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The work was performed using state-of-the-art cartography techniques Precise documentation, patience and a steady hand are required when a cartographer drafts a new map. Here, the maps for the "Bertelsmann's Big World Atlas" are being created. Maps and atlases are produced not only for Germany, but also for a number of other countries First drafts for the wordmark of Bertelsmann's own recording label. In July 1958, "Ariola" is introduced to the public, complete with its own program. In April 1958 Sonopress starts producing records in-house. The first generation of record presses for producing singles, from 1958 "Am Tag als der Regen kam" (On the day the rain came) - In 1959, Cairo-born singer Dalida earned Ariola its first No. 1 hit song "Cheers!" - Udo Jürgens and Peter Alexander with Bertelsmann executives Egmont Lüftner and Friedel Schmidt (left to right) "Mama" - the smash hit by child star Heintje, shown here with Peter Alexander. Ariola took special care to develop young artists. Chanson singer Mireille Mathieu, a.k.a. the "sparrow of Avignon," 1960 In 1960, the Schallplattenring program comprises 500 records across a wide variety of musical genres The first issue of the "Schallplattenring Illustrierte," for the 3rd quarter of 1956 Work begins at Kommissionshaus Buch und Ton, with its 14,350 square meters of storage space on Friedrichsdorfer Straße A small portion of the Kommissionshauses Buch und Ton customer files Major progress over the old packing room on Eickhoffstrasse - semi-automatic book delivery, shown here with an integrated package-sealing machine Mechanical relief is provided at the enveloping station, too, where tens of thousands of books are shipped around the world every day. View of a storage room in the consignment building, above it one of the circular conveyors that delivers the packaging materials The consignments are picked and packed on conveyor belts that ensure swift, consistent processing The Kommissionshaus' facilities are dominated by a system of conveyors, conveyor belts and packing lines, thoroughly thought-out and tested down to the last detail Thanks to the Kommissionshaus' daily consignments, the Gütersloh Post Office holds a new record: It is Germany's largest parcel deliverer Reinhard Mohn in 1967 on a Círculo de Lectores motor scooter in Barcelona Donauland bookstore in the Meidling district of Vienna. Donauland, in which Bertelsmann has owned a stake since 1966, is by far the largest book club in Austria. A Círculo de Lectores promotional bus, shown against the backdrop of the famous Sagrada Familia church designed by Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí Arnold Schmitt (l.) and Reinhard Mohn in 1967, in front of a Círculo de Lectores bus in Barcelona A bookstore operated by the French book club France Loisirs in Paris. With 4.2 million members, the French book club is the largest in the world in the 1980s. Every second book sold in Colombia comes from Círculo. A printing plant built in 1977 supplies books to Mexico, Ecuador and Venezuela. In 1964, Bertelsmann takes over the Printer Industrias Artes Gráficas printing plant in Barcelona. Picture from 1967 Expansion to Latin America - Klaus Lasser, Hans Zopp, Hermann Hoffmann and John Reiser (l to r) in 1981 in front of the "Bertelsmann de Mexico SA" vans The establishment of Bertelsmann Fernsehproduktion in 1960 kicks off the entry into the TV business Bertelsmann-Film München gets most of its orders from industry. Shown here, shooting a documentary for the company Claas in 1963 Headquarters of Ufa's music publishers in Munich, 1962. The author roster includes such world-famous names as Robert Gilbert and Michael Jary The Ufa-Haus and Universum Filmtheater in Dusseldorf Besides production companies, Ufa also operates numerous cinemas. A look into the auditorium at Dusseldorf's Residenz-Theater Ufa-Fernsehproduktion filming the teleplay Henry IV starring Horst Tappert in 1967 Ufa-Theater AG opens its first drive-in theater in Gelsenkirchen in 1968 Child star Heintje with Peter Alexander on the set of "Hurra die Schule brennt" in 1969 View of the Pressehaus in Hamburg, 1973 All under a shared roof: Stern-Jasmin-Brigitte -Eltern-Schöner Wohnen and many more Range of magazines published by Gruner +Jahr, 1979 Lifelong friends: Reinhard Mohn, Chairman & CEO Bertelsmann AG and Dr. Gerd Bucerius (r), Verleger, Gruner+Jahr shareholder and Chairman of the Bertelsmann Supervisory Board, 1975 In 1960 Bertelsmann establishes the Institute for Research on the Book Market in Hamburg. It is devoted to business consulting for the book trade and published a number of relevant standard works. Shown here presenting at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In the Bertelsmann bookshop, too, books are increasingly sorted and sold by the various subject areas. Reinhard Mohn with an interested customer at the academic publishing