Segre

What Segre does

SEGRE is the flagship regional newspaper of Lleida, Catalonia, and the central asset of Grupo Segre, a private multi-platform media group operated through its holding company Prensa Leridana, S.L. Founded in September 1982, SEGRE has built a four-decade position as the self-described digital leader across all 13 comarques (counties) of the Lleida province, serving readers with localized Catalan- and Spanish-language coverage of politics, sports, economy, agriculture, culture, and society. The group's technology stack centers on a web-based digital news platform (www.segre.com) backed by newsletter distribution, a digital archive management system, and an owned OTT streaming service (Lleida TV at ott.lleidatv.cat), complemented by podcasts, social channels across Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and WhatsApp, and an e-commerce storefront (Botiga SEGRE).

The company's product portfolio extends beyond the core newspaper into supplementary verticals: Vint-i-dos (science and technology), Lectura (cultural and literary content), Cercle (subscriber-exclusive reader community), Agenda Cultural (regional events calendar), and the Club del Subscriptor loyalty program. SEGRE monetizes through four primary revenue streams: newspaper sales (print and digital subscriptions, recurring), advertising (institutional advertising from State, Regional, and Local Administrations accounted for 17.31% of total income, plus commercial advertisers), audiovisual products including Lleida TV streaming, and logistics and printing services provided to other entities. Distribution combines a self-serve digital platform, direct print circulation across Lleida province, direct sales for TV and subscriptions, and an e-commerce channel for merchandise and retail products. The company is privately held by a multi-shareholder group under Prensa Leridana, S.L., with operating geographies concentrated in Catalonia, Spain, and has publicly aligned with the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) compliance framework.

Name

Segre

Legal name

Prensa Leridana, S.L.

Website

https://segre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEGRE (Prensa Leridana, S.L.) is a private Catalan regional media group operating the leading multi-platform news outlet — print, digital, TV streaming, podcasts, and e-commerce — serving readers and advertisers across the 13 comarques of Lleida province, Catalonia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lleida

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Sales: Sale of print and digital newspaper copies to individual readers and subscribers
2. Advertising: Revenue from advertising, with institutional advertising from State, Regional and Local Administrations representing 17.31% of total revenues
3. Audiovisual Products: Sale of audiovisual products including Lleida TV streaming content
4. Logistics and Printing Services: Logistics and printing services provided to other entities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

SEGRE is a regional Catalan-language media company based in Lleida that publishes local and regional news for the province of Lleida and its 13 counties. The company operates a multi-platform news portfolio comprising a daily digital and print newspaper, a streaming television service (Lleida TV), podcasts, email newsletters, cultural and science supplements, and a reader loyalty program. It sells subscriptions to individual readers and sells advertising space to public administrations and commercial businesses.

Product overview

SEGRE is a regional media company based in Lleida, Catalonia, operating as a multi-platform news organization. The company offers a core digital newspaper (SEGRE Digital) and printed newspaper edition, complemented by a streaming television platform (Lleida TV), audio content (Podcasts), and various supplementary products including the science/technology supplement 'Vint-i-dos', cultural supplement 'Lectura', and reader engagement platform 'Cercle'. Additional services include subscription offerings, an e-commerce store (Botiga SEGRE), a loyalty program (Club del Subscriptor), cultural event calendar (Agenda Cultural), and email newsletters. The portfolio represents a platform-plus-supplements architecture centered on regional news coverage for Lleida and its surrounding counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Generalitat de CatalunyaminorOthersThe media group displays logos and acknowledges institutional relationships with Generalitat de Catalunya and ACPC (Agència de Comunicació de Premsa Comarcal)

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• La Voz de Galicia: Strong regional newspaper in Galicia with print, digital, supplements and local advertising. Highly comparable operating model in another Spanish region — useful benchmark for Segre's unit economics and digital transition path.

Others

• ACPC (Agència de Comunicació de Premsa Comarcal): News agency distributing content from Catalonia's comarcal (county-level) press, including Segre. Acts as a content syndication and institutional partner, not a competitor, but is closely tied to Segre's distribution and credibility in the regional press ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Diari de Tarragona: Catalan regional newspaper with print and digital editions, supplements, and local advertising focus on Tarragona. Comparable in scale, product breadth and target audience to Segre.
• El Punt Avui: Catalan-language national daily covering all of Catalonia, including Lleida. Direct competitor for Catalan-speaking readers and for institutional advertising budgets in Lleida.
• Regió7: Catalan-language regional daily covering the Bages-Moianès area, with a comparable business model of print + digital subscriptions plus local advertising. Operates with the same editorial philosophy and revenue mix as Segre.
• La Mañana: Daily newspaper also based in Lleida, serving the same Lleida provincial market as Segre. It is the most direct head-to-head competitor for both readers and local advertisers in the region.
• Diari de Girona: Regional daily serving Girona province with print and digital editions plus local advertising. Closely comparable product format, audience type and revenue model, just in a neighboring Catalan province.

Broad incumbents

• La Vanguardia: Spain's leading Barcelona-based newspaper with national reach. Competes with Segre for high-value Lleida readers and for the same pool of national/regional advertisers targeting Catalonia.
• Grupo PRISA (El País): Spain's largest media conglomerate operating El País and Cadena SER. Sets the competitive ceiling for national advertising CPMs and competes with Segre for premium national brand budgets seeking Lleida reach.
• El Periódico de Catalunya: Major Catalonia-wide daily with bilingual editions. Overlaps with Segre in the regional news and advertising market, especially for institutional and brand advertisers running Catalonia-wide campaigns.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/segrecom
• Facebookfacebook.com/diarisegre
• LinkedInes.linkedin.com/company/grupo-segre
• Instagraminstagram.com/segrediari
• TikToktiktok.com/@diarisegre

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries4 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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