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NDC Mediagroep
NDC Mediagroep, previously known as FGDP and later as Mediahuis Noord, was a Dutch publisher of newspapers, magazines, and websites focused on the three northern provinces of the Netherlands: Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen. It was owned by FB Oranjewoud and its final years by Mediahuis, a Belgian company. Headquarters were in Leeuwarden, other offices are in Groningen and Meppel. In addition to three main provinces, NDC published and distributed also in the Kop van Overijssel, Noordoostpolder, and northern Flevoland.
The earliest history of the Mediahuis Noord started with the first publication in Leeuwarden of the Leeuwarder Courant by Abraham Ferwerda, on 29 July 1752. After Ferwerda's death, his son-in-law, Doeke Ritske Smeding, took over and led the paper though the French occupation, during which many Dutch papers were shut down by the occupier. Smeding died in 1814; Pieter Koumans Smeding, his cousin, ran the paper until 1854. His heirs owned the newspaper until 1947.
On 1 January 1955 the publishers the Leeuwarder Courant of Leeuwarden the Friese Koerier of Heerenveen, founded as De Koerier on 16 April 1945 as a resistance newspaper, merged to form the Friese Pers. On 1 November 1969, the Friese Koerier was merged into the Leeuwarder Courant.
On 2 June 1988, Joan Nieuwenhuis began publishing the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden in Groningen. Within months of the first publication of the Nieuwsblad, printer Ruurt Hazewinkel took over the publication. His sons continued the operation after him.
In 1977, the Hazewinkel Pers private limited company was founded.
On 2 January 1990, the Friese Pers, publishers of the Leeuwarder Counrant, merged with Hazewinkel Pers, publishers of the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, to form the Fries Gronings Drentse Pers (FGDP). FGDP was renamed Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie (NDC) on 1 July 1994.
On 3 January 1994, FGDP bought the newspapers of Wegener in its region, the Drentse Courant and Groninger Dagblad. On 2 April 2002 the Groninger Dagblad, Drentse Courant, and Nieuwsblad van het Noorden were merged into the Dagblad van het Noorden that became the only regional daily of the provinces Groningen and Drenthe. The Leeuwarder Courant continued unchanged in Friesland and was by then the only regional newspaper to have a nonfree competitor in its region, the Christian Friesch Dagblad.
NDC merged in March 2005 with book publisher Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) to form NDC|VBK. On 1 June 2007, the NDC Mediagroep was established as the subsidiary of NDC|VDK that would handle interests in periodicals, radio, and TV. The interest in radio and TV was brief. In late 2012 the VBK book publication activities were spun off. As a result, the NDC|VBK holder company became obsolete and the NDC Mediagroep took the lead.
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NDC Mediagroep
NDC Mediagroep, previously known as FGDP and later as Mediahuis Noord, was a Dutch publisher of newspapers, magazines, and websites focused on the three northern provinces of the Netherlands: Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen. It was owned by FB Oranjewoud and its final years by Mediahuis, a Belgian company. Headquarters were in Leeuwarden, other offices are in Groningen and Meppel. In addition to three main provinces, NDC published and distributed also in the Kop van Overijssel, Noordoostpolder, and northern Flevoland.
The earliest history of the Mediahuis Noord started with the first publication in Leeuwarden of the Leeuwarder Courant by Abraham Ferwerda, on 29 July 1752. After Ferwerda's death, his son-in-law, Doeke Ritske Smeding, took over and led the paper though the French occupation, during which many Dutch papers were shut down by the occupier. Smeding died in 1814; Pieter Koumans Smeding, his cousin, ran the paper until 1854. His heirs owned the newspaper until 1947.
On 1 January 1955 the publishers the Leeuwarder Courant of Leeuwarden the Friese Koerier of Heerenveen, founded as De Koerier on 16 April 1945 as a resistance newspaper, merged to form the Friese Pers. On 1 November 1969, the Friese Koerier was merged into the Leeuwarder Courant.
On 2 June 1988, Joan Nieuwenhuis began publishing the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden in Groningen. Within months of the first publication of the Nieuwsblad, printer Ruurt Hazewinkel took over the publication. His sons continued the operation after him.
In 1977, the Hazewinkel Pers private limited company was founded.
On 2 January 1990, the Friese Pers, publishers of the Leeuwarder Counrant, merged with Hazewinkel Pers, publishers of the Nieuwsblad van het Noorden, to form the Fries Gronings Drentse Pers (FGDP). FGDP was renamed Noordelijke Dagblad Combinatie (NDC) on 1 July 1994.
On 3 January 1994, FGDP bought the newspapers of Wegener in its region, the Drentse Courant and Groninger Dagblad. On 2 April 2002 the Groninger Dagblad, Drentse Courant, and Nieuwsblad van het Noorden were merged into the Dagblad van het Noorden that became the only regional daily of the provinces Groningen and Drenthe. The Leeuwarder Courant continued unchanged in Friesland and was by then the only regional newspaper to have a nonfree competitor in its region, the Christian Friesch Dagblad.
NDC merged in March 2005 with book publisher Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) to form NDC|VBK. On 1 June 2007, the NDC Mediagroep was established as the subsidiary of NDC|VDK that would handle interests in periodicals, radio, and TV. The interest in radio and TV was brief. In late 2012 the VBK book publication activities were spun off. As a result, the NDC|VBK holder company became obsolete and the NDC Mediagroep took the lead.