SPORT

What SPORT does

SPORT is a Barcelona-based Spanish daily sports newspaper and digital media platform, founded in 1979 and operated by Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas, S.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Prensa Ibérica media group. The platform delivers comprehensive Spanish-language sports coverage centered on football (with particular emphasis on FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, LaLiga, the Champions League, and the Spanish national team), alongside basketball, motorsports (Formula 1, MotoGP), tennis, cycling, and other sports. Its audience is primarily Spanish-speaking sports fans seeking real-time news, match results, transfer market coverage, and multimedia content.

The product surface spans five core assets: the main SPORT news portal (sport.es), SPORT TV (a video and videopodcast vertical featuring shows like 'La Posesión', 'ADN Masia', and 'Moeve Fútbol Zone'), Resultados Deportivos (real-time scores, standings, and calendars), email newsletters for daily and breaking-news alerts, and two sub-brand extensions — Esncial (a shopping and consumer deals section) and Juegos Sport (an interactive games and puzzles platform). Underlying technology consists of a digital news platform with video content capabilities, responsive web delivery across desktop and mobile, social media distribution, and RSS syndication, but the input data discloses no proprietary AI, machine learning, or recommendation systems.

The business model is B2C digital media monetized primarily through advertising and sponsored content. The site features promotional offers from commercial partners including Amazon and DAZN within the Esncial shopping section, suggesting an affiliate-commerce and display advertising revenue mix. The company is privately held, does not have a mobile app disclosed, and does not operate a paid subscription product in the source data. Headcount of 101-250 employees and operating geographies concentrated in Spain indicate a mature, regionally focused media operation rather than a high-growth technology platform.

Name

SPORT

Legal name

Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas, S.A.

Website

https://sport.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SPORT is a Barcelona-based Spanish digital sports media platform, founded in 1979 and owned by Prensa Ibérica, providing Spanish-language coverage of football, basketball, motorsports, tennis, and cycling to sports fans across Spain via news, video, live scores, games, and shopping content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SPORT is a Spanish-language digital sports news media platform that publishes articles, real-time scores, transfer market coverage, opinion pieces, and video content focused primarily on football (FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, La Liga, Champions League) and other sports including basketball, motorsports, cycling, tennis, and more. The platform extends beyond news into video content (SPORT TV videopodcasts), a shopping deals section (ESNCIAL), and an interactive games section (Juegos Sport), serving Spanish-speaking sports fans.

Product overview

SPORT is a Spanish sports news media platform operated by Ediciones Deportivas Catalanas (Prensa Ibérica Media group). The core offering is a comprehensive sports news portal providing coverage of football (Barça, Real Madrid, LaLiga, Champions League, international competitions), basketball (Liga Endesa, NBA, Euroliga), motorsports (F1, MotoGP), cycling (Tour de France, Volta a Catalunya), tennis (Grand Slams), and other sports. The platform operates across multiple verticals: the main news portal (SPORT), a video content division (SPORT TV with videopodcasts), a shopping deals section (ESNCIAL), an interactive games platform (Juegos Sport), and a sports results/scores service. The various sections share the unified brand while serving distinct content needs from breaking news to consumer products to entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Esncial: Shopping and deals news section featuring product recommendations and discount information
• Juegos Sport

Products and services

• SPORT (Portal de Noticias)
• SPORT TV
• ESNCIAL
• Juegos Sport

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sports Illustrated: Iconic multi-sport media brand with text, video, and commerce verticals. Conceptually analogous as a heritage sports media company transitioning to digital with shopping/commerce integrations (similar to SPORT's Esncial sub-brand).
• ESPN: Global sports media giant with broad portfolio (TV, digital, streaming). Comparable in that it covers all major Spanish and international sports SPORT covers, though much larger and broader in scope; competes for sports advertising and audience attention in Spain.
• Eurosport: Pan-European sports broadcaster and digital platform covering football, tennis, cycling, and motorsports—all categories where SPORT has editorial depth. Operates across European markets with multi-language coverage, competing for international Spanish-speaking sports audiences.
• DAZN: Global sports streaming platform with significant LaLiga and European football rights, identified in SPORT data as a commercial partner. Comparably targets Spanish-speaking sports fans and increasingly combines streaming with editorial/news content; broader scope but overlaps in audience and content categories.

Direct peers

• Mundo Deportivo: Historic Barcelona-based sports newspaper (also owned by Prensa Ibérica via Godó group until 2023 transfer). Direct competitor with similar Barça-centric coverage and Catalan/Spanish audience, competing for the same regional readership as SPORT.
• Marca: Spain's flagship sports newspaper and digital portal, also part of a major media group (Unidad Editorial). Direct competitor in Spanish-language sports news, particularly football (Real Madrid-leaning), LaLiga, and Champions League coverage with similar multimedia extensions.
• AS (Diario AS): Leading Spanish sports daily and digital platform owned by PRISA. Competes head-on with SPORT in football transfer coverage, LaLiga, Champions League, F1, MotoGP, and tennis—sharing the same Spanish market, language, and audience demographics.

Emerging players

• Relevo: Spanish digital sports media startup launched by Mediapro focused on football coverage with a younger tone and multimedia-first approach. Newer entrant competing directly for Spanish football audiences that SPORT also targets, particularly via social and video channels.
• Bleacher Report: Digital-first sports media outlet with strong social/video emphasis and younger demographic targeting. Comparable in its multi-sport digital coverage and video-centric content strategy, though primarily English-language; competes for digital sports audience attention globally including Latin America.
• The Athletic: Subscription-based digital sports media outlet known for deep, club-specific beat coverage. Conceptually comparable to SPORT's Barça/Real Madrid verticals in its deep-team-coverage model, providing a benchmark for premium subscriber monetization in digital sports journalism.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SPORT
• YouTubeyoutube.com/eldiariosport
• Facebookfacebook.com/sport.es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/diario-sport
• Instagraminstagram.com/diariosport/?hl=es

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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