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Medieninhaber

media owner

noun meh-dee-en-IN-hah-ber Rare
Communication Media

Also means

proprietor of a media outlet

Usage Note

Medieninhaber refers to the legal owner of a newspaper, broadcaster or online outlet. Austrian press law requires the Medieninhaber to be named in the imprint (Impressum). The term stresses ownership rather than editorial control, unlike Verleger or Herausgeber.

Examples

"Das Gesetz schreibt vor, dass der Medieninhaber im Impressum genannt werden muss."

Natural Translation

The law stipulates that the media owner must be named in the imprint.

Literal Translation

The law prescribes that the media-owner in-the imprint named be must.

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