We introduce ourselves

In a nutshell

Relevant, structured, and organised media content - provided quickly and professionally. Axel Springer Syndication archives, researches, and utilises information and offers licences for articles and photos.

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3 content types

Articles, Images, Facts

Articles

80 million

press clippings

Images

9 million images

from all over the world

Facts

140 years

contemporary history

We are international

Articles from the media of Axel Springer SE, photos from the inventory of international partner agencies of ullstein bild, or our global licencing business: Our focal points are diversely interconnected in a world-wide network. You can profit from a strong partner by your side - domestically as well as internationally.

Discover the variety of our texts for Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Our text offers

From Australia to Cyprus - find out about our worldwide photos!

Photographers and partners

We are your contact partner for any questions about terms, services, and prices. And we will keep in touch with you with news about our media and products.

Your contacts:

Axel Springer Syndication Sales

Jan-Philipp Bahr | Renate Buhren | Alexandra Flache

+49 030 2591 71275

anfrage@axelspringer.de

ullstein bild Sales

Karin Buch | Martina Landmann

+49 30 2591 73609

kontakt@ullsteinbild.de

We are your contact partner for all questions and wishes regarding content and we continuously develop our products for you.

Your contacts:

Dr. Katrin

Bomhoff

Senior Manager Asset & Exhibition

+49 30 2591 73164

k.bomhoff@axelspringer-syndication.de

Nicole

Ziebell

Senior Manager Content & Research Services

+49 30 2591 71288

n.ziebell@axelspringer-syndication.de

Thorun-Christine

Matthies

Senior Manager Content Solutions

+49 30 2591 71278

t.matthies@axelspringer-syndication.de

We manage and represent Axel Springer Syndication.

Your contacts:

Alexandra

Braun

Managing Director

+49 30 2591 77106

a.braun@axelspringer-syndication.de

Dr. Bertram

Stausberg

Managing Director

+49 4102 711 441

bertram.stausberg@axelspringer.com

Our history

1894

Acquisition of 'Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung'. The Ullstein Archive (text and photo) was established. Since 2013, ullstein bild is a brand of the Axel Springer Syndication GmbH.

1914

The newspaper Vossische Zeitung is published by Ullstein Verlag.

1921

The publishing house Ullstein & Co. becomes Ullstein AG. Significant photographers of the Weimar Republic contribute to the Ullstein titles. Their photos made their way into the archive and are still available today.

30.01.1933

Rise to power of the National Socialists, synchronisation of German press. Under the pressure of the National Socialist regime, the Jewish publishing family Ullstein sells the publishing house for a price far below its actual value in 1934.

1937

The Ullstein Publishing House is renamed "German Publishing House". The photo stock, which has grown to several million photos by the end of the war, survives the air raids of Berlin almost unscathed thanks to removal for storage.

03.02.1945

Bomb attack on the newspaper quarter in Berlin - destruction of a big part of the text archive.

1945

After the war, the archive is rebuilt in the Ullstein House in the Tempelhof district after having suffered only minor damages. As many other photo collections were destroyed or dispersed, there is an increase in external requests for the Ullstein photo a

1946

Hamburg: Founding of Axel Springer Publishing.

1950

Renaming of the photo archive into "Ullstein Bilderdienst".

1958

Founding of the Hamburg text archive for verification of self-publications.

1959

Acquisition of the majority of shares of Ullstein AG by publisher Axel Springer.

1971

Combination of the text archive Hamburg with the WELT archive as one central text archive.

1985

Takeover of the Ullstein publishing objects by Axel Springer Publishing.

1986

Introduction of electronic image processing at Ullstein Photo Services.

1987

Fact database biographies.

1989

IT-supported development of press material, first reference database.

1995

Provision of an online image database.

2001

Renaming of the main department text archive into Axel Springer Publishing Infopool. Ullstein Photo Services together with the Hamburg photo archive of Axel Springer AG becomes ullstein bild, start of the Internet presence under www.ullsteinbild.de.

2005

Cooperation with the documentation SPIEGEL Publishing House: Both publishing houses evaluate press material for each other, joint development of databases.

2008

Umzug von Infopool Text und Foto von Hamburg nach Berlin.

01.04.2013

Infopool Text und ullstein bild werden zusammengeführt zur Axel Springer Syndication GmbH.