Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is a British multinational media conglomerate, the owner of the '' Daily Mail'' and several other titles. The 4th Viscount Rothermere is the chair and controlling shareholder of the company. The head office is located in Northcliffe House in

Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

. In January 2022, DMGT delisted from the

London Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange based in London, England. the total market value of all companies trading on the LSE stood at US$3.42 trillion. Its current premises are situated in Paternoster Square close to St Paul's Cath ...

following a successful offer for DMGT by Rothermere Continuation Limited.

History

The group traces its origins to the launch in 1896 of the mid-market national newspaper the '' Daily Mail'' by Harold Harmsworth (later created, in July 1919, The 1st Viscount Rothermere) and his elder brother, Alfred.Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography It was incorporated in 1922 and its shares were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1932. The 1st Viscount Rothermere's son, Esmond, took operational control of the organization in 1932 and complete control in November 1940, when his father died. Vere Harmsworth became the Chairman of Associated Newspapers in 1970. Upon the death of his father in July 1978, he succeeded as The 3rd Viscount Rothermere and became chair of parent Daily Mail and General Trust plc. After almost 100 years in

Fleet Street Fleet Street is a street in Central London, England. It runs west to east from Temple Bar, London, Temple Bar at the boundary of the City of London, Cities of London and City of Westminster, Westminster to Ludgate Circus at the site of the Lo ...

, the company left its original premises of New Carmelite House in Fleet Street in 1988 to move to Northcliffe House in

. In 2019, DMGT joined the Belt and Road News Network. In 2023, DMGT invested in Hexagon Cup, a Madrid-based padel competition.

Divisions

Consumer Media

DMG media DMG Media (stylised in lowercase) is an intermediate holding company for Associated Newspapers, Northcliffe Media, Harmsworth Printing, Harmsworth Media and other subsidiaries of Daily Mail and General Trust. It is based at 9 Derry Street in ...

is the media subsidiary of DMGT and publishes the following titles: *'' Daily Mail'' – DMG media's primary national newspaper, with specific editions for Scotland ('' Scottish Daily Mail'') and Ireland ('' Irish Daily Mail''). *'' The Mail on Sunday'' – The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982. *'' Ireland on Sunday'' – Associated Newspapers took over the publishing of ''Ireland on Sunday'' in 2001. The title was re-launched in April 2002 to coincide with the move to its new offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin. It included ''

TV Week ''TV Week'' is a weekly Australian magazine that provides television program listings information and highlights, as well as television-related news. Content ranges from previews for upcoming storylines of popular television programs, particu ...

'' and in September 2006 it was merged with the ''Mail on Sunday'' and became the ''Irish Mail on Sunday''. *'' i'' now The i Paper – National newspaper originally launched as a sister paper to ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

''. Bought in November 2019 for £49.6 million. *'' Metro'' – Metro is a national newspaper. Launched in March 1999 as a free, stapled newspaper, it was distributed initially in London. But since has been published every weekday morning, around Yorkshire, the North West, Newcastle and the North East, the East Midlands, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Scotland. *'' Metro.co.uk'' is a UK-based online newspaper. Originally created in 2002 as the digital counterpart to the print ''Metro'', it now operates as an independent publication within the DMG group, attracting a daily audience of over 1.6 million. *'' MailOnline'' is one of the world's most popular English-language newspaper websites *''

New Scientist ''New Scientist'' is a popular science magazine covering all aspects of science and technology. Based in London, it publishes weekly English-language editions in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. An editorially separate organ ...

'' – a weekly magazine focusing on science and technology. Bought in 2021 for £70 million. London's ''

Evening Standard The ''London Standard'', formerly the ''Evening Standard'' (1904–2024) and originally ''The Standard'' (1827–1904), is a long-established regional newspaper published weekly and distributed free newspaper, free of charge in London, Engl ...

'' was owned by DMGT until it was sold to Alexander Lebedev in January 2009. DMGT still maintains a 5% share. In August 2023, DMGT confirmed its interest in acquiring the

Telegraph Media Group Telegraph Media Group Limited (TMG; previously the Telegraph Group) owns ''The Daily Telegraph'' and '' The Sunday Telegraph'' and is a subsidiary of Press Holdings. David and Frederick Barclay acquired the group on 30 July 2004 from Hollinger I ...

. The TMG hosts a rival to the ''Daily Mail'', the ''

Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a British daily broadsheet conservative newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally. It was foun ...

''.

Property information

In the UK, Landmark Information Group includes Landmark and SearchFlow and provide information for property transactions. Trepp is a data provider for the US Commercial Real Estate Market.

Corporate services

DMGT ventures is the venture capital arm of DMGT. Investments include used-car platform

Cazoo Cazoo is a British automotive online marketplace and classified advertising business based in Richmond, London, Richmond, London. Cazoo is currently owned by MOTORS, following its acquisition from Cazoo Holdings Limited by O3 Industries and Novum ...

, property investment platform Bricklane, and will-writing platform Farewill.

Head office

The head office is located in Northcliffe House in

, London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.Contacts
." Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Northcliffe House 2 Derry Street London W8 5TT Great Britain"Ponsford, Dominic.
Sharing with Mail 'will safeguard future of Independent'
." '' Press Gazette''. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Under a deal signed today, the Independent titles will share back office functions with the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Metro and Evening Standard at Northcliffe House in Kensington." In addition to housing the DMGT head office, the building also houses the offices of ''

'', '' i,'' '' Daily Mail'', '' Mail on Sunday'', ''

'', '' Metro'' and '' Metro.co.uk''.

References

External links

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