Ownership by title: u - v
This is a work in progress. At present (19 August 2014) it includes mostly newspapers and magazines owned by larger groups active in the UK. (These cover, however, a depressingly huge swathe of the UK market and a wide spread beyond.) If you find errors, please send corrections!
The Optician is filed under Optician, Die Zeit is filed under Zeit, and the Evening Posts should be under Nottingham, Reading, South Wales (Swansea), etc.
Tip: use the "Find in page" option (or equivalent)
in your browser's "Edit" menu to locate a title, channel or imprint
in this list.
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Publication, channel etc / base |
Sector |
Group |
Division; mouse over for date
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Új Néplap |
HR |
regional |
_Springr |
Axel Springer Ungarn |

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Ügyes (Puzzle Book) |
HR |
mags |
_Springr |
Axel Springer Ungarn |

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Ucluelet BC - The Westerly News |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
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Ugebladet Hinnerup og Omegn |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Berlingske Lokalaviser |

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UK drama |
UK |
bcast |
_UKTV |
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UK free-to-view cable/sat channels |
UK |
bcast |
_Freeviw |
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UK Gold |
UK |
bcast |
_UKTV |
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UK gold |
UK |
bcast |
_UKTV |
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UK horizons |
UK |
bcast |
_UKTV |
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UK style |
UK |
bcast |
_UKTV |
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UK The Guide |
UK |
xmags |
_HM |
HM Customer Publications |

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ukmax.com |
UK |
Xonline |
_Holl |
Telegraph Group |

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Ullern Avis Akersposten |
NO |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media |

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Ullstein |
DE |
books |
_Springr |
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Ulster News Letter |
UK |
news |
_TMG |
Century Newspapers |

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Ulster Star |
UK |
regional |
_Johnsto |
Morton Newspapers Ltd - Johnston NI |

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Ultra-Lounge |
US |
music |
_EMI |
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Uncut |
UK |
mags |
_IPC |
IPC Lifestyle+Entertainment |

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Union |
CH |
mags |
_Hach |
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The Union-News, Springfield MA |
US |
regional |
_Advance |
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Unions Today |
UK |
mags |
_Centu |
for Unions Today Ltd |

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Unison |
IE |
news |
_INM |
INM Ireland |

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United Cinemas International |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
(49% - international cinemas) |

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United International Pictures |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
(33% - international distribution) |

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United Media - Fort Wayne - IN |
US |
regional |
_Holl |
Community Newspaper Grp |

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United Review |
UK |
mags |
_HM |
HM Customer |

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Unity - SK - Northwest Herald |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Urlacher Holdings |

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Universal Concerts (concert promotion) |
US |
music |
_NBC |
Universal Music + Video Distr |

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Universal Digital Arts |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
Seagram Interactive |

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Universal Interactive Studios (software and video games) |
US |
other |
_NBC |
Seagram Interactive |

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Universal Music International |
US |
music |
_NBC |
Universal Music + Video Distr |

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Universal Pay Television (international distribution) |
US |
bcast |
_NBC |
Universal Television Group |

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Universal Pictures |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
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Universal Records |
US |
music |
_NBC |
Universal Music |

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Universal Studios |
JP |
other |
_NBC |
Seagram Theme Parks etc |

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Universal Studios |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
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Universal Studios Florida |
US |
other |
_NBC |
Seagram Theme Parks etc (Joint venture with Rank Group Plc.) |

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Universal Studios Hollywood |
US |
other |
_NBC |
Seagram Theme Parks etc |

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Universal Studios Home Video |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
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Universal Studios New Media Group |
US |
online |
_NBC |
Seagram Interactive |

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Universal Studios Online |
US |
online |
_NBC |
Seagram Interactive |

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Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando FL |
US |
other |
_NBC |
Seagram Theme Parks etc |

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Universal.com |
US |
online |
_NBC |
Seagram Interactive |

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The Universe |
UK |
mags |
_Gabriel |
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unlimited |
NZ |
mags |
_IDG |
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Update |
UK |
mags |
_RBI |
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Update Plus |
UK |
mags |
_RBI |
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Uratie |
FI |
mags |
_Talentm |
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Urban & Vogel - medical journals |
DE |
books |
_SpringV |
Springer Science+Bus. |

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URBAN (free newspaper group) |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media |

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US Weekly |
US |
mags |
_Wenner |
(_Wenner with _Disney) |

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USA Networks Inc. - formerly Home Shopping Network Inc. |
US |
bcast |
_NBC |
Universal Television Group (45%) |

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USA Today |
US |
news |
_Gannett |
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USA Today Baseball Weekly |
US |
mags |
_Gannett |
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USA Weekend |
US |
mags |
_Gannett |
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USAToday.com |
US |
online |
_Gannett |
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USAweekend.com |
US |
online |
_Gannett |
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Used Bike Guide |
UK |
mags |
_TMG |
Inside Communications |

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Utica/Observer-Dispatch - NY |
US |
regional |
_Gannett |
Daily newspapers |

