From one newspaper to national media house

2009
The foundation for Berlingske Media was laid in 1749, and this year Berlingske Tidende is 260 years old.

2008
The Berlingske Officin changes its name and identity to Berlingske Media.
Around 1,100 employees move into the rebuilt and renovated headquarters in Pilestraede. For the first B.T., Berlingske Tidende, Urban, Erhvervsbladet, Berlingske Nyhedsmagasin and Weekendavisen are placed under the same roof.
The group's dailies in Pilestraede now share an editorial Newsroom.
Århus Stiftstidende instructs the reporters to be »MOJOs« (Mobile Journalists).
The sale of advertisements is centralized in two centres, Denmark East and Denmark West.
Berlingske Media introduces eight new independent websites.
Webshoppen lidtmere.dk is opened.

2007
Lisbeth Knudsen takes over as CEO and head of The Berlingske Officin in November.
Det Berlingske Officin buys the local weekly newspaper Ugebladet Skanderborg.
Det Berlingske Officin becomes full owners of the communication house SP3.
Lisbeth Knudsen becomes Editor in Chief at Berlingske Tidende in March.

2006
British Mecom Group Plc buys the Berlingske Officin, and thus the group becomes a part of a brand new European media company, run by David Montgomery.
Urban has 713.000 readers and is thus the most read newspaper in Denmark.
Berlingske Tidende changes from the large broadsheet to the more handy tabloid format.
The Berlingske Officin begins the publication of a free door-to-door delivery, but this is ten months later stopped.
800 employees move out of the headquarters in Pilestraede, and the rebuilding is started.

2005
The buildings in Pilestraede are sold to the property company Norden with an agreement that they are rebuilt and prepared for the Berlingske Officin which now rents the buildings.
The Berlingske Officin buys 51% of the shares in the communication house SP3.

2004
The Berlingske Officin buys aok.dk which is a guide to culture and what's happening in town.
In September Urban crosses the Great Belt and starts distribution on Fyn and in Jutland, so that the newspaper becomes national.
Trykkompagniet, the joint printing house for Berlingske and Politiken, is opened in September after two years' extension and rebuilding.
Berlingske Circulation and Service are named the best Call Center within the Danish media sector.
In January TIPS-bladet is sold to the paper's managing director and chief editor in over 25 years Carsten Andreasen

2003
Through buying and acquisitions of local air time JydskeVestkysten and Bergske Blade obtain regional radio broadcasting in both South- and Northwest Jutland.
The Berlingske Officin establishes together with Talpa Radio and Nordjyske Medier the marketing company Danske Radiobureau which sells national radio advertising.
The Berlingske Officin takes over ErhvervsBladet A/S.
Berlingske Tidende conducts a comprehensive analysis of readers thereby creating basis for at new sharply prioritized newspaper which allows for the need of its readers.

2002
The group reaches an agreement with Politikens Hus to establish a joint printing house in Avedøre - Trykkompagniet A/S.
InfoMedia Huset A/S becomes a digital archive company, jointly owned by Berlingske and JP/Politikens Hus.
Berlingske takes over Børsens Nyhedsmagasin, now Berlingske Nyhedsmagasin.
Berlingske Circulation and Service becomes an independent company, no longer a part of Berlingske Tidende.
Berlingske Service & Finance is in October established as a joint service centre for accounting, purchases and domicile service.

2001
Berlingske implements divisions which give the various branches greater economic independence and corresponding responsibility.
Weekendavisen goes on the Web.
Berlingske buys into ErhvervsBladet.
The Group starts publishing the free newspaper Urban in Greater Copenhagen.

2000
Norwegian Orkla buys Berlingske which becomes a part of Orkla Media, one of the five largest media groups in Scandinavia.
Berlingske's share of ownership in Århus Stiftstidende is increased to 90%.
Some of Berlingske's partners in Metropol join the owners of Berlingske Online, and the company changes its name to Metropol Online.
B.T. goes on the Web.
Two new printing houses are opened in respectively Slagelse and Struer.

