IB3 - Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears

What IB3 - Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears does

IB3 (Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears) is the statutory public broadcasting corporation of the Balearic Islands autonomous community in Spain, established by Law 15/2010 and wholly owned by the Government of the Balearic Islands (Govern de les Illes Balears). It provides free-to-air television, FM radio, and digital content services to residents and visitors of Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa (Ibiza), and Formentera, with programming in Catalan focused on regional news, sports, weather, music, and cultural coverage.

The organization's product portfolio is structured around two core services — IB3 Televisió and IB3 Ràdio — supported by a digital ecosystem that includes the TOT IB3 on-demand streaming platform, the IB3 Notícies digital news portal segmented by island, the El Temps weather service, the IB3 Esports sports section, the IB3 Música music brand, and a Càmeres service consisting of 37 live public webcams across the archipelago. Distribution spans linear broadcast, FM, web streaming at ib3.org, and native iOS and Android applications, with active social media presence on Instagram, X, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and LinkedIn. Content production, archive management, and audience data processing are operated in-house under a single public-entity structure.

IB3 is funded primarily through direct public budget allocations from the Balearic Islands regional government, supplemented by commercial advertising revenue sold via published rate cards (Tarifes de Publicitat). As a public law entity with no listed equity, no external shareholders, and no venture funding, the organization has no commercial pricing model for end users; access is free. The entity operates with 254 employees across two principal locations: a television headquarters in Calvià (Santa Ponça, Polígon Son Bugadelles) and a radio office in Palma. All governance, mandate, and accountability derive from the Llei 15/2010 framework administered by the regional government.

Name

IB3 - Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears

Legal name

Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears

Website

https://ib3.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IB3 is the statutory public broadcasting corporation of Spain's Balearic Islands, wholly owned by the regional government. It provides free Catalan-language television, FM radio, on-demand streaming, digital news, weather, and webcam services to residents and visitors across Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa, and Formentera.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Calvià

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding / Government Budget: As a public broadcasting entity (Ens Públic) regulated by Llei 15/2010 of the Balearic Islands autonomous community, IB3 operates primarily through government public funding allocated by the regional administration.
2. Advertising Revenue: The organization publishes advertising rate cards (Tarifes de Publicitat) for commercial broadcasting, indicating a secondary revenue stream from advertising sales.

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IB3 is the public broadcasting corporation of the Balearic Islands that operates free-to-air television (IB3 Televisió) and FM radio (IB3 Ràdio) services, complemented by the TOT IB3 on-demand/catch-up streaming platform and digital content verticals covering news, weather, music, and sports in Catalan for residents of Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa, and Formentera.

Product overview

IB3 - Ens Públic de Radiotelevisió de les Illes Balears is the public broadcasting corporation of the Balearic Islands, operated as a public law entity regulated by Law 15/2010. The organization operates a unified multi-platform broadcasting portfolio consisting of IB3 Televisió (live television with programming and news), IB3 Ràdio (live FM radio with bulletins and podcasts), and the TOT IB3 on-demand service for catch-up viewing and listening. Supporting content offerings include IB3 Notícies (regional digital news), El Temps (weather with webcams), IB3 Música (Balearic music coverage), and IB3 Esports (regional sports). All content is accessible through the Directe live streaming service, with dedicated mobile apps available on Apple Store and Google Play.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TOT IB3: On-demand streaming platform for IB3 television and radio content
• IB3 Música
• IB3 Notícies

Products and services

• IB3 Televisió
• IB3 Ràdio Public radio broadcasting service with live FM radio streaming, audio news bulletins, and FM programming schedules serving Balearic Islands audiences.
• TOT IB3 On-demand and catch-up service offering access to IB3 television and radio content after initial broadcast, including podcasts, available to the general public.
• IB3 Notícies
• El Temps Weather service providing forecasts, current conditions, webcams, and user-submitted weather photography for the Balearic Islands.
• Càmeres (Servei de Càmeres) Live public webcam service featuring 37 cameras across Mallorca, Menorca, Eivissa, and Formentera showing scenic locations and real-time views.
• Directe Live streaming service for real-time television and radio broadcasts of IB3 content across the Balearic Islands.
• IB3 Música Dedicated music section featuring Balearic music coverage, album reviews, music news, and concert recordings including IB3 Música en Concert series.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation): UK public service broadcaster operating BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Radio, and iPlayer. A globally recognized public broadcaster model that shares IB3's public service mandate, free-to-air distribution, and digital transformation journey (iPlayer parallels TOT IB3).
• Radio Televisión Española (RTVE): Spain's national public broadcaster operating La 1, La 2, Teledeporte, Canal 24h, Radio Nacional, and digital platforms. Functions as a national-level incumbent that competes with regional broadcasters for audiences and advertising within the Balearics.

Direct peers

• Radio Televisión Canaria (RTVC): Public broadcaster of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community with island geography similar to the Balearics. Operates TV, radio, and digital services, providing a strong structural and geographic parallel.
• Euskal Irrati Telebista (EITB): Public broadcaster of the Basque Country operating multiple TV channels, radio stations, and digital platforms serving a regional audience in a co-official regional language (Basque), structurally analogous to IB3's regional public service mandate.
• À Punt Mèdia (Corporació Valenciana de Mitjans de Comunicació): Public broadcaster of the Valencian Community, operating À Punt TV and À Punt Ràdio with on-demand services. Closely comparable as a recently re-established regional public broadcaster in a co-official language community.
• Aragón TV / Aragón Radio (CARTV): Public broadcaster of Aragon operating Aragón TV, Aragón Radio, and digital services, a comparable mid-sized regional public broadcaster within the Spanish autonomous community framework.
• Radiotelevisión del Principado de Asturias (RTPA): Public broadcaster of Asturias operating TPA (TV) and RPA (radio) with digital platforms. Smaller regional public broadcaster comparable in scale and scope to IB3.
• Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (CCMA - TV3 and Catalunya Ràdio): Public broadcaster of Catalonia operating TV3 and Catalunya Ràdio, the most direct comparable as a regional Spanish public broadcaster delivering Catalan-language content via TV, radio, and digital platforms with a similar legal mandate structure.
• Canal Sur (Agencia Pública Empresarial de la Radio y Televisión de Andalucía): Public broadcaster of Andalusia operating Canal Sur TV and Canal Sur Radio, with on-demand platform and digital services, providing a comparable regional public broadcasting model under the same Spanish autonomous community framework.

Others

• Mediaset España (Telecinco): Spain's leading private commercial broadcaster, competing for advertising and audience share in the Balearic market. While structurally different (private/commercial), it represents the most relevant private-sector counterpart competing for the same regional audience pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ib3televisio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/IB3
• Facebookfacebook.com/IB3org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ens-p%C3%BAblic-de-radiotelevisi%C3%B3-de-les-illes-balears
• Instagraminstagram.com/ib3
• TikToktiktok.com/@ib3tiktok

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Investors

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