VNU (Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven, which translates into English as "United Dutch Publishing Companies") is a Dutch media conglomerate. Formed in 1964 by the merger of two Dutch publishing companies, VNU dropped the full name in 1999 and became simply known as "VNU."

VNU has corporate headquarters in Haarlem, The Netherlands and New York City, USA. VNU is active in over 100 countries, and employs some 38,000 people worldwide.

Corporate holdings

VNU is the owner of numerous well-known companies and publications, including:

• Billboard, weekly music industry publication
• The Hollywood Reporter, entertainment industry trade magazine
• Editor & Publisher, monthly newspaper industry trade journal
• Personal Computer World , the UK's oldest computing magazine
• ACNielsen, marketing research firm
• Nielsen Media Research, producer of the Nielsen Ratings
• Nielsen//NetRatings , Internet audience measurement firm

External link

• VNU website