The story
The origin of Wegener date back to November 1903, when Johan Frederik Wegener started a news and magazine advertising business in Apeldoorn. He later launched a newspaper that would later become the Apeldoornse Courant. The Wegener corporation, as it existed in its later form, was shaped through a series of mergers and acquisitions.
In August 1999, VNU, another Dutch publisher, sold all its newspapers including BN/DeStem, Brabants Dagblad, Eindhovens Dagblad, and De Gelderlander to Wegener, significantly strengthing the company's position in the Dutch media market.
Since 6 February 2007, all Wegener newspapers have been published in tabloid format. The company has been recognised as the largest publisher of regional newspapers and door-to-door papers in the Netherlands.
From Wikipedia’s article on Wegener (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3