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Promotora de Informaciones, S.A (PRISA) is a Spanish media conglomerate.

Contents
1 History and profile
2 Holdings
2.1 Newspapers
2.2 Magazines
2.3 Music and radio
2.4 Television
3 References
4 External links

History and profile

Founded

Sociedad Annima
BMAD: PRS
NYSE: PRIS
Broadcasting, Publishing,
Media, Internet, Entertainment
1972; 43 years ago

Founder

Jess de Polanco

Type
Traded as
Industry

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The PRISA group was founded in 1972[3][4] by Jess de Polanco who was the
major shareholder and the president of the company until his death on 21 July
2007.[5] The other founder was Jos Ortega Spotorno, a son of the philosopher
Ortega y Gasset.[4] The company was established as part of the Spanish
Transicion.[4] The son of Jess de Polanco, Ignacio Polanco, succeeded him as
the president of PRISA.[5]
The share of the group in the Spanish press market was 15,1% in 2006.[5]

Headquarters Madrid, Spain

Ignacio Polanco (Chairman)
Key people
Juan Lus Cebrin (CEO)
Television and radio
Services
production, press and
publishing
2.822 billion (2010)[1]
Net income
Number of
employees
Website

14,987 (2009)[2]
www.prisa.com

As of 2010 it was controlled by Nicolas Berggruen.[6] At the end of 2010 the US

hedge fund Liberty Acquisitions Holdings acquired 51% of the company.[3]

Holdings

Languages
Catal
Deutsch
Espaol
Euskara
Franais
Galego
Italiano
Portugus

Promotora de Informaciones, S.A

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As of 2012, the company holds a 50% interest in El Huffington Post, the Spanish language version of the news source.[4] As
of 2014 the PRISA group owned 95% of the Portuguese media company, Media Capital which controls the TV channel TVI,
and several radio stations, among others.[7]

Newspapers [ edit ]
PRISA owns the following papers among the others[8][4]
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El Pas, daily newspaper

Diario AS sports newspaper
Cinco Das economic newspaper

Magazines [ edit ]
PRISA noticias
Cinemana
Gentleman
Car
Claves
Revista 40
Rolling Stone

Music and radio [ edit ]

PRISA radio
Cadena SER news station
Los 40 Principales music station
M80 Radio music station
Cadena Dial music station
Mxima FM music station
Radio Ol music station
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ONA FM music station

Rdio Comercial music station (Portugal)
Rdio Clube news station (Portugal)
Cidade FM music station (Portugal)
Best Rock FM music station (Portugal)
Grupo Latino de Radio
Caracol Radio news station (Colombia)
Radio Continental news station (Argentina)
ADN Radio news station (Chile)
W Radio radio network (Mexico, co-owner with Televisa))
XETRA-AM and WSUA news stations (United States)

Television [ edit ]
PRISA TV
Digital+ Direct broadcast satellite
Media Capital
TVI
V-me

References

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1. ^ "Annual Results 2010" (PDF). Prisa.

2. ^ Prisa: About us
3. ^ a b Julia Pastor (27 December 2013). "Prisa Group: Dismantling of Spains Top Media Giant Means End of an Era" . The
Corner (Madrid). Retrieved 26 November 2014.
4. ^ a b c d e "Country Profile: Spain" . Institute of Media and Communications Study. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
5. ^ a b c Andrea Czepek; Melanie Hellwig; Eva Nowak (2009). Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe: Concepts and Conditions .
Intellect Books. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-84150-243-4. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
6. ^ Raphael Minder. Prisa Looks for Return to Financial Health , The New York Times, 21 November 2010
7. ^ "Portuguese Media" . BPI Equity. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
8. ^ "Spain- Newspapers" . G2MI. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

External links

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Official website
Categories: PRISA 1972 establishments in Spain Companies based in the Community of Madrid
Companies established in 1972 Companies listed on the Madrid Stock Exchange
Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Conglomerate companies of Spain Media companies of Spain
Media in Madrid Multinational companies headquartered in Spain

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