1999
Berlingske Tidende celebrates its 250 year jubilee, and the independent historian Rasmus Kreth is asked to do a thorough investigation of the newspaper's view on Nazism between 1933 and 1945. The results are published in the book »Pilestraede under Pressure«.

1998
Berlingske becomes co-owner of Århus Stiftstidende which starts publishing as a regional newspaper. The editions are called respectively Århus Stiftstidende, Randers Amtsavis and Dagbladet Djursland.
The Internet-service Berlingske Online is established. Berlingske Tidende goes on the Web.

1994
Together with De 3 Stiftstidender Berlingske buys De Bergske Blade which among others owns a series of local newspapers in Jutland.

1991
Under the name of Metropol Berlingske begins a strategic advertising partnership with De 3 Stiftstidender and Jydske Vestkysten.

1987
The last newspaper is printed in Pilestraede. The new printing house in Avedøre takes over.
B.T. presents its Sunday edition.

1983
New graphic technology is introduced.

1982
The net capital is lost, and Berlingske is close to bankruptcy. Headed by attorney Kristian Mogensen investors are approached, especially large Danish companies who invest new capital to secure a continued production. Det Berlingske Selskab af 1982 is founded and takes over ownership from E.H. Berling's descendants.

1977
The management tries to force through an efficiency campaign and introduce new techniques. That results in a 141 day long conflict with a typographer who cripples Berlingske Tidende, B.T. and Weekendavisen. The conflict ends with some kind of settlement which, however, does not create stability or solves the problems.

1968/70
The long line of success is interrupted. Berlingske Tidendes circulation is lessened. The oil crisis in 1973 means fewer advertisements and within a few years Berlingske Tidende loses 30% of its ads.

1964
Det Berlingske Hus is in a unique situation. Berlingske Tidende is Denmark's largest daily newspaper, and B.T. is the second largest. It is with 3,000 employees one of Denmark's largest companies.

1938
Berlingske starts the publication of Billed-Bladet (sold in 1987).

1929
Berlingske starts publishing Jydske Tidende, now co-owner of the merged JydskeVestkysten.

1921
Berlingske begins to publish the weekly Søndags-B.T. (sold in 1987).

1916
B.T. begins publishing.

1914
For the first time Berlingske Tidende brings a photo.

1913
The newspaper gets a new management with Christian Gulmann as chief editor and Louis Henius as business manager. The newspaper undergoes changes in editorial and production procedures which give it a strong starting point in the competition. It is now also published on Sundays.

1901
The political change. Berlingske is isolated after having supported the losing Højre (Right) against the victorious Venstre (Left) and the emerging workers movement. The newspaper only has 10% of the readers in Copenhagen.

1881
The newspaper gets its first rotary press.

1871
Carl Berling dies. He leaves his heirs a large fortune and a well consolidated company.

1849
Denmark gets its first constitution. Freedom of speech and press become common rights. Free competition now prevails in the newspaper market.

1847
The newspaper is now published twice a day, morning and evening.

1838
The newspaper comes with M.L. Nathanson and Carl Berling under new leadership. The journalistic quality is heightened and during the next 20 years the number of subscribers is multiplied. It becomes the largest newspaper in Copenhagen.

1831
Manthey dies, and the Berling-family is allowed to buy back the original monopoly. It changes name to »Den til Forsendelse med de Kongelige Brevposter priveligerede Berlingske politiske og Avertissements-Tidende« and starts publishing six times a week.

1808
The newspaper becomes - due to the circumstances - the official government organ under the name »Den til Forsendelse med de Kongelige Rideposter privilegerede Danske Statstidende«. It is edited by the Foreign Ministry official Daniel Manthey.

1765
The newspaper moves to Pilestraede.

1750
E.H. Berling dies. The family carries on the business.

1749
The Berlingske newspaper is published for the first time on the 3rd of January.

1733
Berling acquires his own printing office in Store Kannikestraede.

1731
Ernst Henrich Berling immigrates to Denmark.