EUROPA SUR SA

What EUROPA SUR SA does

EUROPA SUR SA operates the Europa Sur regional newspaper (europasur.es), serving readers across the Campo de Gibraltar comarca in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain — including Algeciras, La Línea, San Roque, Los Barrios, Tarifa, Jimena, Castellar, Tesorillo, and Gibraltar-related cross-border coverage. The publication is one of 11 regional titles within the Grupo Joly network, legally held under Joly Digital, S.L., a private limited company (sociedad de responsabilidad limitada) registered in Seville. Editorial scope spans local, provincial, Andalusian, and Spanish national news, alongside dedicated verticals for sports (Algeciras CF, Real Balompédica Linense / "Balona"), culture, technology, motor, opinion, and a specialty beat on Gibraltar border affairs.

The core product is a digital-first news portal (europasur.es) complemented by an interactive PDF edition, a print newspaper, a subscriber loyalty program (Club del Suscriptor), email newsletters, and social-distribution channels including Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Flipboard, Telegram, and a WhatsApp channel. Revenue mechanics follow the traditional regional newspaper model: print and digital subscription fees for individual readers, supplemented by local advertising — pricing specifics, subscriber volumes, and revenue figures are not publicly disclosed.

Operationally the entity reports 15 employees, a lean footprint consistent with a sub-scale local title whose scale economies are realized through the parent Grupo Joly shared infrastructure rather than internal headcount. The company is privately held, has no public ticker, no disclosed external investors, and no recorded funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or regulatory actions in the available data. Active news coverage from July 2026 confirms ongoing operating status.

Name

EUROPA SUR SA

Legal name

JOLY DIGITAL, S.L.

Website

https://europasur.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Europa Sur is a regional Spanish newspaper operated by Grupo Joly, providing digital, PDF, and print coverage of local news, sports, and Gibraltar cross-border affairs for Campo de Gibraltar readers in Andalusia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Europa Sur is a regional newspaper and digital news portal that publishes local, provincial, Andalusian, national, and international news for the Campo de Gibraltar area and broader Andalusia. Its core offering is original editorial content covering local news, sports (Algeciras CF, Balona), politics, culture, opinion, technology, motor, and lifestyle, delivered through a website, interactive PDF edition, and print edition. The publication is part of the Grupo Joly network of 11 regional Andalusian newspapers.

Product overview

Europa Sur is a regional Spanish newspaper operated by Grupo Joly (Joly Digital, S.L.), providing digital news coverage through its website europasur.es. The offering consists of a unified digital news portal delivering local news from the Campo de Gibraltar region (including Algeciras, La Línea, San Roque, Los Barrios, Tarifa, and Gibraltar), provincial and Andalusian news, national coverage, sports reporting, and specialized sections including Technology, Motor, Culture, and Society. The company also offers PDF and print subscription services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Europa Sur Digital News Portal Digital news portal (europasur.es) providing real-time local news coverage for the Campo de Gibraltar region (Algeciras, La Línea, San Roque, Los Barrios, Tarifa, Jimena, Castellar, Tesorillo, Gibraltar) and broader Andalusia, including provincial, national, and international news; sports coverage (Algeciras CF, Balona); culture; opinion; technology; motor; and lifestyle sections. Targets general news consumers in the region.
• Europa Sur PDF Interactive Digital Edition Subscription Interactive PDF digital edition of the Europa Sur newspaper delivered to subscribers via pdfinteractivo.es/europasur, providing a digital replica of the print newspaper for individual readers and subscribers.
• Europa Sur Print Newspaper Subscription Physical print newspaper subscription available through the Europa Sur subscriber club (Club del Suscriptor) at europasur.clubsuscriptor.es, providing the printed newspaper to subscribers and bundled with membership benefits.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Diario de Cádiz: Sister publication within Grupo Joly covering the Cádiz province. Directly comparable as a regional Andalusian newspaper sharing the same corporate parent, platform infrastructure, and multi-channel subscription model.
• Málaga Hoy: Sister publication within Grupo Joly covering Málaga. Same regional newspaper model, Grupo Joly parent, multi-channel distribution, and Andalusian regional advertising proposition.
• La Voz de Galicia: Leading regional newspaper in Galicia. Directly comparable as a Spanish regional daily with digital, print, and subscription products serving a defined Spanish territory, though it competes in a different geography.
• Granada Hoy: Sister publication within Grupo Joly covering Granada. Directly comparable regional newspaper with the same subscription model, digital stack, and Andalusian coverage focus.
• Las Provincias: Regional newspaper for Valencia under Vocento. Comparable regional Spanish daily with similar subscription model and audience scale, serving a different but structurally similar regional market.
• La Verdad (Murcia): Regional newspaper for the Murcia region, also under Vocento. Comparable Spanish regional daily with digital/print/PDF subscription stack and similar regional advertising and reader dynamics.
• El Correo (Spain): Regional newspaper for the Basque Country operated by Vocento. Comparable regional Spanish daily with multi-channel subscription model and similar audience/scale dynamics, though serving a different region.
• Huelva Información: Sister publication within Grupo Joly covering Huelva. Comparable regional newspaper under the same corporate umbrella, sharing editorial workflows, subscription infrastructure, and Andalusian advertising sales.
• Diario de Almería: Sister publication within Grupo Joly covering Almería. Directly comparable as a regional Andalusian newspaper with identical digital, print, and PDF subscription infrastructure and Grupo Joly ownership.
• Diario de Sevilla: Sister publication within Grupo Joly and the flagship of the network. Comparable regional daily newspaper with the same digital/print/PDF subscription stack, Andalusian audience base, and Grupo Joly corporate structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/europa_sur
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChWPxx2JyBr_ZqlYhOH-7QA
• Facebookfacebook.com/PeriodicoEuropaSur
• Instagraminstagram.com/europa_sur
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/europa-sur-sa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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