Lo Schermo.it

What Lo Schermo.it does

Lo Schermo.it is a privately held Italian online news publication operated by Lo Schermo S.r.l., headquartered in Lucca, Tuscany, and registered as an authorized news outlet (testata giornalistica) with the Tribunale di Lucca since February 12, 2010 under registration number 908. The publication serves a horizontal readership of residents and interested readers in the Lucca province and broader Tuscany region, providing free access to local journalism across multiple editorial sections: investigations (L'inchiesta), opinion columns (Le Voci), business and innovation (Impresa e Idee), profiles and interviews (I volti), historical features (Cenni Storici), sports, and culture, music, and entertainment (Cultura, Musica e Spettacolo).

The product is a single web-native digital news property (loschermo.it) with no mobile app, no API, and no paywall, distributing content through its own website and organic social channels on Facebook and X (Twitter). Technical infrastructure is supported by Abstraqt S.r.l. under a vendor relationship, and editorial output is produced by a small in-house team supplemented by named contributors (Andrea Bicocchi, Paolo Mandoli, Vittorio Lino Biondi) and guest commentators. The archive spans 222 pages of indexed content from 2020 through 2026, with articles published as recently as June 2026.

The business model is not publicly disclosed; no pricing, subscription, advertising rate, or sponsorship information is available. The company is independently owned with no external funding, parent entity, or M&A activity recorded, and headcount is reported in the 11-50 range. The product is positioned as a digital-first local media outlet with the tagline "Oltre le notizie" (Beyond the news), claiming pioneering status for digital journalism in Tuscany, though this positioning is not supported by disclosed scale metrics.

Name

Lo Schermo.it

Legal name

Lo Schermo S.r.l.

Website

https://loschermo.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lo Schermo.it is a privately held Italian digital news publication serving the Lucca province and Tuscany region, operating since 2010 as an authorized online news outlet with multi-section local coverage including investigations, culture, history, and business.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Local News

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Investigative & Nonprofit News Organizations (MPAJADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Politics, Current Affairs & Social Commentary Publishing (MPAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Local digital news
• Online journalism
• Investigative reporting
• Regional news coverage
• Editorial publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Lucca

HQ country

Italy

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lo Schermo.it operates a digital news publication (testata giornalistica) covering local news, politics, culture, history, sports, and current affairs for the Lucca province and Tuscany region of Italy. The publication delivers content through dedicated editorial sections including investigations (L'inchiesta), opinion columns (Le Voci), historical features (Cenni Storici), profiles (I volti), business and innovation (Impresa e Idee), sports, and culture/music/entertainment.

Product overview

Lo Schermo.it is a single-product digital news publication offering online journalism focused on local news for the Lucca province in Tuscany, Italy. The site publishes content across multiple editorial categories including investigations (L'inchiesta), opinion columns (Le Voci), historical pieces (Cenni Storici), profiles (I volti), business and ideas (Impresa e Idee), sports, and culture/music/entertainment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Voci: A column/section of in-depth articles and opinion pieces
• L'inchiesta
• I volti
• Cenni Storici
• Cultura, Musica e Spettacolo
• Sport
• Impresa e Idee

Products and services

• Lo Schermo.it Online News Publication Digital news website publishing local news, investigative journalism, opinion columns, historical articles, sports coverage, and cultural content for residents and readers in the Lucca province and Tuscany region of Italy.
• L'inchiesta (Investigative Journalism Section) Editorial section of Lo Schermo.it featuring in-depth investigative journalism on local Lucca and Tuscany political, social, and civic issues.
• Le Voci (Opinion Columns) Editorial section of Lo Schermo.it featuring opinion columns and commentary pieces from local contributors on regional affairs.
• Impresa e Idee (Business and Ideas Section) Editorial section of Lo Schermo.it covering local business, entrepreneurship, and innovation topics in the Tuscany region.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Il Post: Major Italian digital-first news publication known for original journalism and explanatory reporting. Comparable in digital-native format and editorial ambition, though at a much larger national scale than Lo Schermo.
• Il Tirreno: Historic regional newspaper covering Tuscany with print and digital editions. A larger incumbent serving overlapping local-news needs across the same Tuscan geography as Lo Schermo.
• Today.it: Italian network of city-level digital news sites operated by Citynews. Comparable to Lo Schermo as a digital-first local news operator, but operating at significantly larger scale across multiple Italian cities.
• Il Fatto Quotidiano: Italian national newspaper with a strong digital footprint, focused on investigative journalism and politics. Comparable to Lo Schermo's investigative vertical (L'inchiesta), but at national scale.
• Fanpage.it: Italian digital news outlet with strong social-media-driven distribution. Comparable in digital-only format and social-channel emphasis, but operates nationally with much larger reach.
• La Nazione: Major Italian regional newspaper with strong Tuscan coverage in print and online. Competes with Lo Schermo for local news readership and regional advertising budgets in Tuscany.

Direct peers

• gonews.it: Tuscan local digital news portal covering multiple municipalities in the region. Comparable in digital-first format and regional focus, with broader geographic coverage than Lo Schermo.
• VersiliaToday: Local digital news site covering the Versilia area of northern Tuscany, part of the Citynews network. Comparable to Lo Schermo as a Tuscan hyper-local digital news outlet with a similar editorial scope.
• LuccaInDiretta: Digital-first local news outlet focused exclusively on the Lucca province. The most direct comparable to Lo Schermo given overlapping geography, scale, and digital-only distribution model.

Regional players

• The Florentine: English-language news outlet focused on Florence and Tuscany. Comparable as a regional digital news brand, though primarily serving an international/expat audience rather than competing directly for Italian-language readers in Lucca.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/loschermo
• Facebookfacebook.com/loschermo.it
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lo-schermo-s.r.l.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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