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3 unusual facts about Leo Kirch


Kirch Group

KirchGruppe (KirchGroup) was a German media group founded by Leo Kirch.

Leo Kirch

As his company rose to become one of the most important private media companies in the then West Germany, the country's second public broadcaster, ZDF, came to depend on it heavily for films and other programs, partly as a result of companies that appeared to be competing actually being owned by Kirch.

In 1985 he purchased a stake in the leading tabloid Bild after the death of former owner Axel Springer.



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