DC Thomson
Scottish publishing and television production company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing The Courier, The Evening Telegraph and The Sunday Post newspapers, and the comics Oor Wullie, The Broons, The Beano, The Dandy and Commando. It also owns the Aberdeen Journals Group which publishes the Press and Journal. The company owns several websites, including Findmypast, and owned the now defunct social media site Friends Reunited.[2]
Not to be confused with DC Comics or Thomson Corporation.
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Publishing |
Founded | 1905; 119 years ago (1905) |
Founder | David Couper Thomson |
Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland, UK |
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Revenue | £245 million (2016)[1] |
£30.06 million (2016)[1] | |
Total assets | £1.404 billion (2016)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,148 (2016)[1] |
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Website | dcthomson |
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