CH Media
Source Passport
CH-M-00004-3
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- Legal name
- CH Media Holding AG
- Country
- Switzerland
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- 2018
- Editor-in-chief
- Michael Wanner (CEO)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
4 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address on record, not yet checked
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- CH Media
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address Pending check
- Neumattstrasse 1, 5001 Aarau
- Public contact email Pending check
- kontakt@chmedia.ch
2 sources
- CH Media Impressum, read 2026-10-19 (CH Media Holding AG, Neumattstrasse 1, 5001 Aarau; UID as written 'CH-250.348.848'; kontakt@chmedia.ch; Peter Wanner VR-Präsident und Verleger)
- CH Media, Beteiligungen (namhafte Beteiligungen nach Art. 322 Abs. 2 StGB), read 2026-10-19 (joint venture of NZZ and AZ Medien in 2018; fully owned by the Wanner family since 1 April 2026; list of holdings)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type AZ Medien AG 100% Direct Company Wanner family 100% Indirect Person - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- AZ Medien AG (Wanner family)
2 sources
- CH Media media release, 25 March 2026, read 2026-10-19 (AZ Medien AG takes over the remaining 35% from NZZ; Familie Wanner 100% from 1 April 2026; CEO Michael Wanner; VR-Präsident Peter Wanner; 2025 revenue CHF 406m)
- CH Media, Beteiligungen (namhafte Beteiligungen nach Art. 322 Abs. 2 StGB), read 2026-10-19 (joint venture of NZZ and AZ Medien in 2018; fully owned by the Wanner family since 1 April 2026; list of holdings)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- watson
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- CH Media, Beteiligungen (namhafte Beteiligungen nach Art. 322 Abs. 2 StGB), read 2026-10-19 (joint venture of NZZ and AZ Medien in 2018; fully owned by the Wanner family since 1 April 2026; list of holdings)
- watson.ch article on its own parent group, 2022, read 2026-10-19 (FixxPunkt AG is the parent company of watson; CH Media to take majority of FixxPunkt AG from AZ Medien in spring 2023)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Origin, Control, Money, Channels, Networks) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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