Heute
Source Passport
AT-M-00005-8
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- AHVV Verlags GmbH (print and Bewegtbild); DJ Digitale Medien GmbH (heute.at)
- Country
- Austria
- Type
- Newspaper
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Clemens Oistric (Chefredakteur Print und Bewegtbild)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 21 February 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
6 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- Heute
- Heute.at
- Newsflix
- Company registration number Pending check
- FN 43858y (Handelsgericht Wien; AHVV Verlags GmbH)
- Registered address Pending check
- Walfischgasse 13, 1010 Wien
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
3 sources
- Heute Impressum / Offenlegung §25 MedienG for AHVV Verlags GmbH (print and Bewegtbild), read 2026-10-13 (FN 43858y, address, ownership chain, Herausgeberin, Chefredaktion, Blattlinie)
- Heute.at Impressum / Offenlegung for DJ Digitale Medien GmbH, read 2026-10-13 (FN 454803d, online Medieninhaber, ownership chain, Geschäftsführung)
- RTR/KommAustria Förderungszusage HEUTE 2. und 3. Abschnitt QJF-G 2026, 10.07.2026 (recipient AHVV Verlags GmbH, Walfischgasse 13, 1010 Wien; total EUR 732,669.73)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Ultimate Media Beteiligungs- und Management GmbH 100% Direct Company Heute Verlag Holding und Management GmbH 100% Indirect Company Periodika Privatstiftung 36.98% Indirect Trust or foundation Alta GmbH, Vaduz 36.92% Indirect Company MARFA Privatstiftung, Vaduz 36.92% Indirect Trust or foundation Wolfgang Jansky 25.10% Indirect Person Ing. Mag. Robert Knobl 1% Indirect Person - Beneficial owners Pending check
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- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Heute Verlag Holding und Management GmbH (Periodika Privatstiftung 36.98 %, Alta GmbH/MARFA Privatstiftung 36.92 %, Wolfgang Jansky 25.1 %, Robert Knobl 1 %)
2 sources
- Heute Impressum / Offenlegung §25 MedienG for AHVV Verlags GmbH (print and Bewegtbild), read 2026-10-13 (FN 43858y, address, ownership chain, Herausgeberin, Chefredaktion, Blattlinie)
- Heute.at Impressum / Offenlegung for DJ Digitale Medien GmbH, read 2026-10-13 (FN 454803d, online Medieninhaber, ownership chain, Geschäftsführung)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Republic of Austria (Qualitäts-Journalismus-Förderung via RTR/KommAustria, QJF-G) Government or public body 2026 (observation period 2025): total EUR 732,669.73 (journalism subsidy incl. supplements and content-diversity subsidy)
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts Verified
Platform Link Facebook facebook.com/heute/ X x.com/Heute_at Threads threads.com/@heute.at
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 14 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels) |
| 1 | 13 October 2026 | First published |
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