What Roma does

Il Roma is a regional Italian newspaper founded in 1862 and headquartered in Naples, operating as a for-profit media publication with a workforce of 11-50 employees. The publication functions as a multi-topic news source covering politics (politica), local news (cronaca), culture (cultura), economy (economia), foreign affairs (esteri), entertainment (spettacoli), and sports (sport), with particular emphasis on the Campania region and Naples metropolitan area. It serves Italian-language readers seeking regional news and information in southern Italy.

The newspaper's primary product is digital news content distributed through its website at ilroma.net, which organizes content into multiple dedicated sections and offers digital subscriptions (ABBONAMENTI) and an online newsstand for accessing publication content. The platform also includes an events section (EVENTI) covering local happenings, suggesting diversification beyond core news. Il Roma maintains a social media presence on Facebook and Twitter to extend audience engagement and content distribution. The website structure follows standard digital publishing conventions with a content-first architecture across topical verticals.

The business model combines digital subscriptions, advertising revenue directed at the regional Campania audience, and likely event-related monetization. Il Roma serves individual readers in Naples and the broader Campania region seeking local and national news coverage, alongside advertisers and potentially local businesses targeting this regional audience. As a long-established regional publication, it competes in a structurally challenged Italian local newspaper market that has experienced declining print circulation and advertising spend over the past two decades, though specific revenue and circulation data for this entity is not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

Roma

Legal name

AS Roma

Website

https://ilroma.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Il Roma is a regional Italian newspaper based in Naples, founded in 1862, covering politics, local news, culture, economy, foreign affairs, entertainment, and sports for Campania region readers through its digital platform ilroma.net.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

Keywords

• Italian newspaper
• Naples news
• Local journalism
• Digital publishing
• Print media

Headquarters

HQ city

Naples

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Shirt Sponsorship: Multi-year shirt sponsor deal with betting brand Eurobet worth €16 million per year through the 2028-29 season, after playing without a primary partner for more than half of the 2025-26 campaign.
2. Broadcasting Rights: Revenue from Serie A and UEFA competition broadcasting rights, including Champions League qualification which guarantees approximately €20 million in earnings.
3. Player Transfers: Capital gains from player sales to comply with UEFA Financial Fair Play settlement agreements, with the club needing to raise approximately €80 million through player sales by June 30th.
4. Matchday Revenue: Revenue from matchday ticket sales at Stadio Olimpico, including Serie A matches, domestic cup competitions, and European competition matches.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Il Roma is a daily Italian newspaper published in Naples that covers politics, crime, culture, economy, foreign news, sports, and entertainment. The newspaper operates both print and digital editions through its website (ilroma.net) and social media channels, serving readers across Naples and the surrounding Campania province, with subscription-based access to the publication.

Product overview

AS Roma is a professional football club offering football match attendance, merchandise, official media content through Roma TV, and commercial sponsorships. The club competes in Serie A and operates its youth academy. The product portfolio centers on live football entertainment, media content distribution, and branded merchandise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Il Roma Daily Newspaper A daily Italian newspaper covering news on politics, crime, culture, economy, foreign affairs, sports, and entertainment, with a primary focus on Naples and the Campania region. Available in print and digital editions.
• Roma TV

Quantifiable outcome

• Champions League qualification achieved for first time since 2018-19, finishing 3rd in Serie A 2025-26
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and major.

• EurobetcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 March 2026Italian betting brand Eurobet signed a multi-year shirt sponsor deal worth €16 million per year through the 2028-29 season. The partnership covers Roma's playing kits, providing significant commercial revenue after the club played without a primary shirt partner for more than half of the 2025-26 campaign.
• Bayer 04 LeverkusenminorOthersGerman club owning the registration rights to Bosnian forward Kerim Alajbegović (born 2005). Bayer Leverkusen activated an €8 million buy-back clause but could be persuaded to sell for around €25 million. Roma faces competition from Milan, Napoli, and Inter for the player.
• Miralem PjanicminorOthersFormer Roma midfielder and club legend serving as an intermediary in discussions to sign Kerim Alajbegović. Met with Alajbegović's father in Rome to help convince the player to join Roma.
• Rome City CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRome city council approved plans for construction of a new stadium for AS Roma, aimed at hosting Euro 2032 matches. The project, initiated by the Friedkin family-controlled club, is expected to start in 2027. This is a major infrastructure partnership enabling the club's long-term development.
• Centro Sportivo Fulvio BernardinicoreOthersRoma has decided to purchase the Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini training ground after leasing it for 20 years. This secures the club's training facilities for the future.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• La Repubblica: La Repubblica is a leading Italian national newspaper with strong digital readership, covering politics, economy, culture, and sport. It overlaps directly with Il Roma's editorial verticals and competes for the same Campania advertisers and digital subscribers, but at a national scale.
• Corriere della Sera: Corriere della Sera is Italy's largest national daily newspaper, with broad coverage of politics, foreign news, economy, culture, and sport. It is comparable to Il Roma as a general-interest newspaper brand operating in print and digital, but at vastly greater national scale.
• Il Fatto Quotidiano: Il Fatto Quotidiano is an Italian national newspaper with a strong digital presence, covering politics, economia, sport, and cultura. It overlaps with Il Roma's editorial mix and competes for the same Italian digital audience and ad budgets, though at a larger national scale.

Regional players

• Il Messaggero: Il Messaggero is a major Italian regional daily based in Rome, covering Lazio and central Italy with general-interest content (politics, cronaca, sport, cultura). It is structurally comparable to Il Roma as a heritage regional general-interest newspaper with print and digital distribution.
• La Stampa: La Stampa is a historic Italian regional daily based in Turin, covering Piedmont and national news with verticals in politics, economy, sport, and culture. It is comparable to Il Roma as a heritage regional general-interest title, though serving a different Italian geography.
• Avvenire: Avvenire is the Italian Catholic daily newspaper with national distribution covering politics, culture, and economia. It is comparable to Il Roma as a heritage Italian general-interest print-and-digital publisher, but with a distinct ideological positioning and national rather than regional base.

Direct peers

• Il Mattino: Il Mattino is the dominant paid daily newspaper based in Naples, Italy, covering Campania regional news as well as national politics, sport, culture, and economia. It is the most direct comparable to Il Roma because both serve the same Naples/Campania readership with overlapping verticals and a print-plus-digital model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/quotidiano_roma

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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