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Hoover's Profile: Koninklijke Wegener NV
(Euronext Amsterdam:WEG)
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Koninklijke Wegener NV
Laan van Westenenk 4
7336 AZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Tel. +31-55-538-8888
Fax +31-55-538-8500

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.wegener.nl

Koninklijke Wegener is one of the largest publishers of daily newspapers and free door-to-door weekly papers in the Netherlands. Its portfolio is anchored by flagship title De Gelderlander, along with regional papers Brabants Dagblad and de Stentor. The company also operates about 20 Internet sites including JobTrack.nl and AutoTrack.nl. In addition to publishing, Wegener has operations in graphics services and commercial printing. UK-based Mecom Group, a publisher of international newspapers, owns more than 85% of the company.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $982.8M
One year growth: (2.1%)
Net income: $15.9M
Income growth: (66.7%)

Officers:
CEO: Joop Munsterman
CFO: C. G. Boot
Business Development and Information Management Regional Dailies: J. Schreurs

Competitors:
De Persgroep
Metro International
Telegraaf Media Groep

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WEGA (English pronunciation: /ˈveɪɡə/) was a pioneering German audio and video manufacturer, manufacturing some of Germany's earliest radio sets. It has been founded as Wuerttembergische Radio-Gesellschaft mbh in Stuttgart, Germany in the year 1923. In 1975, it was acquired by Sony Corporation, at this point, they were known throughout Europe for stylish and high-quality stereo equipment, designed by Hartmut Esslinger amongst others. The WEGA brand was phased out by Sony during the early 1990s.

After that, in 1998, Sony released a television line called FD Trinitron WEGA, a flat-screen television with side-mounted speakers and a silver cabinet. At its release, the television was considered revolutionary in its performance and minimalist design; the WEGA was a success in the marketplace to the point that almost every flat-screen CRT television has copied its design.[citation needed]

Sony marketing materials for the television state that the FD Trinitron WEGA was named after the main star in the Lyra constellation (usually spelled 'Vega' in English), and make no reference to the original WEGA firm, although many products sold by WEGA after its acquisition by Sony shared much design language with the television, notably the rather minimalist styling and silver metallic finish.

Although other European languages swap the V and W from German, WEGA is still pronounced "Vega".

Sony has also used WEGA to advertise flat-screen televisions with newer technologies than CRT. Their flat-panel LCD TVs were branded LCD WEGA until summer 2005 when they were rebranded BRAVIA (early promotional photos exist of the first BRAVIA TVs still bearing the WEGA label). Sony's rear-projection televisions, either SXRD (Silicon X-tal Reflective Display) or LCD-based, were branded as Grand WEGA until Sony discontinued production of rear-projection sets.

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