What Askanews does

Askanews S.p.A. is a privately held Italian news agency (agenzia di stampa) headquartered in Rome, with additional operational offices in Milan and Florence, and a workforce of 51-100 employees. Founded in 2014 (with archived editorial content dating to 2012), the company operates a multimedia newswire delivering text, video, and audio coverage across politics, economy, foreign affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment, organized into thematic special sections (Climate Crisis, Cyber Affairs, Energy, Tech, USA-Italia, Europa Building) and dedicated editorial coverage for all 20 Italian regions.

The platform's technology stack centers on its primary distribution property, askanews.it, supplemented by social media presence across Facebook, X (Twitter), LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Flipboard. Its core product portfolio includes the main newswire, a Videonews vertical, the long-form SGUARDI video and podcast series launched in October 2025, a PCM government activity feed covering Italian Council of Ministers communications, and an Info e Imprese infocommunication and advertorial service for corporate and institutional clients. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for editorial and multimedia content production (EA codes 39 and 35) and ISSN 2611-9668 for its web publication.

Askanews generates revenue through three primary streams inferred from the source data: (1) digital advertising sales handled exclusively by NewsOnLine (Italiaonline S.p.A.); (2) B2B subscription and content licensing via its Area Clienti portal, serving media organizations, institutions, and corporate clients; and (3) institutional infocommunication, advertorial, and press-release services through Info e Imprese. The company has no external venture or private equity backing disclosed, operates with subscribed share capital of €1,765,412, and serves a primarily Italian consumer and institutional audience, with limited but emerging outreach to the Italian diaspora via its Italiani nel Mondo section.

Name

Askanews

Legal name

Askanews S.p.A.

Website

https://askanews.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Askanews is a privately held Italian news agency headquartered in Rome, with offices in Milan and Florence, delivering multimedia text, video, and audio newswire services across politics, economy, culture, and regional coverage to general readers and institutional B2B clients across Italy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

News Agency Services

NAICS

Broadcasting and Content Providers (516), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Telegraph & Other Message Communications (4822)

akta.pro primary industry

News Agencies & Wire Services (General & Specialized) (MPAJADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

News & Content Aggregation Portals (BPAMAAAI), Media Relations & Press Office Services (MPAAADAI)

Keywords

• News wire services
• Multimedia news content
• Italian news agency
• Video news production
• Infocommunication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Askanews S.p.A. is an Italian news agency (agenzia di stampa) that produces and distributes multimedia news content across politics, economy, foreign affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment. The company operates the askanews.it website as its primary distribution channel, complemented by dedicated video news (Videonews), long-form video and podcast series (SGUARDI), infocommunication/press release services for businesses (Info e Imprese), and a government activity news service (PCM - Attività di Governo). It serves both general public readers and B2B clients including media organizations, institutions, and corporations.

Product overview

Askanews is an Italian news agency offering a comprehensive multimedia news platform with core newswire services delivering breaking news and in-depth coverage across politics, economy, foreign affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment. The product portfolio includes specialized content verticals such as Videonews (video news), SGUARDI (long-format video documentaries and podcasts), Info e Imprese (corporate infocommunication services), and PCM – Attività di Governo (government activity coverage). The platform also features thematic special sections (Climate Crisis, Cyber Affairs, Mondo Tech, Energy, etc.) and regional coverage for all 20 Italian regions. Content is distributed via the website askanews.it with an accessible client area for business customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Askanews Newsservice Core Italian news agency service providing breaking news, in-depth reports, and current affairs coverage across politics, economy, foreign affairs, culture, sports, and entertainment, delivered as multimedia content (text, video, audio) via the askanews.it website. Targeted at general public readers and B2B media/institutional clients.
• Videonews Video news section of Askanews providing visual multimedia news coverage across all major stories and topics covered by the news agency. Accessible via the askanews.it Videonews section.
• SGUARDI Long-format video and podcast series featuring in-depth interviews, stories, and documentary-style content curated by editor-in-chief Alessandra Quattrocchi, offering perspectives on people, facts, and stories changing the world.
• PCM - Attività di Governo Specialized government activity news service providing coverage of Italian Council of Ministers (Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri) meetings, decrees, and official government communications for B2B institutional and media clients.
• Info e Imprese Infocommunication and corporate content service offering advertorials, press releases, and institutional multimedia content created in collaboration with companies, entities, and institutions. Includes the Videoinfo sub-service. Targeted at B2B corporate and institutional clients.
• Area Clienti Dedicated B2B client portal providing subscription-based access to Askanews professional news services, content licensing, and custom content solutions for business customers including media organizations, institutions, and corporations.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CareofminorOthersCollaboration for artistic and cultural content projects, specifically mentioned for the Invernomuto workshop project at Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti in Milan
• Lombardia Film CommissionminorOthersFilm commission providing support for audiovisual and workshop projects, mentioned in context of Invernomuto workshop collaboration
• FilmmakerminorOthersFilm organization collaborating on artistic workshop projects at Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti
• NewsOnLine (Italiaonline S.p.A.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNewsOnLine handles all advertising sales for Askanews. Contact: Via del Bosco Rinnovato 8, Palazzo U4, 20090 Assago – Milanofiori Nord (MI). Email: [email protected]. They provide advertising rate cards including electoral advertising tariffs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ANSA: Italy's leading wire service / news agency providing multimedia news across politics, economy, and culture. Most direct competitor to Askanews in Italian newswire, with broader reach and larger newsroom.
• Adnkronos: Major Italian news agency offering wire and multimedia coverage of politics, economy, and foreign affairs. Direct peer in Italian newswire with comparable B2B syndication and institutional communication services.
• AGI - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia: Italian news agency focused on politics, economics, and current affairs with multimedia distribution. Direct competitor in the same Italian wire-service category as Askanews.

Broad incumbents

• Reuters: Global wire service / news agency operating at much larger scale. Comparable on wire/news agency business model; competes for international and financial-news segments in Italy.
• Agence France-Presse (AFP): Global French-headquartered wire service with Italian bureau operations. Comparable wire-service / news agency model and competes for syndicated content and B2B clients in Italy.
• Associated Press (AP): Global wire service with Italian operations. Comparable news-agency model and competes for international news distribution to Italian media buyers.

Regional players

• Il Sole 24 Ore: Italy's main financial newspaper and multimedia news group. Adjacent Italian news competitor with overlapping coverage of economy, politics, and culture, but operates as a paid newspaper rather than a wire service.
• DPA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur): German national wire service operating across Europe. Comparable European news agency model; not a direct competitor in Italy but represents the structural template Askanews operates within.

Others

• Italiaonline (NewsOnLine): Major Italian digital media group that handles advertising sales for Askanews via its NewsOnLine unit. Strategic channel partner rather than a content competitor; provides ad monetization infrastructure.
• askanews / ASCA legacy: Note: the contact email '[email protected]' suggests Askanews retains a legacy connection to the historical ASCA news agency — relevant context for ownership and historical positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/askanews_ita
• YouTubeyoutube.com/askanews
• Facebookfacebook.com/askanews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/askanews?trk=company_logo
• Instagraminstagram.com/agenzia_askanews

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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