Aller Media is a magazine publisher in the Nordic countries, headquartered in

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. It publishes ''Elle'', ''Cafe'', '' Familie Journalen'', '' Femina'', ''Allers'' and ''Se og Hør''.

History

Aller Media was founded in

in 1873 by Carl Aller and his wife Laura Aller. It expanded into Sweden and

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in the 1890s and into

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in 1992. In August, 2009, Aller Press A/S changed its name to Aller Media A/S. The same year Aller moved into a new headquarters at

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. The building is designed by

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Magazines and newspapers

Aller's publications are among the most read in Sweden. It publishes 34 magazines every month which are read by over 4 million people including the best selling magazine in Sweden as of 2004, the TV Guide ''Se & Hör'', which is published in Norway and Denmark as '' Se og Hør''. ''Allers'' magazine is distributed in Norway and Sweden for the mature female market group. It traces its origins from the

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weekly '' Illustreret Familie-Journal'', founded in 1877 by Carl Aller. In 1894 it moved base to

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and changed its name to the ''Allers Family-Journal''. In 1959 the name was changed to ''Allers Family Journal'', which in 1968 was shortened to ''Allers''. The original magazine was a pioneer in including crosswords and cartoons in magazines in Sweden. ''Allers'' is the oldest magazine still in circulation in Norway where it has been published since 1897. In June 2013, Aller Media bought ''

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'' with online products from Berner Gruppen for reportedly about 300 million

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. In February 2014 the company acquired several Finnish

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and lifestyle magazines from

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, namely ''

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'', ''Divaani'' and '' Olivia''. In Sweden, editorial offices are today (2009) located in Stockholm,

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and

Malmö Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal popula ...

. In 2015 Aller Media launched ''L33t Magazine'', an online

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publication focusing on esports and competitive

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s. The team is based in

. The company appeared to have halted publication of new articles on the ''L33t Magazine'' website after the end of 2015.

References

External links

Official site in English
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History

Magazines and newspapers

See also

References

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