurdaSolutions' hybrid-cloud data center plus AWS and Azure delivery mirrors Rackspace's core managed-infrastructure offering at a smaller, captive scale.
• Arvato: Arvato is the internal IT and BPO services arm of Bertelsmann — the closest direct peer to BurdaSolutions. Both are captive IT service providers within European media conglomerates, delivering IT infrastructure, business solutions, and customer operations exclusively to their parent groups, with comparable scale, scope, and challenges around externalization.
• Valtech: Valtech is a global digital transformation agency with deep media and publishing customers, offering CRM, subscription/loyalty platforms, DAM, and data engineering. Its publisher-vertical focus and platform-building approach overlap directly with BurdaSolutions' Customer Solutions and DAM capabilities.

Emerging players

• United Digital Group (UDG): UDG is a Hamburg-based digital agency with strong publishing and e-commerce credentials, offering platforms, CRM, and analytics. Comparable to BurdaSolutions' Customer Solutions arm and Valiton unit on the publisher-vertical digital transformation niche in the DACH market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• TikToktiktok.com/@burdasolutions

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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