About us
X-CAGO empowers media companies worldwide with innovative technology to digitise, enrich, manage, and monetise content – enabling them to innovate and thrive in an evolving media landscape.
One article, Endless possibilities
Founded in 2000, X-CAGO is a trusted technology partner to international publishers and media organisations, delivering innovative software solutions. Based in the Netherlands, we help publishers unlock the full potential of their content by seamlessly preparing high-quality data for effective digital content marketing across B2B and B2C channels, in close collaboration with our partners. X-CAGO enables the digitisation and conversion of newspapers, magazines, websites, and books into clean, structured, and format-independent outputs such as XML and JSON.
Preserving Quality, Powering Reuse
Our data standards preserve original layouts while enabling unlimited reuse across digital platforms, enhanced with AI-powered features such as IPTC tagging, entity recognition, and translations. Through our Digital Archive, publishers, CMOs, MMOs, and other institutions gain access, advanced search, ePaper solutions, syndication, audit trails, and innovative integrations like RAG-chatbots powered by trusted content.
Maximum Impact, Minimal Overhead
With no need for costly infrastructure or additional manpower, zero-risk data management backed by proven expertise, and reliable 24/7/365 support, X-CAGO empowers publishers and partners to focus on what matters most – streamlining workflows, unlocking new marketing channels, and generating sustainable revenue and enhance audience engagement from both editorial and evergreen content.
Our Mission
We are committed to advancing the industry standard in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Our mission is to deliver efficient, high-quality conversion and archiving of media, leveraging automation and self-service wherever possible. By providing reliable, scalable, and high-quality solutions, we enable publishers and partners to optimize workflows and maintain a competitive edge in a dynamic industry.
Our Responsibility
At the core of our work is a commitment to responsibility – both to our partners and to the publishing industry as a whole. We operate with transparency, ensuring that our practices, partnerships, and technology align with the highest standards. We are successful when our partner publishers are successful, from emerging publishers to established names, and we tailor our support to help every publisher thrive.
The Publishers
As a subsidiary of PMG Presse-Monitor, with board representation from the seven largest German publishers and two media associations, we combine direct industry connections with industry responsibility. Our global presence goes far beyond Europe, with long-standing publisher relationships from Australia and Africa to America, giving us unmatched insight into global publishing markets.
Our Partners
We build strategic alliances through a global network of innovative partners. Our technology integrates seamlessly with eKiosks, app providers, CMS platforms, MMOs, CMOs, libraries, national archives, and many other. This interoperability enables meaningful and direct, value-driven collaboration between partners and clients within a unified technology framework.
Our Team
With over 25 years of experience, we bring deep expertise in navigating global markets. Combining local insight with a global perspective, our team builds close client relationships and delivers impactful innovations. Our development team continually advances our platforms, helping publishers partners adapt, stay ahead of industry change, and drive sustainable revenue in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
From Editorial to Euro: Optimizing Your Content
Conversion
Converting print newspapers, magazines, and books into extensively tagged, well-structured JSON and XML formats for smooth digital integration by publishers and partners.
Crawling
High-frequency web crawling of news websites with advanced filtering to extract articles, media, and metadata, structured into fully formatted JSON and XML output.
Archive
A digital archive preserving print publications, enabling seamless searches, access, analysis, and long-term storage for publishers, researchers, and readers.
AI-powered
AI-powered enrichment, combined with summaries, translations, and a RAG-driven chatbot for effortless discovery, search, and deeper insights across your content.
X‑CAGO is a subsidiary of PMG Presse‑Monitor, a leading provider of digital media monitoring, press review creation, and media analysis, offering the largest up‑to‑date press database in the German‑speaking market. Founded in 2001 as a joint venture of major German newspaper and magazine publishers, PMG’s shareholders include 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, giving the company deep industry ties and governance rooted in the publishing community. From its Berlin headquarters, PMG markets content and rights from around 900 publishers and more than 4,000 print and online sources to over 5,000 customers, including companies, associations, public institutions, media monitoring services, and PR agencies, enabling reliable access to structured, licensed media content and powerful insights for communication, research, and evaluation.
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Publishers and Media Companies worldwide trust X-CAGO as their technology partner for content conversion, digital archiving, web crawling, and a wide range of innovative solutions. Get in touch to discover how we can help you unlock new revenue streams and enhance your digital offerings.