Sport-Informations-Dienst
{{Infobox company
| name = Sport-Informations-Dienst
| logo = SID-Logo.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| type =
| foundation = {{Start date|1945|09|15}}
| location_city = Cologne
| location_country = {{nowrap|Germany}}
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| industry = News media
| products = News agency
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| homepage = [http://www.sid.de www.sid.de]
}}
Sport-Informations-Dienst GmbH (SID) (Sport Information Service) is a German news agency. Based in Cologne, it has grown to be a major sport news agency. It was founded on 15 September 1945.{{cite web|url=http://www.rp-online.de/sport/ein-markenzeichen-feiert-geburtstag-1.1552056|title=60 Jahre Sport-Informations-Dienst|work=rp-online.de|publisher=Rheinische Post|date=15 September 2005|accessdate=25 January 2013|language=German}} In 1998 it became a subsidiary of Agence France-Presse.{{cite web|url=http://www.bdzv.de/aktuell/bdzv-branchendienste/bdzv-intern/artikel/detail/afp_erwirbt_alle_anteile_am_sid/|title=AFP erwirbt alle Anteile am sid|work=bdzv.de|publisher=Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger|date=15 January 1998|accessdate=25 January 2013|language=German}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.sid.de/ Sport-Informations-Dienst Website]
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Category:Companies based in Cologne