Aller Media is a magazine publisher in the

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, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. It publishes ''Elle'', ''Cafe'', '' Familie Journalen'', '' Femina'', ''Allers'' and ''Se og Hør''.

History

Aller Media was founded in Copenhagen in 1873 by Carl Aller and his wife Laura Aller. It expanded into Sweden and Norway in the 1890s and into Finland 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 Havneholmen. 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 ''Se og Hør'' (, ) / ''Se & Hör'' (; "See and Hear") is a TV guide and celebrity journalism magazine published in three independent versions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden by the Danish company Aller Media. The Danish version is the oldest. The ...

''. ''Allers'' magazine is distributed in Norway and Sweden for the mature female market group. It traces its origins from the Danish 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 with online products from Berner Gruppen for reportedly about 300 million

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. In February 2014 the company acquired several Finnish women's 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, Gothenburg,

and

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. In 2015 Aller Media launched ''L33t Magazine'', an online English language publication focusing on

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and competitive

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s. The team is based in Copenhagen. 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

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