Can I subscribe to dpa's news services as a private individual?

dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH is a news wholesaler whose multimedia product range made up of text news, pictures, graphics and sound material is used mainly by newspapers, magazines, television stations, radio stations and online providers and by the German and foreign parliaments, governments, political parties, organizations and companies.

In principle anyone can become a customer of dpa.

The dpa website contains details of the range of products on offer and the right people to get in touch with at dpa.

Does dpa supply information about the Press?

dpa customers do not receive information on the media market in Germany or abroad. The agency supplies news in the form of text, pictures, graphics and sound material.

Information on press organs in Germany is available from umbrella organizations such as the German Federation of Newspaper Publishers (BDZV).

Can I use dpa to distribute press releases?

dpa transmits only texts which have been edited by its staff. When offering information please get in touch with your local regional office which will reserve the right to select and amend the material offered. The addresses of the international editorial departments can be found here.

How do the dpa editorial departments operate?

The Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH employees 900 staff members worldwide, 800 of them in editorial offices and 150 in its technical, sales and administrative departments. Several thousand freelance journalists and photographers gather information at news conferences, process material supplied to the press and carry out their own assignments. dpa works 24 hours a day since the flow of news never diminishes. A high-speed data switching network links the dpa offices and correspondents around the world to the central editorial department in Hamburg and the international editorial offices in Washington, Madrid, Bangkok, Buenos Aires and Nicosia. These control the flow of news, distributing it to newspapers, broadcasters, TV stations, online services and other customers by satellite, Internet (FTP, eMail), ISDN and facsimile.

Can I incorporate into my website dpa stories used on other home pages or those hosted by magazines? And does it suffice if the publication or home page host permits the storage and reproduction of the data?

News items and reports are protected by copyright along with photographs and graphic material. Those interested in making use of dpa material should take note of the following.

1. Please contact the sales department at internationalsales@dpa.com, per fax under +49 40 4113-2319 of by telephone +49 40 4113-2310 stating what material you require and for which medium you intend to use it.

2. You will receive a draft contract with the cost itemized.

3. Return the draft contract, assuming you are in agreement with the conditions. The document constitutes permission to use the services specified.

4. Please pay the appropriate amount on receipt of our invoice.

Why does the dpa website contain no news items?

dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH is essentially a news wholesaler and therefore does not publish news on its own website. Its news material can be found on numerous customer sites in the Internet. These includes the websites of newspapers and magazines, radio and television stations as well as the news pages of online providers, web portals and the home pages of various organizations.

Can you supply me with a price list?

dpa can supply each potential customer with a tailormade offer depending on the customer's needs, circulation, range of services and company profile. As a rule we do not issue a general price list.

Requests for an offer should be sent with a detailed customer profile to internationalsales@dpa.com