Abstract
In Spain, the media market structure is made up of very different media groups, making it necessary to identify and classify them in a clear and coherent manner. To do so, this article collects secondary information from media companies’ websites and from audience measurement institutions. Results identify 50 media groups with activity in the Spanish market. They are classified into three categories according to the type of outlet, including national, sectorial, and regional. The current structure is based on recent developments in the last four decades of democracy among newspapers, magazines, radio, television and digital media.
Highlights
IntroductionMonths before political transition commenced, he offers an overview of the Spanish press, radio and television
The radio has conserved large classic stations, but the public sector has gathered around RTVE and previously non-existent regional corporations
This article has identified ten media groups that can be considered of national importance in Spain, including Planeta, Prisa, Vocento, Unidad Editorial, Mediaset, RTVE, Cope, Prensa Ibérica, Godó and Henneo
Summary
Months before political transition commenced, he offers an overview of the Spanish press, radio and television He recounts that these sectors were experiencing very different situations at the time: “Free enterprise in the written press, a concession system for radio (concomitant with state radio) and a state monopoly in television” (1975: 157). He distinguishes between the parastatal sector associated with the generally unprofitable Prensa del Movimiento, and the private sector, in which he highlights ABC, La Vanguardia and Editorial Católica and their connections with large Spanish companies and banks. The latter sector’s joint circulation was very low, with 71 copies per thousand inhabitants, compared to more than 500
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