Private company

Direct Group

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons²

Direct Group is a German mass media company based in Gütersloh, founded in 2000.¹ It is part of Bertelsmann.¹ It ceased to exist in 2011.¹

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

2000Founded¹

Industrymass media¹
HeadquartersGütersloh¹
Legal formGesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung¹

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Corporate structure

Direct Group is part of a group headed by Bertelsmann. 252 entities, 23 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bertelsmann Gütersloh
- Direct Group Gütersloh
  - Club Bertelsmann Subsidiary · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany
- RTL Group Subsidiary · 75.1% · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - CLT-UFA Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Broadcasting Center Europe Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL DISNEY FERNSEHEN GMBH & CO. KG Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL Group Germany S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - RTL SERVICES KFT. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Groupe M6 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - Société nouvelle de distribution Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
    - M6 Digital Services Subsidiary · La Madeleine, France
    - M6net Subsidiary
    - Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie Subsidiary · Paris
    - Golden Moustache Subsidiary · France
    - HOME SHOPPING SERVICE Subsidiary · Paris, France
    - Label 6&7 Subsidiary · France
    - M6 INTERACTIONS Subsidiary · Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
  - SpotX Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - 495 Productions Subsidiary
  - BroadbandTV Corp Subsidiary · Vancouver
  - C. Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - DIC Entertainment Corporation Subsidiary · Burbank
    - WildBrain CPLG Subsidiary · London
  - IP Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - RTL Deutschland Subsidiary · Cologne
  - RTL Hungary Subsidiary
  - RTL interactive Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - RTL Lëtzebuerg Subsidiary · Luxembourg
  - RTL Nederland Subsidiary · Hilversum
    - RTL 4 Subsidiary
    - RTL4 Productions Subsidiary
  - scoyo Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
  - Studio 89 Productions Subsidiary · Neuilly-sur-Seine
  - UFA Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    - Tobis Film Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - UFA Lab Subsidiary
  - UFA Fiction Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Serial Drama Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - UFA Show & Factual Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - We Are Era Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
    - Stolzmonat Subsidiary
  - Atresmedia Stake · 18.65% · San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain
    - Atresmedia Cine Subsidiary · San Sebastián de los Reyes
  - 6ter Subsidiary · France
  - FREMANTLE INDIA TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS PVT LTD Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  - Geo Television Subsidiary · Germany
  - Home Shopping Service Subsidiary · France
  - and 20 more
- Majorel Subsidiary · 50% · Luxembourg
- 2 Entertain Subsidiary · London
  - Demon Music Group Ltd. Subsidiary · London
- Arvato Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
- Barrie & Jenkins Subsidiary · London
- Bertelsmann Marketing Services Subsidiary · Gütersloh
  - DeutschlandCard Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - GGP Media Subsidiary · Pößneck, Germany
  - MBS Nürnberg Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
  - Mohn Media Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - Prinovis Subsidiary · Gütersloh, Germany
  - rtv media group Subsidiary · Nuremberg, Germany
- Bertelsmann Music Group Subsidiary · New York City
  - BMG Hungary Kft. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - BMG Poland, Sp. z o.o. Subsidiary · Warsaw
  - BMG Ricordi Music Publishing Italia Subsidiary · Milan, Italy
  - Constantin Film Subsidiary · Munich
    - Constantin Entertainment Subsidiary · Ismaning, Germany
  - RCA Records Subsidiary · New York City
    - His Master's Voice Subsidiary
      - 1 more
    - Otto Dynamite Subsidiary · Canada
    - RCA Italiana Subsidiary · Italy
    - The Rocket Record Company Subsidiary
  - Ariola Discos Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Ariola Argentina S.A. Subsidiary · Argentina
  - BMG Ariola Miller GmbH Subsidiary · Germany
  - BMG Brasil Ltda. Subsidiary · Brazil
  - BMG Nederland BV Subsidiary
  - BMG Strategic Marketing Group Subsidiary · United States
  - CMC International Subsidiary · United States
- BMG Music Publishing Subsidiary · New York City
- BMG Music Taiwan Inc. Subsidiary
- BMG Rights Management Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
  - BMG Music Australia Subsidiary
  - Mute Records Subsidiary · United Kingdom
- Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft Subsidiary · Berlin
- Elefanten-Press-Verlag Subsidiary · Berlin, Germany
- Fremantle Subsidiary · London
  - Baluba Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
  - Beyond International Subsidiary · Dublin
  - Blue Circle Subsidiary · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  - Eureka Productions Subsidiary
  - Euston Films Subsidiary · London
