Edigrup

What Edigrup does

Edigrup is a privately held Spanish media group headquartered in Valladolid, operating as the leading multi-platform communication company in the Castilla y León autonomous community. The group was founded in 1990 (legal entity: JESMA FIDEM S.L., registered in Madrid) and operates across television, radio, print press, and digital media, with coverage spanning all nine provinces of the region (Ávila, Burgos, León, Palencia, Salamanca, Segovia, Soria, Valladolid, and Zamora). Edigrup participates in Radio Televisión de Castilla y León, the concessionaire operating the CyLTV regional public broadcaster, with channels La 7 and La 8 delivered via TDT across 100% of the regional population.

The group's product portfolio comprises five daily newspapers (Diario de León, founded 1906; Diario de Valladolid, 1991; Diario de Castilla y León - El Mundo; El Correo de Burgos - El Mundo, founded 1999; and Heraldo-Diario de Soria, founded 1913), the esRadio Castilla y León FM radio network with 18 emitters, and associated digital editions. The underlying broadcast and production infrastructure includes 100+ cameras across two CyLTV territorial production centers and three dedicated facilities in Valladolid, plus a Madrid production center. Aggregate audience reach comprises 600,000 daily TV viewers, 107,000 daily press readers, 91,000 weekday radio listeners (EGM December 2025), 3.87 million monthly unique digital users, and 22.45 million monthly page views.

Edigrup's revenue model is predominantly advertising-driven, monetizing audience reach across TV, radio, print, and digital properties for both regional audiences (Castilla y León's approximately 2.4 million residents) and national/regional advertisers seeking access to the market. Secondary revenue derives from print newspaper sales and distribution agreements with El Mundo (Unidad Editorial) that extend several titles' reach into Valladolid, Burgos, and Soria provinces. The company holds no disclosed funding rounds, operates without public listing, and reports no recent leadership changes, acquisitions, or restructuring activity.

Name

Edigrup

Legal name

JESMA FIDEM S.L.

Website

https://edigrup.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Edigrup is a privately held Spanish multi-platform media group headquartered in Valladolid, operating the leading press, radio, television, and digital media properties across all nine provinces of the Castilla y León region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Media

NAICS

Television Broadcasting Stations (51612), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832), Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local TV Station Groups (Owned & Operated/Station Chains) (MPABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB), News Talk Radio & Current Affairs Stations (MPABAIAI)

Keywords

• Regional television broadcasting
• Radio network operations
• Newspaper publishing
• Digital news platforms
• Multi-platform media group

Headquarters

HQ city

Valladolid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorship: Edigrup generates revenue primarily through advertising sales across its media platforms. The company's digital and broadcast properties attract major national and regional advertisers seeking access to Castilla y León audiences. The five newspapers, two TV channels, and 18 radio stations serve as advertising vehicles for brands ('la confianza de las principales marcas anunciantes').
2. Print Newspaper Sales and Distribution: Revenue from print newspaper sales across five regional publications. Certain editions are distributed in partnership with El Mundo national newspaper, with distribution arrangements covering Valladolid, Burgos, and Soria provinces since the 1990s-2000s.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Edigrup operates an integrated multi-platform regional media group in Castilla y León, Spain, running two TDT television channels (La 7 and La 8), an 18-station FM radio network (esRadio Castilla y León), five daily newspapers in print and digital, and associated digital editions reaching 3.87 million monthly unique users. The group's editorial output includes over 250 minutes of daily news content on the regional information channel, positioning it as the largest regional audiovisual production network in Spain.

Product overview

Edigrup is a media group operating as a multi-platform communication company with print newspapers, radio, television, and digital properties across Castilla y León. Its portfolio includes five regional newspapers (Diario de León, Diario de Valladolid, Diario de Castilla y León - El Mundo, El Correo de Burgos - El Mundo, Heraldo Diario de Soria), esRadio Castilla y León radio network with 18 FM stations, CyLTV television channels La 7 and La 8, and associated digital editions. The products form an integrated regional media ecosystem spanning print, broadcast, and digital channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CyLTV: Castilla y León Television - regional public broadcasting channel operating La 7 and La 8 TDT channels
• esRadio Castilla y León
• Diario de León
• Diario de Valladolid
• Diario de Castilla y León - El Mundo
• El Correo de Burgos - El Mundo
• Heraldo-Diario de Soria

