Berlin – The international PDLN network, which focuses on legally compliant marketing of media content, recently held its annual conference in Warsaw on Monday 2 June, 2025. During the conference, Natascha Thomas was elected as the new president, succeeding Javier Diaz da Olarte from CEDRO, Centro Español de Derechos Reprográficos. Thomas has been an active member of the network for the past two years as the Vice President. The newly elected Vice President is Carlos Eugénio from Visapress in Portugal.
Expressing her gratitude for the opportunity to lead the PDLN, Thomas said, “I would like to thank Javier for his dedicated work as the head of the PDLN. I am committed to building on his efforts and further promoting our international cooperation. By sharing experiences and learning from each other, we can make the most of the opportunities offered by AI. This also applies to mitigating the risks associated with rapid technological development. The PDLN network, with its established structures, allows us to advance our common goal of protecting the interests of content producers and preventing abuse on a global scale.”
Thomas, who holds a degree in communications research, has been the Deputy Managing Director of PMG Presse-Monitor since 2020, where she is responsible for sales, marketing, and business development. She is passionate about driving forward the digitalization of processes and products. Under her leadership, the company recently launched the highly available PMG MediaHub portal, where over 900 publishers offer the content of more than 3,000 publications for legally compliant secondary utilization. This one-stop-shop has become a go-to for over 5,000 companies and organizations for their daily media monitoring and legally compliant press review creation.
Thomas has held various positions in digital consulting and research analysis before joining Axel Springer AG, where she was in charge of digital products. She has also served as a member of the executive board of AFP GmbH and its subsidiary, SID Sport-Informations-Dienst GmbH, where she was responsible for marketing and sales. Since 2020, Thomas has been the deputy managing director of PMG Presse-Monitor GmbH & Co. KG.
The Press Database and Licensing Network (PDLN) is an international association of press databases and licensing companies that license and supply newspaper, magazine, and website material for media monitoring and use in press reviews. Founded in 2008, the network has 39 members from 25 countries who work together to protect and promote the interests of publishing houses and content publishers in the media evaluation market.
PMG Presse-Monitor GmbH & Co. KG, a leading provider of digital media monitoring, press review creation, and media analysis in the German-speaking world, recently launched the newly developed PMG MediaHub in spring 2025. With over 900 publishers and content producers making their content available daily for legally compliant secondary utilization, PMG has become a go-to for PR professionals and communications departments in companies and public authorities, as well as professional media observers. In 2021, PMG acquired the internationally successful data conversion specialist X-CAGO from the Netherlands, allowing publishers to access customized solutions for the multiple digital exploitation of their content. PMG also provides the Press Portal for Schools (PfS) since 2023, based on a framework agreement with the federal states, which allows teachers to centrally access the content of German press coverage for lesson organization.
Founded in 2001, PMG is a joint venture of German newspaper and magazine publishers, with shareholders including Axel Springer, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Gruner + Jahr, Handelsblatt Media Group, Hubert Burda Media, Spiegel-Verlag, Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Bundesverband Digitalpublisher und Zeitungsverleger, and the Medienverband der freien Presse.
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Roger Dormeier
Marketing | Communications | PR
PMG Presse-Monitor GmbH & Co. KG
Phone: +49 30 28493 118
Email: roger.dormeier@presse-monitor.de