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Utility Data Institute |
US |
other |
_McGraw |
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Utility Europe |
UK |
mags |
_RBI |
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Utility Europe Directory |
UK |
other |
_RBI |
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Utility Week |
UK |
mags |
_RBI |
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Utility Week Directory |
UK |
other |
_RBI |
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UtilityWeb |
UK |
online |
_RBI |
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Utsukushii Kimono |
JP |
mags |
_Hach |
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Uxbridge (ON) Times-Journal |
CA |
regional |
_Torstar |
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Uxbridge + Hillingdon Leader |
UK |
regional |
_Tindle |
Southnews - Uxbridge |

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Uxbridge + Ruislip Informer |
UK |
regional |
_Tindle |
Southnews - Uxbridge |

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Uxbridge + Ruislip Times |
UK |
regional |
_NQ |
Newsquest (Herts + Bucks) |

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Uxbridge Gazette |
UK |
regional |
_Tindle |
Southnews - Uxbridge |

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Våre beste kryssord |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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V75 Guiden |
SE |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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Vacation PEI - Charlottetown - P.E.I. |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
ex-Hollinger |

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Valby Bladet |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Berlingske Lokalaviser |

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Vale Advertiser |
UK |
regional |
_TMG |
North Wales Independent Pr. |

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Valemount/McBride (BC) Valley Sentinel |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Whitehorn Publishing Ltd. |

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La Vallee - Quebec - QC |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
ex Hollinger Canadian News. |

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Valley City Times-Record - Valley City - ND |
US |
regional |
_Holl |
Community Newspaper Grp |

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Valleyview - AB - Valley Views |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Valley Views Publishing Ltd. |

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Vancouver - BC - Courier - Downtown |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
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Vancouver - BC - Courier - East Side |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
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Vancouver - BC - Courier - West Side |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
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Vancouver Courier - BC |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
Lower Mainland (ex-Hollinger) |

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Vancouver Echo - Vancouver - BC |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
ex Hollinger Canadian News. |

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The Vancouver Province - Vancouver - BC |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
Southam |

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The Vancouver Sun - Vancouver - BC |
CA |
news |
_CanWest |
Southam |

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VancouverToday.com |
CA |
online |
_CanWest |
Southam |

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Vanderhoof - BC - Omineca Express |
CA |
regional |
_BlackPr |
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Vanity Fair |
UK |
mags |
_CondN |
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Vankleek Hill (ON) Review |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
The Review (996963 Ontario Inc.) |

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Vanlřse Bladet / Frederiksberg |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Berlingske Lokalaviser |

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The VAR |
UK |
mags |
_RBI |
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Var Matin |
FR |
regional |
_Hach |
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VARBusiness |
US |
mags |
_UM |
CMP Channel |

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Varden / Skien |
NO |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media |

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Vasŕrnap Reggel (Sunday) |
HR |
news |
_Springr |
Axel Springer Ungarn |

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Vaucluse l'Hebdo - le Comtadin |
FR |
regional |
_Hach |
Hachette France |

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Vaughan (ON) Citizen |
CA |
regional |
_Torstar |
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Vauxhall AB - Advance |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
Alberta Newspaper Group Inc. |

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vedomosti.ru |
RU |
online |
_NI |
Dow Jones with Pearson |

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Vegreville - AB - Observer |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Holmes Publishing Co. Ltd. |

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Vene |
FI |
mags |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Dominova |

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Vene pörssi |
FI |
mags |
__misc |
Orkla Media / Dominova ? |

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Venemestari |
FI |
mags |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Dominova |

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Venue |
UK |
mags |
_HM |
HM Business |

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Vera |
IT |
mags |
_GJ |
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Verdun QC - Le Messager de |
CA |
regional |
_TransC |
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Verena |
CS |
mags |
_Burda |
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Verena |
DE |
mags |
_Burda |
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Verena |
UA |
mags |
_Burda |
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Verena Kreativ-magazin |
DE |
mags |
_Burda |
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Verkehrs Dienst |
DE |
mags |
_Bert |
Heinrich Vogel |

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Verkehrs-Rundschau |
DE |
mags |
_Bert |
Heinrich Vogel |

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Verlag Dieter Zimpel - media directory |
DE |
other |
_SpringV |
Springer Science+Bus. |

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Verlag Heinrich Vogel |
DE |
books |
_SpringV |
Springer Science+Bus. |

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Verlag Kiepenheuer + Witsch - Köln |
DE |
books |
_Holtzb |
Belletristik und Sachbuch |

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Verlagsgruppe Droemer Weltbild - München - Bern |
DE |
books |
_Holtzb |
Belletristik und Sachbuch |

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Vermilion - AB - Standard |
CA |
regional |
_QuebecC |
Bowes Publishers |

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Vernon - BC - Morning Star |
CA |
regional |
_BlackPr |
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Vernon Hills Review - Vernon Hills IL |
US |
regional |
_Holl |
Chicago Group |

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Vernon Yard |
US |
music |
_EMI |
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Version Femina |
FR |
mags |
_Hach |
Hachette France |

