El Nuevo Herald

What El Nuevo Herald does

El Nuevo Herald is a Spanish-language news publication headquartered in Miami, Florida, serving the Hispanic community of South Florida and, by extension, Spanish-speaking readers in the broader Latin American diaspora. Founded in 1987, the company is wholly owned and operated by the McClatchy Media Network, a major U.S. newspaper conglomerate. Its primary audience consists of Cuban, Venezuelan, Haitian, and Nicaraguan immigrants and South Florida Spanish speakers seeking local Miami news, immigration guidance, Latin American coverage (with particular depth on Cuba and Venezuela), Miami professional sports, and entertainment content. The publication explicitly positions itself as the only major Spanish-language newspaper based in Miami with comprehensive South Florida, Cuba, Venezuela, and Latin America coverage.

The product portfolio centers on a digital newspaper subscription offering unlimited access across web, mobile applications (iOS and Android), and a daily e-edition digital replica. Additional products include the Acceso Miami multimedia sub-brand (a guide covering immigration, real estate, legal matters, business, healthcare, personal finance, and entertainment for immigrants and tourists), Walter Mercado horoscope content, email newsletters (Boletines), video content (including the Acceso USA YouTube channel for immigration), and a classifieds marketplace for jobs, real estate, obituaries, and public notices. The underlying technology is a standard digital news platform operating on McClatchy's shared publishing, advertising, and customer service infrastructure.

El Nuevo Herald's business model combines recurring digital and print subscriptions with advertising and classifieds revenue. Digital subscriptions are sold direct-to-consumer through the website with auto-renewal at $1.99 introductory first-month then $15.99 monthly, or $159.99 annually. Print home delivery is offered as an add-on. Advertising and classifieds are fulfilled through the McClatchy advertising platform, encompassing display ads, branded content, obituaries, and classified listings. Customer service operates via phone (800-843-4372) and email. The go-to-market motion is sales-led/self-serve direct-to-consumer, with all distribution channels serving individual consumers and SMB advertisers in the South Florida market.

Name

El Nuevo Herald

Legal name

El Nuevo Herald

Website

https://elnuevoherald.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

El Nuevo Herald is a Miami-based Spanish-language news publication owned by McClatchy Media Network, serving South Florida's Hispanic community with digital and print subscriptions covering local news, immigration, Cuba, Venezuela, sports, and entertainment since 1987.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spanish-language digital newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Community, Ethnic & Multilingual News Publishers (MPAJADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Spanish-language news
• Digital newspaper
• Local journalism
• Latin America coverage
• South Florida news

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscriptions: Monthly and annual digital subscription plans providing unlimited access to website, e-edition, and mobile apps. Auto-renewing subscriptions.
2. Print Subscriptions: Home delivery of print newspaper, offered through the McClatchy platform.
3. Advertising: Display advertising, classifieds, obituaries, and branded content solutions offered through McClatchy advertising.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

El Nuevo Herald publishes a Spanish-language daily newspaper and operates a digital news platform covering Miami, South Florida, Cuba, Venezuela, and Latin America. It offers digital subscriptions (monthly and annual), an e-edition, mobile apps, and email newsletters, with print home delivery available as an add-on. The publication is owned and operated by McClatchy Media Network.

Product overview

El Nuevo Herald is a Spanish-language digital news platform operated by McClatchy, offering a comprehensive portfolio of news products centered on its core digital newspaper subscription. The product suite includes the main digital newspaper with unlimited web and app access, an E-edition for daily digital reading, mobile applications for iOS and Android, and specialized sub-brands like Acceso Miami targeting immigrants and tourists. Additional offerings include daily horoscope content (Walter Mercado), video news content, email newsletters (boletines), and a classifieds marketplace. The platform covers Miami and South Florida news, Latin America, Cuba, Venezuela, sports (including FIFA World Cup coverage), immigration, real estate, and entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Acceso Miami: A multimedia portal providing news on immigration, real estate, legal matters, business, healthcare, personal finance, and entertainment for immigrants and tourists in the United States.

Products and services

• El Nuevo Herald Digital Subscription

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• McClatchycoreOthersEl Nuevo Herald is owned and operated by McClatchy, a major American newspaper and digital news publisher. McClatchy provides the publishing infrastructure, advertising platform, customer service systems, and digital technology platform for the publication.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• El País: Major Spanish-language newspaper from Spain with significant U.S. Hispanic readership and digital subscription product. Comparable as a Spanish-language news subscription brand, though headquartered internationally.
• El Universal (Mexico): Major Spanish-language newspaper from Mexico with digital editions widely read by Mexican diaspora in the U.S. Comparable Spanish-language subscription model and Hispanic audience targeting.

Broad incumbents

• Univision Noticias: Largest Spanish-language media company in the U.S., offering broadcast, digital, and streaming news. Competes for the same Hispanic audience's news attention and advertising spend, but operates at national scale across multiple platforms beyond print.
• Telemundo Noticias: NBCUniversal's Spanish-language broadcast and digital news operation. Competes with El Nuevo Herald for Spanish-speaking Hispanic audiences in the U.S., particularly via video and digital news formats.
• CNN en Español: Spanish-language news brand from CNN, providing digital and broadcast news for U.S. and Latin American Spanish-speaking audiences. Competes for Spanish-language news consumption and advertiser attention.

Direct peers

• Miami Herald: English-language sister publication operated by McClatchy in Miami. Directly comparable as a local newspaper in the same geography covering overlapping news beats, with shared infrastructure, advertising sales, and subscription technology.
• Diario Las Américas: Long-standing Spanish-language newspaper serving the Cuban and broader Hispanic community in Miami. Directly competes for the same Spanish-speaking readers, advertisers, and subscription dollars in South Florida.
• El Diario NY: Spanish-language newspaper serving the Hispanic community in New York. Comparable Spanish-language news subscription and advertising model in a different major U.S. metro market.
• La Opinión: Spanish-language daily newspaper based in Los Angeles serving the Hispanic community. Closely comparable business model — subscription + advertising Spanish news — though operating in a different geography (West Coast vs. South Florida).

Others

• McClatchy Media Network: Parent company and operating network that shares infrastructure, ad sales, and digital technology with El Nuevo Herald. Closely tied as the enabling platform and corporate parent rather than a market competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/elnuevoherald
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NuevoHerald
• Facebookfacebook.com/126339201288
• Instagraminstagram.com/elnuevoherald
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/el-nuevo-herald

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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