Bertelsmann, a media and entertainment company, commands globally leading positions in the major markets. Its core business is the creation of first-class media content: Bertelsmann includes RTL Group, Europe’s No. 1 in television and radio, as well as the world’s biggest book-publishing group, Random House, with some 250 publishing imprints (Alfred A. Knopf, Bantam, Siedler Verlag, Goldmann). Gruner + Jahr, the European No.1 in magazine publishing (stern, GEO, Capital, Femme Actuelle, Family Circle, Parents), Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) with its roughly 200 labels (RCA, Arista, Ariola) and artists such as Alicia Keys, Dido and Pink also stand for creativity and powerful brands. Bertelsmann’s direct-to-customer businesses are bundled in DirectGroup: book and music clubs with more than 40 million members all over the world, as well as e-commerce activities. The arvato corporate division bundles the group’s media services, which include the expanding units arvato logistics services and arvato direct services (data management, call centers, distribution, financial services), along with state-of-the-art printers, storage media production and digital rights management.

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