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Verve |
US |
music |
_NBC |
Polygram |

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Vestegnen / Glostrup |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Berlingske Lokalaviser |

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Vesterbro Bladet |
DK |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media / Berlingske Lokalaviser |

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Vestkanten bydel Frogner/St. Hanshaugen |
NO |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media |

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Veteraani Auto pörssi |
FI |
mags |
__misc |
Orkla Media / Dominova |

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Vi Menn |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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Vi Menn Båt |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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Vi Menn Bil |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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Vi Menn Fotball |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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vibe FM (East of England) |
UK |
bcast |
_SRH |
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vibe FM (Severn Estuary) |
UK |
bcast |
_SRH |
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Victoria - BC - News |
CA |
regional |
_BlackPr |
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Victoria - BC - Weekend Edition |
CA |
regional |
_BlackPr |
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Victoria Times-Colonist - Victoria - BC |
CA |
regional |
_CanWest |
Southam |

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Victoriaville QC - L'Avenir de l'Érable |
CA |
regional |
_TransC |
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Video Event |
US |
mags |
_IDG |
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Videography |
US |
mags |
_UM |
CMP Entertainment Technology |

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La Vie de 30 Ans |
JP |
mags |
_Hach |
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Vie practique |
FR |
mags |
_Springr |
A.S. France/ Media Mag SA |

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Viel Spass |
DE |
mags |
_Burda |
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View |
UK |
mags |
_TU |
Public + Commercial Services union |

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Vieweg |
DE |
books |
_SpringV |
Springer Science+Bus. |

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Vikebladet Vestposten |
NO |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla Media |

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Viking - AB - Weekly Review |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Viking Weekly Review |

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Világgazdaság (daily business magazine) |
HR |
mags |
_Springr |
Axel Springer Ungarn |

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Villeray QC - Le Progrès de |
CA |
regional |
_TransC |
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Villmarksliv |
NO |
mags |
_Orkla |
Orkla Media / Hjemmet Mortensen AS |

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Vineland/The Daily Journal - NJ |
US |
regional |
_Gannett |
Daily newspapers |

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Vingtaine |
JP |
mags |
_Hach |
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Vintage Roadscene |
UK |
mags |
_key |
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Virden - MB - Empire-Advance |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
Nesbitt Publishing Ltd. |

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Virgin books |
UK |
books |
_Virgin |
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Virgin digital UK |
UK |
online |
_Virgin |
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Virgin Radio |
UK |
bcast |
_TIG |
ex SMG |

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Virgin Records America |
US |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Benelux |
NL |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Canada |
CA |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Denmark |
DK |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Germany |
DE |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Italy |
IT |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Norway |
NO |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Spain |
ES |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records Sweden |
SE |
music |
_EMI |
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Virgin Records UK |
UK |
music |
_EMI |
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Virginia Water Villager |
UK |
regional |
_CF |
Clyde + Forth Press |

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Visalia/Visalia Times-Delta - CA |
US |
regional |
_Gannett |
Daily newspapers |

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Vision Video |
US |
movies |
_NBC |
Video Production |

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Visordown |
UK |
mags |
_Immed |
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Vitality |
IT |
mags |
_Hach |
Rusconi |

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VIVA |
DE |
bcast |
_NBC |
Video Distribution (20%) |

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Viva+ |
US |
bcast |
_AOLTW |
TBS joint venture |

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Viz |
UK |
mags |
_Dennis |
I Feel Good |

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Vodaphone SMS news service (UK + ZA) |
UK |
online |
_INM |
INM UK |

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Vogue |
UK |
mags |
_CondN |
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Vogue (online) |
UK |
online |
_CondN |
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Voice |
UK |
news |
_VTA |
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Voice For Islanders - Charlottetown - PE |
CA |
regional |
__misc |
ex Hollinger Canadian News. |

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Voice International |
UK |
mags |
_MF |
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Voici |
FR |
mags |
_GJ |
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Voisins.net |
CA |
online |
_TransC |
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La Voix du Sud - Lac-Etchemin - QC |
CA |
regional |
_TransC |
ex-Hollinger |

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La Voix Populaire |
CA |
regional |
_TransC |
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Volkswagen Golf+ |
UK |
mags |
_Kelsey |
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VolksWorld |
UK |
mags |
_IPC |
IPC Country+Leisure |

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Volleyball |
US |
mags |
_Madavor |
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Volvo Magazine |
UK |
mags |
_Redwood |
for Volvo Cars |

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Vox television |
DE |
bcast |
_RTL |
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Voyager |
GR |
mags |
_Hach |
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VSD |
FR |
mags |
_GJ |
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Vulcan - AB - Advocate |
CA |
regional |
_QuebecC |
Bowes Publishers |

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VWBus |
UK |
mags |
_Jazz |
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VWCamper |
UK |
mags |
_Jazz |
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Vysokyj Zamok / Lviv |
UA |
regional |
_Mecom |
Orkla 50% holding |

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Updated & © 19 August 2014 Mike Holderness; Disclaimer |