Il Gazzettino

What Il Gazzettino does

Il Gazzettino is a long-established regional daily newspaper headquartered in Venezia Mestre, Italy, serving the Nordest (Northeast Italy) region with primary coverage of the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions. Founded in 1880 and operating under the legal entity "Società editrice Il Gazzettino," the company is wholly owned by the Caltagirone Editore publishing group, which also controls sister titles Il Messaggero, Il Mattino, Leggo, Corriere Adriatico, and Quotidiano di Puglia. The core product is the digital news portal ilgazzettino.it, supplemented by a paid digital edition (Edicola Digitale), email newsletters, and a network of vertical sub-brands covering women's interest (MoltoDonna), technology (MoltoFuturo), health (MoltoSalute), economics (MoltoEconomia), automotive (Motori), and food (MoltoFood), along with utility services such as weather forecasts, horoscopes, obituaries, and the Venice Visit Pass. Local editorial offices span major Nordest provinces (Venezia-Mestre, Treviso, Padova, Belluno, Rovigo, Vicenza-Bassano, Verona, Pordenone, Udine, Trieste) with dedicated desks for politics, foreign news, economics, culture, and sport.

The business model combines advertising revenue — operated via Piemme, the group's concessionaire — with subscription revenue from the digital edition and single-copy newsstand sales, plus ancillary product sales such as the Nordest da Vivere seasonal travel guide (priced at 3.80 euros plus newspaper cover price). Distribution is regional through physical retail (edicola/newsstands), the company's own e-commerce subscription portal, email newsletters, and an Instagram social media presence. Editorial leadership comprises Roberto Papetti (Direttore Responsabile), Pietro Rocchi (Vice Direttore), and Vittorino Franchin (Redattori Capo Centrali), with Francesco Caltagirone as Chairman of the board. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Il Gazzettino

Legal name

Società editrice Il Gazzettino

Website

https://ilgazzettino.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Il Gazzettino is a long-established regional daily newspaper serving the Nordest of Italy (Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia), owned by Caltagirone Editore. It distributes news via a digital portal, paid Edicola Digitale, newsletters, and newsstands, with vertical sub-brands across lifestyle, tech, health, and economics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspapers

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Regional newspaper
• Daily news
• Digital news portal
• Newsstand publications
• Editorial services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mestre

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Il Gazzettino is a regional Italian daily newspaper and digital news portal headquartered in Venezia Mestre, publishing local and regional news, sports, culture, and lifestyle content for the Nordest (Northeast Italy) region, covering Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The company operates a digital news website, a digital edition subscription service (Edicola Digitale), email newsletters, weather forecasts, horoscopes, obituary listings, and several specialized content sub-brands including Motori, MoltoFood, MoltoDonna, MoltoFuturo, MoltoSalute, and MoltoEconomia.

Product overview

Il Gazzettino is a regional news media company based in Venice Mestre, Italy, operating primarily as a digital news portal with multiple sub-brands and content verticals. The core product is the online news website providing comprehensive coverage of the Nordest (Northeast Italy) region, supplemented by a digital edition subscription service, newsletters, and thematic content portals including MoltoFood (food/recipes), MoltoDonna (women's interest), MoltoFuturo (technology), MoltoSalute (health), and MoltoEconomia (business). Additional services include weather forecasts, horoscopes, obituaries, automotive content (Motori), and travel guides such as Nordest da Vivere.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nordest da vivere: Travel and lifestyle guide covering the Northeast Italy region
• MoltoDonna
• MoltoFuturo
• MoltoSalute
• MoltoEconomia
• Motori
• MoltoFood

Products and services

• Il Gazzettino Online
• Edicola Digitale
• Newsletter
• Motori
• MoltoFood
• MoltoDonna
• MoltoFuturo
• MoltoSalute
• MoltoEconomia
• Necrologie
• Nordest da Vivere
• Guida allo Shopping
• Venice Visit Pass

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Caltagirone EditoreminorOthersIl Gazzettino is part of the Caltagirone Editore media network which includes several major Italian newspapers such as Il Messaggero, Il Mattino, and Corriere Adriatico.
• PiemmeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPiemme is the advertising concessionaire for Il Gazzettino's website, handling advertising sales and partnerships.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Il Mattino: Il Mattino is the Naples regional daily also owned by Caltagirone Editore and sold through Piemme. It mirrors Il Gazzettino's regional print + digital + verticals model, but serves Campania instead of Nordest, making it a true sister-title peer.
• Il Piccolo: Il Piccolo is the Trieste regional daily owned by Gruppo Editoriale GEDI, serving Friuli-Venezia Giulia — the same region Il Gazzettino covers. It is a direct regional competitor in the eastern part of Il Gazzettino's Nordest footprint.
• Leggo: Leggo is a tabloid-format daily also owned by Caltagirone Editore, listed in the Il Gazzettino network footer. It targets commuters in Rome and other major Italian cities with a free-distribution model, offering a direct comparison point for circulation and advertising strategy within the same group.
• Corriere Adriatico: Corriere Adriatico is another Caltagirone Editore regional daily covering the Marche region, distributed through the same Piemme concessionaire. It is a direct peer in structure, business model, and ownership, just serving a different region.
• Il Messaggero: Il Messaggero is the Rome regional daily within the same Caltagirone Editore group as Il Gazzettino. It is the most direct structural peer, operating an identical business model (regional print + digital edition + vertical sub-brands) under the same parent and the same advertising concessionaire Piemme.
• La Nuova Venezia: La Nuova Venezia is the historic Venice-based daily owned by Gruppo Editoriale GEDI (Repubblica/L'Espresso group). It directly competes with Il Gazzettino in the Venice and Veneto market, making it the closest direct geographic competitor.
• Quotidiano di Puglia: Quotidiano di Puglia is the Caltagirone Editore regional title for the Puglia region and is listed in the Il Gazzettino footer network. Like the other sister titles, it shares the same parent, advertising concessionaire, and regional daily newspaper model.

Broad incumbents

• Il Corriere della Sera: Il Corriere della Sera is Italy's most-read national daily, published by RCS MediaGroup. It competes with Il Gazzettino in the Nordest for high-end readers and premium advertising, and provides a national-scale benchmark for digital transition of a print legacy brand.
• Il Resto del Carlino: Il Resto del Carlino is a major Italian regional daily owned by Gruppo Editoriale GEDI with a strong local-news focus across Emilia-Romagna and northern Italy. While not directly serving the Nordest, it competes for national advertising spend and offers a benchmark for regional digital subscription models.
• La Repubblica: La Repubblica is Italy's leading national daily owned by Gruppo Editoriale GEDI. It competes with Il Gazzettino for both readers (especially in the Nordest) and national advertising budgets, and its digital subscription strategy serves as a benchmark for the broader regional press.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/ilgazzettino.it
• Xx.com/gazzettino
• Facebookfacebook.com/gazzettino.it

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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