Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is a British multinational media conglomerate, the owner of theDaily Mail and several other titles.The 4th Viscount Rothermere is the chair and controlling shareholder of the company.[1] The head office is located in Northcliffe House inKensington,London. In January 2022, DMGT delisted from theLondon Stock Exchange following a successful offer for DMGT by Rothermere Continuation Limited (RCL).[2][3]
The group traces its origins to the launch in 1896 of the mid-market national newspaper theDaily Mail byHarold Harmsworth (later created, in July 1919, The 1stViscount Rothermere) and his elder brother,Alfred.[4] It was incorporated in 1922 and its shares were first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1932.
The 1st Viscount Rothermere's son,Esmond, took operational control of the organization in 1932 and complete control in November 1940, when his father died.[5]
After almost 100 years inFleet Street, the company left its original premises of New Carmelite House in Fleet Street in 1988 to move to Northcliffe House inKensington.[8]
The Mail on Sunday – The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982.[18]
Ireland on Sunday – Associated Newspapers took over the publishing ofIreland on Sunday in 2001. The title was re-launched in April 2002 to coincide with the move to its new offices in Ballsbridge, Dublin. It includedTV Week and in September 2006 it was merged with theMail on Sunday and became theIrish Mail on Sunday.[19]
i now The i Paper – National newspaper originally launched as a sister paper toThe Independent. Bought in November 2019 for £49.6 million.
Metro – Metro is a national newspaper. Launched in March 1999 as a free, stapled newspaper, it was distributed initially in London. But since has been published every weekday morning, around Yorkshire, the North West, Newcastle and the North East, the East Midlands, Bristol, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff and Scotland.[20]
Metro.co.uk is a UK-based online newspaper. Originally created in 2002 as the digital counterpart to the printMetro, it now operates as an independent publication within the DMG group, attracting a daily audience of over 1.6 million.[21]
MailOnline is one of the world's most popular English-language newspaper websites[22]
New Scientist – a weekly magazine focusing on science and technology. Bought in 2021 for £70 million.[23]
In the UK, Landmark Information Group includes Landmark and SearchFlow and provide information for property transactions. Trepp is a data provider for the US Commercial Real Estate Market.
DMGT ventures is the venture capital arm of DMGT. Investments include used-car platformCazoo, property investment platform Bricklane, and will-writing platformFarewill.[26][27][28]
^"ContactsArchived 9 August 2011 at theWayback Machine." Daily Mail and General Trust. Retrieved 6 September 2011. "Northcliffe House 2 Derry Street London W8 5TT Great Britain"
