The Ebner Family

The Ebner family is a publishing family from Baden-Württemberg that controls significant media interests through Ebner Pressegesellschaft and Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm GmbH & Co. KG. The family holds a 63.3% majority stake in Neue Pressegesellschaft (NPG), which consolidates major media holdings.
Key publications controlled by the family include Südwest Presse, Stuttgarter Nachrichten, and Stuttgarter Zeitung. Through its stake in Südwestdeutsche Medienholding (SWMH), the family also holds interests in the national newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
Eberhard Ebner served as managing director of NPG and later as chair of its advisory board. He also held positions including chair of SWMH's supervisory board and co-publisher of Süddeutsche Zeitung. Ebner died in 2024 at age 94. His stakes in Verlagsgruppe Ebner Ulm are held in an inheritance arrangement among family members.
The Ebner family is active in industry associations including BDZV and holds stakes in private broadcasting. Family members currently hold operational and strategic positions in NPG and SWMH.
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| Other Media Outlets | Print: Acher-Rench-Zeitung TV: Online: www.80s80s.de Radio: 80s80s Radio (national) |
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| Other Media Related Businesses | Radio broadcasting: Publishing and printing houses: Druckhaus Beteiligungs GmbH (100%) NAK Neue Anzeigen und Kommunalblatt GmbH & Co. KG (100%) Mediengesellschaft Donau-Iller GmbH & Co. KG (100%) Zeitungsverlag Schwäbisch Hall GmbH (100%) Frankfurter Mediengesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (100%) Märkisches Medienhaus GmbH & Co. KG (100%) Märkisches Medienhaus Redaktion GmbH (100%) Druckhaus Oberhavel GmbH (100%) Märkisches Medienhaus Druck GmbH (100%) Märkisches Medienhaus Service GmbH (100%) MMH Media-Vermarktung GmbH (100%) BBR Brandenburgische Redaktionsgesellschaft mbH (100%) LR Medienverlag GmbH (100%) Lausitzer VerlagsService GmbH (100%) LR Druckerei GmbH (100%) News Agency: Logistics and distribution services: NPG Messe und Verwaltungs-GmbH (100%) LR Media-Verkaufsgesellschaft mbH (100%) Media services: Marketing and advertising: |
| affiliated_business_interests | Real estate business and marketing: Travel Agency: |