company's book stand Good advice for modern women doesn't have to be expensive! Bertelmann Ratgeberverlag shows how it's done Bertelsmann Kunstverlag, art publisher Bertelsmann Jugendbuchverlag for young-adult books Picture from Bertelsmann Universitätsverlag (university publishing), 1968 Bertelsmann Sachbuchverlag booth at a book fair in 1972, on left in the picture Thor Heyerdahl, one of its most successful non-fiction authors The Bertelsmann social model undergoes a continual evolution in the 1970s Employees have participated in the company's profits since 1970. A poster marking the 10th anniversary of profit participation Staff meeting at Mohndruck on the employee survey scheme, 1979 In-house information at Bertelsmann: By the late 1970s, many divisions already have their own staff periodicals The "Bertelsmann report" calls on the staff to participate in the first employee survey in 1977 Since 2002, the employee surveys have taken place worldwide across all parts of the Group An exemplary partnership: Chairman & CEO Reinhard Mohn and Supervisory Board Chairman Martin Wolf (l) receive the Partnership Award from the "Foundation for Social Change in the Entrepreneurial Business Sector" in 1982 Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe and Chief HR Officer Immanuel Hermreck at the Group Dialog with the works councils, 2015 Bertelsmann AG Supervisory and Executive Board, 1971 Joint session of the Supervisory Board and Executive Board, 1971 In 1971, Gerd Bucerius becomes the first Chairman of the Bertelsmann AG Supervisory Board CEO Reinhard Mohn becomes the first Chairman of the Executive Board in 1971 The construction site, 1974 Topping-out ceremony for the extension in November 1979 Reinhard Mohn at the cornerstone ceremony in January 1974 The architect Robert Rathai presents the key to Reinhard Mohn in January 1976 The new company headquarter (Hauptverwaltung) is finished in 1976 Lobby, 1976 Open-plan office, 1976 Aerial view, 1980 In 1977 Bertelsmann buys a shareholding in Bantam Books, the biggest paperback publisher in the U.S. Oscar Dystel (l), Publishing Director Bantam Books, with Reinhard Mohn Bantam Books tradeshow booth at the 1979 Frankfurt Book Fair In 1979, Bertelsmann acquires the Arista Records label, which has a lot of stars in its repertoire Arista founder Clive Davis, flanked by his stars Whitney Houston and Carlos Santana, 2000 In 1981, Bertelsmann buys a stake in Offset Paperback Manufacturers in Dallas Gruner+Jahr launches its activities in the U.S. with the acquisition of "Parents" Magazines Gruner+Jahr also enters the U.S. printing market, buying up the Brown Printing Company in 1979 Reinhard Mohn establishes the Bertelsmann Stiftung foundation in 1977 Reinhard and Liz Mohn at the topping-out ceremony for the Foundation's new building, 1990 Since 1988 (and until 2008), the Bertelsmann Stiftung awards the Carl Bertelsmann Prize to honor innovative and exemplary solutions to political and social problems The Carl Bertelsmann Prize is replaced by the Reinhard Mohn Prize in 2009. Liz Mohn, Gunter Thielen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (l) with the winners Signing of the contract between Bertelsmann and RCA in 1985 Mark Wössner, Michael Dornemann, James A. Alic, Richard W. Miller (both RCA) and Egmont Lüftner (left to right) In 1990, all of Bertelsmann's music labels are integrated into BMG (Bertelsmann Music Group). International bestsellers from BMG BMG Board members Michael Dornemann and Egmont Lüftner with superstar Whitney Houston in 1988 In 1986, Bertelsmann acquires the Doubleday publishing company, which also includes book clubs and printing plants Reinhard Mohn and Mark Wössner in New York, 1987 The new publishing group at the Frankfurt Book Fair, 1988 The U.S. publishers and BMG move into the new Bertelsmann Building in New York in 1992 Reinhard Mohn takes over from Gerd Bucerius as Chairman of the Supervisory Board 1981 The new Bertelsmann Executive Board: Manfred Fischer, Mark Wössner, Hermann Hoffmann, Ulrich Wechsler, Egmont Lüftner and Hans Zopp (from l to r) Mark Wössner is appointed the new Chairman & CEO in 1983 Reinhard Mohn with his wife Liz and Mark Wössner, 1985 Chairman & CEO Mark Wössner and CLT Director General Gust Graas sign the contracts for RTL Plus in 1983 A look into the first RTL plus news studio in Luxembourg, 1984 The broadcasting center moves to Cologne in 1988 Stern TV presented by Günther Jauch makes its debut on RTL plus in 1990 Under Program Director Marc Conrad (l) and CEO Helmut Thoma, the broadcaster first becomes the market leader in 1992 A look into the studio of the popular comedy series RTL Samstag Nacht, 1996 News anchors Peter Kloeppel and Ulrike von der Groeben, 1998 Part of the RTL program lineup since 2002: the popular casting show "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" (German Idol) The new VVA premises, 1979
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