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Since 2000
2000
The development policy continues across all areas of the business with the establishment of the joint ventures Mondadori Rodale, BoL Italia, ACI Mondadori, Mondadori Informatica e. Bismedia; the launch of new magazine titles Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Go!, Jack; and the opening of new Mondadori Bookstores in Florence and Padua and a new Multicenter store in Milan's Via Marghera, the largest media store in Italy.
2001
The Grupo editorial Random House Mondadori, a 50-50 joint venture between the Mondadori Group and the Bertelsmann Group is established to bring together the imprints of the two groups for the Spanish and Latin America and which is destined to become, with revenues of more than $100 million, the second largest book publisher in the Spanish language.
The launch of Cambio, the first fruit of the ACI Mondadori joint venture. This gives the green light to an integrated publishing system for the car sector based on the magazines Cambio, Auto oggi, Automobile Club, HP Trasporti, Club and the portal inauto.com.
Mondadori and Microsoft reach an agreement for the creation of Italy's first e.Book store; ebook.mondadori.com, an internet site that allows readers to select and buy books in an electronic format using the Microsoft Reader technology, an application that brings video rendering much closer to the quality of print.
The Mondadori printing plant in Verona introduces a new System S10 machine, Europe's most advanced automated printing system.
2002
On 13 December 2002 the Chairman, Leonardo Mondadori dies.
On 5 February 2003 he is succeeded by Marina Berlusconi.
2003 - 2004
The Group's development strategy continues in all areas of the business. In particular, the acquisition of 70% of Piemme, a publishing house especially active in the children's sector; the agreement with Attica Publications for the acquisition of 40% of the Athens-based company, leader in the Greek consumer magazine market; the launch of a range of new magazines, including Flair, Economy, Evo, Per Me, Easy Shop.
2005 - 2006
Two important moves are made in the context of the Group's development strategy for new sectors and new markets. In 2005 Mondadori enters the radio business, with the acquisition of Radio 101 One-O-One, one of the best-known national radio networks, and relaunches the station with the new name R101. In 2006 the Group reinforces its international profile with the acquisition of Emap France, the country's third biggest consumer magazine publisher.
2007
Mondadori celebrates its centenary. The expression used to mark the event over the year was, La Casa in cui siamo cresciuti (The house where we grew up) which encapsulates the image of the company. In its first hundred years, Mondadori has been the place where it has always been possible to find opportunities to read and to grow, for entertainment and personal enrichment; a hospitable place, open to all aspects of culture and information.