Products and services

• Diario de León Print and digital newspaper founded in 1906, recognized as the dean of Leonese press. Provides regional news for the province of León and surpasses 200,000 daily readers in its digital edition.
• Diario de Valladolid Local and provincial newspaper providing political, social, economic, and cultural news about Valladolid and surroundings. Distributed with El Mundo since 1991.
• Diario de Castilla y León - El Mundo Regional newspaper covering all nine provinces of Castilla y León, distributed nationwide through the El Mundo partnership. Weekly supplements include La Posada (agri-food and tourism) and Innovadores (innovation and research).
• El Correo de Burgos - El Mundo Local and provincial newspaper providing political, social, economic, and cultural news of Burgos. Distributed with El Mundo since 2002.
• Heraldo Diario de Soria Centenary local and provincial newspaper founded in 1913 as El Faro del Hogar, providing political, social, economic, and cultural news of Soria. Distributed with El Mundo since 2006.
• esRadio Castilla y León Regional radio network with 18 FM stations across Castilla y León, broadcasting national esRadio programming plus 5 hours daily of regional and local content. Reaches 100,000 listeners and covers 90% of the regional population via conventional broadcasting, 100% via TDT.
• CyLTV - La 7 24-hour regional TV channel on TDT broadcasting common programming for all of Castilla y León. Part of the largest regional audiovisual production network in Spain with 400+ professionals and 100 cameras.
• CyLTV - La 8 TDT channel with territorial disconnections bringing provincial current affairs to each province of Castilla y León. Features local news programs and 16 weekly programs produced by Edigrup.
• Digital Editions Digital editions of Edigrup's five daily newspapers, accessible via dedicated websites and social media. Reach includes 107,000 daily press readers and 3,871,000 unique monthly users with 22,450,000 monthly page views.

Quantifiable outcome

• 600,000 daily TV viewers (CyLTV)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

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

• Euranet PlusmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Euranet Plus is a European radio network of 17 major radio chains, backed by the European Union since 2007. Edigrup's esRadio Castilla y León is the only Spanish radio chain participating in this network, enabling daily exchange of Spanish news for European audiences and producing a weekly 30-minute programme 'esEuropa' exclusively covering European content.
• esRadio (Cadena Nacional de Radio)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2000Edigrup participates in esRadio through Castilla y León Radio, the company created in 2000 with the award of the first FM frequencies in the community. The partnership distributes esRadio's national programming through 18 regional FM emitters while adding 5 hours of daily regional and local content, including news bulletins, magazines, and sports coverage.
• Radio Televisión Castilla y LeóncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdigrup participates in Radio Televisión Castilla y León, the company awarded the concession to operate the regional public broadcaster CyLTV. Through this partnership, Edigrup contributes over 30 years of television sector experience and co-manages La 7 and La 8 channels, which reach more than 600,000 daily viewers across the region.
• El Mundo (Unidad Editorial)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEdigrup distributes its regional and provincial newspapers in partnership with El Mundo newspaper in several provinces. Diario de Castilla y León is published as a regional edition under the El Mundo brand; El Correo de Burgos is distributed with El Mundo in Burgos province since 2002; Diario de Valladolid is distributed with El Mundo in Valladolid since 1991; and Heraldo-Diario de Soria has been distributed with El Mundo in Soria since 2006.
• Junta de Castilla y León / IDAE / European Union (NextGenerationEU / MOVES III)minorOthersEdigrup Producciones TV, S.A. received EU funding (NextGenerationEU, Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia, MOVES III programme, administered by IDAE and Junta de Castilla y León) for the rental of an electric vehicle for corporate use. This is a government grant rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Henneo: Henneo (formerly Grupo Heraldo) is a Spanish multi-platform regional media group operating newspapers, radio, and digital properties centered on Aragón, closely paralleling Edigrup's press/radio/digital model around a single autonomous community.
• Grupo Joly: Grupo Joly is an Andalusian regional press group publishing several provincial dailies in southern Spain, structurally similar to Edigrup's portfolio of provincial and regional newspapers concentrated in one autonomous community.
• Prensa Ibérica: Prensa Ibérica is one of Spain's largest regional press groups, publishing multiple provincial dailies across Spain and operating digital platforms, making it a structural comparable for Edigrup's multi-title newspaper and digital portfolio.
• Vocento: Vocento is a Spanish regional media group combining a network of provincial newspapers, the national ABC, digital properties, and formerly a radio chain, with a comparable multi-region, multi-format structure to Edigrup.
• Grupo Godó: Grupo Godó is a Catalan regional media group publishing La Vanguardia and operating RAC1 radio, mirroring Edigrup's combination of a flagship regional newspaper with a regional radio network and digital presence.
• Cadena COPE: Cadena COPE is a national Spanish radio network with regional feeds and local programming, structurally analogous to esRadio's model of distributing a national chain through regional affiliates that produce local content such as Edigrup's 5 daily hours in Castilla y León.

Broad incumbents

• Prisa: Prisa operates Cadena SER (Spain's leading radio network with strong regional feeds) and El País, giving it overlapping radio and digital news presence with Edigrup's esRadio Castilla y León and newspaper portfolio but at national scale.
• Unidad Editorial: Unidad Editorial publishes El Mundo, Marca, and Expansión nationally and is also Edigrup's distribution partner across multiple provinces; it represents a larger incumbent with overlapping newspaper and digital ad inventory but a national rather than regional footprint.
• Mediaset España: Mediaset España operates national free-to-air TV channels (Telecinco, Cuatro) and competes with CyLTV for regional advertising budgets, making it a broad incumbent comparable on the TV advertising side of Edigrup's business.
• Atresmedia: Atresmedia operates national TV channels (Antena 3, laSexta) and Onda Cero radio, making it a broad incumbent whose radio division overlaps with esRadio's positioning and whose national TV advertising competes with CyLTV for regional advertiser attention.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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