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As one of the world's leading international news agencies dpa maintains four editorially-independent but closely linked networks of bureaux, correspondents and staff around the globe.

Commercial and strategic cooperation agreements with national and international partners complement these operations, leading to a merging of strengths from which the customer benefits.

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ANN – the Asia News Network

In October 2008, dpa started its cooperation with the Asia News Network (ANN), the world's most active newspaper alliance. dpa is ANN's exclusive syndication partner and as such, distributes news and features originating from ANN.

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The ANN was founded in 1998 with the aim of uniting Asian newspapers. Today, the network is an alliance of 19 leading daily newspapers from 187 Asian countries.

The service is a selection of 50 articles per day from the creme de la creme of Asian newspapers and is available seven days per week. It provides news, in-depth analyses, opinion pieces, commentaries and backgrounds on politics, economics, health and science, culture and entertainment, offering a unique “Asian point of view” on Asian and Global issues. In addition, the ANN service includes features stories, some of which are illustrated.

Newspapers participating in the cooperation

  • Rasmei Kampuchea (Cambodia)
  • China Daily (China)
  • The Statesman (India)
  • The Korea Herald (South Korea)
  • The Star (Malaysia)
  • Sin Chew Daily (Malaysia)
  • The Nation (Thailand)
  • The Straits Times (Singapore)
  • The Philippine Daily Inquirer (Philippines)
  • The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
  • Vietnam News (Vietnam)
  • The Daily Star (Bangladesh)
  • Vientiane Times (Laos)
  • The Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
  • The Island (Sri Lanka)
  • Brunei Times (Brunei)
  • The Nation (Pakistan)
  • China Post (Taiwan)
  • Kuensel (Bhutan)

Monthly football columns in English, Spanish and Arabic

Franz Beckenbauer and Cesar Luis Menotti

Football columns giving an insight into one of the world's most popular sports are an excellent medium to gain customer loyalty. The gms football columns allow your readers an insight into the thoughts and views of two of the sport's best known and most passionate football celebrities.

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Franz Beckenbauer and César Luis Menotti comment on the latest developments in the world of football, providing varying points of views on issues including tournaments, matches, backgrounds on coaches and players as well as FIFA news. Both football legends can furnish you and your readers with valuable background information and comments as well as insights into upcoming events. gms offers you that certain something for your sports pages while keeping the right amount of exclusiveness in your region.

Franz Beckenbauer started his career in 1954 with amateur club SC Munich 06 but the "Kaiser", as he is affectionately known, spent most of his playing years at Germany's top club Bayern Munich, where he won four Bundesliga titles and three European Cups. His brilliant career also included winning the World Cup as a player in 1974 and in 1990 as coach of the German team. He is a member of the FIFA Executive committee and, in 2006, celebrated the World Cup in Germany as president of the Organizing Committee.

César Luis Menotti started his football career in 1960 at Rosario Central in Argentina. The highlight of his football life came in 1978 when he, as the National Team's coach, led Argentina to the World Cup. Many successful stages as coach of different teams, including Spanish giant Barcelona, complete his unique career in the football industry.

The columns are produced once a month and are exclusive to gms. Each columns contains about 600-700 words in 60 to 70 lines and covers the most relevant football events and matches worldwide. The columns are delivered via Email.

United Media

United Media, the US-based information and entertainment company, develops and markets 150 comic strips and editorial features worldwide, including Peanuts, Dilbert, Get Fuzzy and many more. United Media is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the E.W. Scripps Company. dpa's subsidiary gms Global Media Services GmbH is United Media’s official sales agent in Middle East, Central America and  South America.

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The monthly US-publication Harper's magazine (circulation over 225.000) is known for balancing coverage of political, social, economic and cultural themes with essays and fiction by distinguished writers and promising new voices. The Newspaper Service offers a weekly selection of articles for clients.

Salon.com, the renowned online magazine, offers content sites which include News, Politics, Technology & Business, Arts & Entertainment, Books, Sex, Life, People and Salon Audio, a digital audio hub which offers downloadable interviews and commentary from today's most compelling writers and performers. The service for media includes selected highlight articles per week and also the possibility of using additional content (on request).

All material is available via Internet (http pull, ftp pull or email).

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Splash News Service

The Splash News Service provides up to the minute celebrity news round the clock and from all over the world. Users receive a topical celebrity story every 15 minutes and every item comes with a mid res image. dpa's subsidiary Global Media Services synciates the Splash News Service on a world-wide basis.

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Splash produces about 100 entertainment news per day from Monday to Friday – with a new story being sent every 15 minutes, including all the latest breaking news - and about 30 entertainment news on weekend days. Every story includes a mid res image.15 experienced reporters bring out the top show biz stories as they happen – from Splash’s offices in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, Tokyo and Sydney.The service is perfect for any form of media – newspapers, magazines, blogs, websites, cell phones, tv and radio. It is available via e-mail, RSS feed and FTP push and pull. 

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The dpa platform enables access to dpa's vast library of texts, pictures and graphics. It provides customers with real-time search facilities as well as quick searches of archive material.

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