bergamonews

What bergamonews does

Bergamonews (legal entity: bergamonews srl) is an online local newspaper headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, publishing since 2005 across the city and province of Bergamo. The outlet is structured as a WordPress-based news website with categorized sections including News24, Cronaca, Politica, Sport, Economia, and Cultura e Spettacolo, plus supplementary products such as a WebTV channel on YouTube, a photo gallery, themed rubriche (columns) on health, finance, cinema, and geopolitics, and a PressNews-branded mobile application delivered through a technology partnership with PressComm Tech. Distribution occurs through the website, RSS feed, and social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, YouTube, Telegram), with localized directories of associations, schools, healthcare providers, banks, and companies functioning as a niche reference layer. The business model is advertising-led, supported by a 2026 PDF rate card and a dedicated marketing office, with a secondary subscription (abbonamento) and sponsored-content (Link Sponsorizzati) offering. The editorial team is led by Direttore Davide Agazzi with five named giornalisti, and the outlet is a member of ANSO (Associazione Nazionale Stampa Online). The company operates with 1-10 employees and is privately held with no disclosed investors or parent entity.

Name

bergamonews

Legal name

bergamonews srl

Website

https://bergamonews.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bergamonews is a privately held Italian online local newspaper, based in Bergamo, that publishes daily provincial news, sports, politics, and culture across its website, WebTV, and social channels, monetizing primarily through online advertising and subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Local News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Online news publishing
• Local journalism
• Digital media
• Regional newspaper
• Online advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergamo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 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. Online advertising: Bergamonews generates revenue through online advertising placements on its website, as evidenced by its dedicated marketing office (Tel. 035-3831504, [email protected]) and the availability of a PDF advertising rate card (Comunicazione-2026.pdf).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Bergamonews operates a digital online newspaper (Quotidiano online) delivering daily local news, multimedia content (WebTV, photo galleries), weather updates, obituaries, and event coverage to readers in Bergamo city and the broader Bergamasca province in Italy. Its offering is organized across sections such as News24, Cronaca, Politica, Sport, WebTv, Gallery, and Meteo, supplemented by thematic rubriche (columns) on culture, finance, health, and local associations. Revenue is generated primarily through online advertising placements on the site.

Product overview

Bergamonews is a single-platform online newspaper offering digital news coverage for Bergamo and Province. The product provides real-time local news through categorized sections (News24, Cronaca, Politica, Sport, WebTv, Gallery, Meteo) and thematic rubriche (columns) covering arts, cinema, finance, health, and regional associations. The platform operates as a WordPress-based news website with RSS feed capabilities, social media presence (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, Telegram), and accepts user submissions for news and events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bergamonews Online Newspaper Online daily newspaper (Quotidiano online) providing local news coverage for Bergamo and its province, featuring sections including News24, Cronaca, Politica, Sport, WebTv, Gallery, and Meteo, along with thematic rubriche (columns) covering culture, finance, health, and local associations. Targeted at the general public of Bergamo and province.
• Bergamonews WebTV
• Bergamonews Photo Gallery
• Bergamonews Subscription (Abbonamento)
• Bergamonews Online Advertising

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• PressComm TechminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPressComm Tech is listed as a partner of Bergamonews. Their brand (PressComm Tech) is visible on the website footer. PressComm Tech operates a product called PressNews, which appears on the Bergamonews site as a mobile news application (PressNews mobile app). This is a technology and GTM partnership for digital content distribution and mobile application services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Virgilio Notizie: Italian digital news aggregator that indexes local news including Bergamo stories — partial-overlap indirect competitor for reader attention via search and aggregator traffic.

Direct peers

• L'Eco di Bergamo: Long-established Bergamo local newspaper (print + digital) covering the same geography as Bergamonews with daily news, sport, and culture sections. The principal direct competitor for both readers and local advertisers in the Bergamasca market.
• Il Giorno - Bergamo: Major Italian regional daily with a dedicated Bergamo edition, covering the same local news beats (cronaca, politica, sport) as Bergamonews and competing for the same provincial readership and local ad budgets.
• Prima Bergamo: Digital local news outlet serving Bergamo and province under the Prima network of city-focused Italian news sites — directly comparable digital-only, geography-matched model competing for the same audience.

Broad incumbents

• Corriere della Sera - Bergamo: Italy's leading national daily with significant Bergamo provincial coverage. A larger established newsroom offering overlapping local coverage as part of a wider national portfolio.
• La Repubblica - Bergamo: Major Italian national newspaper with regular Bergamo and Lombardy coverage. Broad-incumbent competitor for local news audiences and regional advertising budgets.
• Fanpage.it: Major Italian digital-first news outlet with broad national coverage and social-news video format. Indirect competitor for Bergamo provincial news consumption via social-driven traffic.
• La Stampa - Lombardia: Major Italian national daily with Lombardy regional coverage. Comparable general-interest news brand competing with Bergamonews for cross-bergamo reader attention and regional ad budgets.

Regional players

• Giornale di Brescia: Regional Italian daily serving Brescia and Lombardy — comparable regional/local digital news model in an adjacent Lombardy province, illustrating the structural template Bergamonews operates within.

Others

• ANSA: Italy's national wire service — Bergamonews is an ANSO member that benefits from ANSA-style syndication infrastructure; ANSA itself is an ecosystem enabler rather than direct local competitor but shapes the news distribution environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bergamonews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Bergamonews
• Facebookfacebook.com/Bergamonews
• Instagraminstagram.com/bergamonews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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