  - Fremantle Australia Subsidiary · Sydney
  - Fremantle Finland Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Fremantle France Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - Fremantle Spain Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Lux Vide Subsidiary · Rome
  - Mark Goodson Productions Subsidiary · New York City
  - Monster Media Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Moskito Television Subsidiary · Helsinki, Finland
  - Novemberfilm Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
  - Original Productions Subsidiary
  - Picomedia Subsidiary · Rome
  - Stand by Me Subsidiary · Rome, Italy
  - Strix Television Subsidiary · Stockholm
  - The Apartment Subsidiary
  - Buzzr Subsidiary · United States
  - Fremantle International Subsidiary
  - Fremantle Netherlands Subsidiary
  - One Big Happy Family Subsidiary · Norway
  - Rakett Subsidiary · Norway
- Gruner + Jahr Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - News Subsidiary · Vienna
  - Territory Subsidiary · Hamburg
  - 11FREUNDE Verlag Subsidiary
  - Maxposure Media Group Subsidiary
- Hutchinson Subsidiary · Wisbech, United Kingdom
- KSD Subsidiary · Kharkiv, Ukraine
- McClelland & Stewart Subsidiary · Toronto
  - Tundra Books Subsidiary · Toronto
  - New Canadian Library Subsidiary · Canada
- Penguin Random House Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - Ace Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Aguilar Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
  - Alfred A. Knopf Subsidiary · New York City
  - Alfred A. Knopf Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Crown Publishing Group Subsidiary · New York City
    - Ten Speed Press Subsidiary · Emeryville
      - 2 more
    - Three Rivers Press Subsidiary · New York City
  - David McKay Publications Subsidiary · Philadelphia
  - Debate Subsidiary
  - Dutton Subsidiary · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    - Seymour Lawrence Books Subsidiary
    - Blue Rider Press Subsidiary
    - Saturday Review Press Subsidiary
  - Ebury Publishing Subsidiary · London
  - Penguin Random House Audio Subsidiary · New York City, United States
    - Listening Library Subsidiary · United States
  - Penguin Random House Canada Subsidiary · Toronto, Canada
  - Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Ediciones B Subsidiary · Barcelona
    - Ediciones Grijalbo Subsidiary · Barcelona
      - 1 more
    - Plaza & Janés Subsidiary
    - Salamandra Subsidiary · Barcelona, Spain
    - Suma de Letras Subsidiary · Spain
  - Penguin Random House India Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
  - Random House Audio Subsidiary
  - Random House of Canada Subsidiary · Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
    - Anchor Canada Subsidiary
    - Appetite by Random House Subsidiary · Canada
    - Seal Books Subsidiary
  - Sasquatch Books Subsidiary · Seattle
  - Sudamericana Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
  - Transworld Publishers Subsidiary · London
    - Bantam Press Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    - Corgi Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Anne Schwartz Books Subsidiary · Canada
  - Arrow Books Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Century Subsidiary
  - Del Rey UK Subsidiary · United Kingdom
  - Delacorte Press Subsidiary
  - Hazlitt magazine Subsidiary
  - House of Collectibles Subsidiary · United States
  - and 14 more
- Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe Subsidiary · München, Germany
  - Anaconda Verlag Subsidiary · Cologne, Germany
  - Bassermann Verlag Subsidiary
  - Blanvalet Subsidiary · Munich
  - cbj Subsidiary
  - Der Hörverlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Goldmann Subsidiary · Munich
  - Heyne Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
  - Karl Blessing Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Luchterhand Subsidiary · Berlin
  - Manhattan Subsidiary
  - Penguin Verlag Subsidiary
  - Prestel Publishing Subsidiary · Munich
  - Siedler Verlag Subsidiary · Munich, Germany
  - Südwest Verlag Subsidiary
- Random House Subsidiary · New York, New York, United States
  - Albrecht Knaus Verlag Subsidiary · Munich
  - Bantam Books Subsidiary · New York City
  - Spiegel & Grau Subsidiary · New York City
  - Target Books Subsidiary
  - The Bodley Head Subsidiary · London
    - John Lane Company Subsidiary · New York, United States
  - Western Publishing Subsidiary · Racine
    - Gold Key Comics Subsidiary · Poughkeepsie
    - Whitman Publishing Subsidiary · Atlanta
    - K.K. Publications Subsidiary
    - Watkins-Strathmore Company Subsidiary
  - Legend Books Subsidiary
  - One World Subsidiary · United States
  - Random House Studio Subsidiary
  - Taurus Subsidiary · Spain
  - Turtle Bay Books Subsidiary
  - Yearling Books Subsidiary
- Talkback Subsidiary · London
- Talkback Thames Subsidiary · London
- Thames Subsidiary · London
- Titan Publishing Group Subsidiary · Bankside
  - Titan Books Subsidiary · Bankside
    - Hard Case Crime Subsidiary
  - Titan Magazines Subsidiary · London
  - Titan Comics Subsidiary
- and 13 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Bertelsmann

Subsidiaries

Club Bertelsmann

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Jun 30, 2011Dissolved Dissolved¹
2000Founded Founded¹

Sources

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1
WikidataDirect Group on Wikidata
2
Wikimedia CommonsDirect Group logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain