Formerly | Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso (1955–2017) |
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Type | Listed società per azioni |
BIT: ES | |
Industry | Publisher |
Founded | 1955 |
Headquarters | Turin, Italy |
Area served | Italy |
Products | |
Parent | Exor |
Website | gedispa |
GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A., formerly known as Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso S.p.A., is an Italian media conglomerate. Founded in 1955, it is based in Turin, Italy.
History
In 2009, the group L'Espresso created an online advertising consortium with RCS MediaGroup.[1]
In March 2016, the Italiana Editrice (ITEDI, group La Stampa) merged with L'Espresso group to create the leading Italian group in print and online information.[2]
In May 2017, the group changed its names from Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso to GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. In 2020 EXOR, the company of the Agnelli-family took over GEDI Gruppo Editoriale and became the controlling owner.[3]
Description
- Newspapers:
- 150,000 to 200,000 copies: la Repubblica
- 100,000 to 150,000 copies: La Stampa
- 25,000 to 50,000 copies: Il Secolo XIX
- 5,000 to 10,000 copies: La Provincia Pavese, La Sentinella del Canavese
- Online newspapers: Huffington Post (Italian edition), Alfemminile, Mashable (Italian edition)
- Magazines: Limes, National Geographic Italia (Italian edition of National Geographic Magazine), Le Scienze (Italian edition of Scientific American), Mente & Cervello, Le Guide dell'Espresso
- Radio stations: Radio DeeJay, Radio Capital, m2o
- Television channels: Repubblica Radio TV, Deejay TV, myDeejay, Onda Latina
- Web portals: Kataweb
- Advertising: A. Manzoni & C.
- Education: Somedia
Formerly owned
- Messaggero Veneto – Giornale del Friuli, Il Piccolo, Gazzetta di Mantova, Il Mattino di Padova, La Tribuna di Treviso, La Nuova Venezia and Corriere delle Alpi, ceded to NEM Group in 2023
- L'Espresso, ceded to BFC Group in 2022
- Il Tirreno, Gazzetta di Reggio, Gazzetta di Modena, La Nuova Ferrara and La Nuova Sardegna, ceded to SAE Group in 2020 and 2021
- MicroMega, closed in 2020 (later re-opened with a new ownership)
- Il Centro and La Città, ceded to local businessmen in 2017
- Alto Adige and Trentino, ceded to Athesia Group in 2017
Shareholding
In December 2019, the board of GEDI accepted Exor's offer to buy 43.78% of its stocks.[4][5]
As of 2019 the main shareholders were:[6]
References
- ↑ Italy's top newspaper groups pool online advertising, Reuters.com, 14 January 2009
- ↑ (in Italian) Giovanni Pons, Nasce il polo Repubblica-Stampa. Fca esce da Rcs, Repubblica.it, 2 March 2016
- ↑ (in Italian) Mauro Introzzi, Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso diventa GEDI Gruppo Editoriale, Soldionline.it, 8 May 2017
- ↑ (in Italian) La famiglia Agnelli-Elkann acquista la Repubblica e il gruppo l’Espresso, Firstonline.info, 3 December 2019
- ↑ Rachel Sanderson, Agnelli family’s Exor to buy Italian media group GEDI, Ft.com, 3 December 2019
- ↑ emi. "Notizie Radiocor Borsa: Gedi in volatilita' (+10,3%), la bagarre di famiglia infiamma i prezzi". Radiocor.
External links
- Official website (in Italian and English)