La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas

What La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas does

La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas is a regional Spanish newspaper founded in 1901 and headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Operating under the legal entity Editorial Prensa Canaria, S.A., it is wholly owned by Prensa Ibérica Media, a diversified Spanish media conglomerate controlling multiple regional titles. The publication serves general news readers across the Canary Islands with comprehensive local, regional, national, and international coverage spanning politics, society, sports (notably UD Las Palmas and CB Gran Canaria), culture, economy, and lifestyle verticals including specialized gastronomy (Reina el Sabor) and Carnaval programming.

The company operates a multi-platform product portfolio anchored on its digital news portal (laprovincia.es), complemented by a printed edition available via kiosco.laprovincia.es, the Dominical Premium Sunday magazine, an email newsletter service, online games (Juegos La Provincia), a digital archive (Hemeroteca) preserving historical editions, and the Club La Provincia reader loyalty program. Distribution spans owned digital properties, social channels (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn), print retail, and third-party platforms including PressReader, alongside classifieds integration with tucasa.com and iberempleos.es.

The business model is characteristic of regional press: advertising sales (CPM and quote-based), print and digital circulation/subscriptions, classifieds revenue, premium content monetization, and branded events such as Foro La Provincia. With 83 employees, the operation is mid-sized within Spanish regional media. There are no public APIs, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no patents, and no disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures; pricing for subscriptions and advertising is not publicly disclosed.

Name

La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas

Legal name

EDITORIAL PRENSA CANARIA, S.A.

Website

https://laprovincia.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

La Provincia is a regional Spanish newspaper founded in 1901 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, serving general news readers across the Canary Islands via digital, print, newsletter, premium magazine, and loyalty products, operated as part of Prensa Ibérica Media.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

News, Politics & Current Affairs Magazines (MPAJAEAO)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper
• Digital news media
• Canary Islands press
• Local journalism
• Print and online news

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

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

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas publishes a regional daily newspaper and operates a multi-platform digital news service covering Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gran Canaria, and the broader Canary Islands. The core business delivers local, regional, national, and international news — including politics, society, sports (UD Las Palmas, CB Gran Canaria), culture, economy, opinion, Carnaval, and gastronomy (Reina el Sabor) — through a digital portal, printed edition, premium Sunday magazine (Dominical), newsletters, and a digital archive.

Product overview

La Provincia / Diario de Las Palmas operates as a multi-platform regional media company offering a digital news portal (laprovincia.es) as its core product, complemented by a printed newspaper edition, premium Sunday magazine (Dominical), newsletter subscription service, online games section, digital archive (Hemeroteca), and a reader loyalty program (Club La Provincia). The digital platform covers comprehensive local, regional, national, and international news across sections including Las Palmas GC, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Economy, Society, Sports, Culture, Entertainment, and more. The company is part of the Prensa Ibérica media group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Provincia Digital (laprovincia.es) Digital news portal offering 24/7 coverage of local, regional, national, and international news for the Canary Islands, with sections covering Las Palmas GC, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Economy, Society, Sports, Culture, Carnaval, and more. Targeted at individual readers and regional news consumers.
• Newsletter Service Email newsletter subscription delivering daily news bulletins and principal updates to registered subscribers across the Canary Islands audience.
• Dominical Premium Premium Sunday magazine offering lifestyle, culture, and in-depth reporting content to subscribers of La Provincia.
• Printed Edition Physical printed daily newspaper available for purchase at kiosks and retail outlets, with an online PDF reading option. The historical print edition of La Provincia serving Canary Islands readers since 1901.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 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.

• Prensa Ibérica MediacoreOthersParent media group owning La Provincia and other regional newspapers across Spain including El Día, La Nueva España, Faro de Vigo, El Correo Gallego, and other regional titles. Part of Editorial Prensa Canaria S.A. Group.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• La Voz de Galicia: Direct peer: leading regional newspaper in Galicia, also part of the Prensa Ibérica group; comparable multi-platform regional news business model (print + digital + events) operating in a distinct Spanish region.
• Diario de Avisos: Direct competitor: historic regional newspaper based in Tenerife covering the Canary Islands archipelago; competes with La Provincia for pan-Canary Islands readership and national advertisers targeting the islands.
• Faro de Vigo: Direct peer: regional newspaper from Vigo, also owned by Prensa Ibérica; same group structure, same multi-platform regional publishing model, making it one of the most directly comparable sister titles.
• El Correo Gallego: Direct peer: regional Galician newspaper within the Prensa Ibérica portfolio; comparable regional daily business with similar subscription, advertising, and digital transition challenges.
• El Día (Tenerife): Direct peer: another regional Canary Islands newspaper owned by Prensa Ibérica (same parent group as La Provincia); operates under the same corporate umbrella but covers the Tenerife market, illustrating the group's multi-title regional strategy.
• El Norte de Castilla: Direct peer: historic regional newspaper in Castilla y León, part of the Vocento group; one of Spain's oldest regional dailies, directly comparable in scale, heritage, and multi-platform regional news strategy.
• Canarias7: Direct competitor: the other major regional daily newspaper covering the Canary Islands (especially Gran Canaria), competing head-to-head with La Provincia for local advertising, subscribers, and journalistic scoops in the same geographic market.
• Diario de Navarra: Direct peer: well-established regional newspaper in Navarra with strong digital and subscription business; useful comparator for how a regional daily can build a sustainable subscription-led model in Spain.
• La Nueva España: Direct peer: Prensa Ibérica's flagship regional title in Asturias; another sister regional newspaper with comparable digital-plus-print product portfolio, premium content tiers, and events business.

Broad incumbents

• ABC (Canary Islands edition): Broad incumbent: national Spanish newspaper with regional Canary Islands coverage; competes for national/international news audience and digital subscriptions, and was the previous employer of key editorial hires at La Provincia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/laprovincia_es
• Facebookfacebook.com/laprovincia.es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-provincia-diario-de-las-palmas
• Instagraminstagram.com/laprovincia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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