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Media House dlv

Media House dlv

Christian Schmidt-Hamkens
Christian Schmidt-Hamkens
Spokesperson of the management
„The success story of our publishing house shows that tradition on the one hand and openness to change on the other do not exclude each other.“
Günter Betz
Günter Betz
Managing Director
„We always have the future of families in agriculture in mind – as a publishing house, we want to make an important contribution to this.“
Helmut Brachtendorf
Helmut Brachtendorf
Managing Director
„The transformation in agriculture is progressing at a similarly rapid pace as in the publishing house. That's why we are constantly developing new, suitable information offers.“

About us

We are one of the top 10 specialist publishers in Germany. With more than 40 media brands covering many fields of agriculture, forestry, and rural life, we generate a total annual turnover of more than 80 million euros. Our wide range of cross-media products and services includes weekly newspapers and their digital channels, as well as online shops, mobile apps, and events. With our international network, we are active in 18 European countries. 

We are a data-driven media company specializing in marketing specialist information in the fields of agriculture, forestry, hunting, apiculture, gardening, cooking, as well as commerce and industry. We use our expertise to translate our content into a language that is easy to understand even for laypersons, thus reaching both existing as well as new target groups. Our core market is the Germany-Austria-Switzerland area. The guiding principles for creating content are relevance, topicality, and exclusivity. We set ourselves apart from the competition through in-depth research combined with profound expertise. Our content is delivered in such a way that the users or readers can access it at any time in the format of their choice. 

The publishing house in figures

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Top 10

specialist publishers in Germany: Leading specialist publisher in the segments of agriculture, forestry, hunting, and apiculture

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5

locations

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400

employees

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80

million euros annual turnover 

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We reach 6 out of 10

farms with our print media

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40 media brands

over 100 social media, 10 video and 5 podcast channels

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Sustainability at dlv

Als Symbol zur Förderung der regenerativen Landwirtschaft, ist eine Kornähre in einem Kreis mit zwei Pfeilen, die eine Bewegung aufzeigen, dargestellt.

since 2023

Promotion of regenerative agriculture

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since 2023

Solar energy

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since 2023

E-mobility

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since 2021 (calculation year)

Together for the countryside (sustainability mission at top management level + annual calculation)

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since 2009 

PEFC-certified paper

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