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Mafra is a Czech media group that publishes printed and internet media, headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic. From 2013 to 2023, it was a subsidiary of Agrofert holding conglomerate owned by trust of Andrej Babiš, the former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. Mafra owns newspapers Mladá fronta Dnes and Lidové noviny.[1][2] In September 2023, Agrofert sold the group to the Czech billionaire investor Karel Pražák (Kaprain Group). [3]

History

Founded in 1992 in Prague, Mafra was acquired in 1994 by the German group Rheinisch-Bergische Druckerei- und Verlagsgesellschaft GmbH (RBDV)[4][5] (the publisher of the Rheinische Post), which bought Mafra from French press group Socpresse. In 2013, Mafra was acquired by Czech holding group Agrofert, which is owned by Andrej Babiš.[6]

Mafra publishes the daily newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes, which – with 224,000 circulation as of March 2011 – is the second largest newspaper in the Czech Republic,[7] after tabloid Blesk. Fully owned subsidiary Lidové noviny, a.s. publishes daily newspaper Lidové noviny with circulation of 44,000,[citation needed] 60% subsidiary Metro Česká republika, a.s. publishes a freesheet Czech edition of Metro with a circulation of 266,000.[8]

As of February 2011, Mladá fronta Dnes is the third most visited Czech website on the internet, with 3.7 million unique visitors per month.[9]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Mafra benefited disproportionately from state aid.[10]

References

  1. ^ "The new Czech media owners". Progetto. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Zpravodajci na českém webu: přehled zpravodajských serverů". Lupa (in Czech).
  3. ^ "Agrofert sells Mafra group and other assets". Radio Prague International. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  4. ^ "The press in the Czech Republic". BBC News. BBC. 10 December 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Mafra - 2009 Annual Report". Justice.cz. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. ^ Francová, Pavla (26 June 2013). "Miliardář Babiš mediálním magnátem. Koupil vydavatele MF Dnes, Lidových novin i Metra". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). Economia. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Periodický tisk". ABCCR.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Portfolio Metro" (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Návštěvnost internetu v ČR v únoru stagnovala na 7,7 milionu lidí". Finance.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Czech Republic: Nations in Transit 2021 Country Report". Freedom House. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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