Editing Bertelsmann (section)

=== 1984–1993 ===
Mark Wössner brought the subsidiaries closer to headquarters in Gütersloh.<ref>{{cite book|language=de|page=85|title=Die Bertelsmann Methode|first=Jean-Marc |last=Göttert|publisher=Redline|location=Munich|year=2013|isbn=978-3-86414-393-9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|language=de|first=Thomas |last=Lehning|title=Das Medienhaus: Geschichte und Gegenwart des Bertelsmann-Konzerns|publisher=Fink|location=Paderborn, Munich|year=2004|isbn=3-7705-4035-2|page=109}}</ref> In particular, this involved business development and controlling.<ref>{{cite book|title=175 Years of Bertelsmann: The Legacy for Our Future|publisher=C. Bertelsmann|location=Munich|year=2010|isbn=978-3-570-10175-9|page=46}}</ref> Under the leadership of Mark Wössner, Bertelsmann also took a stake in [[RTL Television|RTL plus]], the first private TV broadcaster in Germany.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bertelsmann wird heute 175 Jahre alt (1980–1990)|language=de|newspaper=Westfalen-Blatt|date=1 July 2010}}</ref> In 1986, Bertelsmann acquired a majority in [[RCA Records]] and merged its activities in the music market with the new [[Bertelsmann Music Group]].<ref>{{cite book|title=175 Years of Bertelsmann: The Legacy for Our Future|publisher=C. Bertelsmann|location=Munich|year=2010|isbn=978-3-570-10175-9|page=48}}</ref> [[Sonopress]], a company established in 1958 to manufacture records, was not part of the Bertelsmann Music Group, rather it was assigned to the print and industrial division.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nw.de/lokal/kreis_guetersloh/guetersloh/guetersloh/20671294_Sonopress-kehrt-zu-seinem-Namen-zurueck.html|website=Neue Westfälische|language=de|title=Sonopress kehrt zu seinem Namen zurück|first=Ludger|last=Osterkamp|date=6 January 2016|access-date=29 March 2016}}</ref> With [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], another well-known publishing house was acquired.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/chronik-das-rasante-wachstum-des-bertelsmann-verlags-a-653130.html|website=[[Spiegel Online]]|title=Chronik: Das rasante Wachstum des Bertelsmann-Verlags|date=4 October 2009|access-date=20 November 2015|language=de}}</ref> As a result, the group ascended to become a well-known international company, and Bertelsmann was temporarily the world's largest media group.<ref name="Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA">{{cite web|url=http://www.mediadb.eu/en/data-base/international-media-corporations/bertelsmann-se-co-kgaa.html|title=Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA|website=Media Data Base|publisher=[[Institute for Media and Communication Policy]]|access-date=20 May 2016|date=11 May 2016}}</ref>

In the [[financial year]] of 1990/1991, Bertelsmann had over 45,000 employees and reached sales of 14.5 billion [[Deutsche Mark]] annually. 63% involved business outside of Germany, and the United States was the most important foreign market.<ref>{{cite book|title=175 Years of Bertelsmann: The Legacy for Our Future|publisher=C. Bertelsmann|location=Munich|year=2010|isbn=978-3-570-10175-9|page=53}}</ref> After the [[German reunification]] and the end of the [[Cold War]], Bertelsmann also expanded to [[East Germany]], as well as into [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.bertelsmann.com/en/milestones/view/75|website=Chronicle|publisher=Bertelsmann|title=Lots of Action on the Eastern Front|access-date=20 May 2016}}</ref> For example, in 1989 the first branch outlet of the ''Club Bertelsmann'' opened in [[Dresden]].<ref>{{cite book|title=175 Years of Bertelsmann: The Legacy for Our Future|publisher=C. Bertelsmann|location=Munich|year=2010|isbn=978-3-570-10175-9|page=55}}</ref> The later development of Bertelsmann in the 1990s was marked by the spread of the [[Internet]] as a mass medium, as well as changes to the ownership structure.<ref>{{cite book|title=175 Years of Bertelsmann: The Legacy for Our Future|publisher=C. Bertelsmann|location=Munich|year=2010|isbn=978-3-570-10175-9|page=54}}</ref> In 1993, Reinhard Mohn transferred the majority of capital shares to the [[Bertelsmann Stiftung]] and assumed its chairmanship.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bertelsmann wird heute 175 Jahre alt (1990–2000)|language=de|newspaper=Westfalen-Blatt|date=1 July 2010}}</ref> The foundation itself was financed by profits of the company.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/die-reichsten-deutschen-der-asketische-revolutionaer-a-176555.html|language=de|website=Spiegel Online|first=Jean-Marc |last=Göttert|title=Die reichsten Deutschen: Der asketische Revolutionär|date=11 January 2002|access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref>