Licencias Actualidad - Interempresas Media

What Licencias Actualidad - Interempresas Media does

Licencias Actualidad is a Spanish-language B2B trade media outlet dedicated to the brand licensing industry, operating under Interempresas Media, S.L.U. since its 2002 founding. It publishes editorial coverage of property owners, licensing agents, licensees, distributors, and retailers, with content organized into Actualidad, Análisis, Opinión, Tendencias, Productos, and Premios categories. The product portfolio includes a print magazine (with FlipBook digital editions at licencias.com and the Interempresas FlipBooks portal), a recurring email newsletter (LS Newsletter), an RSS feed, and the annual Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad awards, which have reached 23 editions by 2025.

The underlying technology is a standard digital publishing platform — web content management, newsletter distribution, and RSS syndication — with no proprietary or AI-driven features described. The publication reaches a niche audience of licensing industry professionals across Spain and, increasingly, international events such as Brand Licensing Europe.

The business model combines three revenue streams: advertising and sponsored content (clearly labeled 'Contenido patrocinado'), free newsletter subscriptions (suscripciones), and the annual awards program that generates event-related professional services revenue. Pricing is freemium on the reader side; pricing on the advertiser side is not publicly disclosed. The operation is run by a lean team of approximately five employees, leveraging the broader Interempresas Media group's shared B2B publishing infrastructure.

Name

Licencias Actualidad - Interempresas Media

Legal name

Interempresas Media, S.L.U.

Website

https://licencias.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Licencias Actualidad is a Spanish B2B trade publication covering the brand licensing industry, serving property owners, agents, licensees, distributors, and retailers through its licencias.com website, print magazine, newsletter, and annual Premios awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Advertising and sponsorship: The publication features sponsored content from companies in the licensing industry including Hot Wheels/Ferrari collaboration, Banbotoys, Bandai/Plim Plim, Warner Bros. Discovery/Superman products, and various product showcase articles clearly labeled as 'Contenido patrocinado'. This represents the primary revenue stream for the publication.
2. Subscriptions and newsletter services: The publication offers free newsletter subscriptions (suscripciones) delivering content to subscribers. Users can subscribe to receive regular updates about licensing industry news.
3. Event organization - Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad: The publication organizes and hosts industry awards (Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad) that recognize outstanding licensing properties, owners/agents, and licensees, creating a platform for industry recognition and networking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Licencias Actualidad is a specialized Spanish B2B trade publication, published by Interempresas Media, covering the brand licensing industry. It sells advertising and sponsored content around its magazine, licencias.com news portal, digital flipbook editions and newsletters, and organizes the annual Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad awards.

Product overview

Licencias Actualidad is a specialized trade publication covering the licensing industry in Spain, published by Interempresas Media. The company operates a portfolio consisting of the print and digital magazine Licencias Actualidad, the licencias.com website serving as the online news portal, FlipBook digital editions for interactive reading, a newsletter subscription service, and the annual Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad awards program. The publication covers multiple licensing verticals including entertainment properties (Disney, Warner Bros., Bluey, Pokémon), branded merchandise (Hello Kitty, Peanuts), sports licensing (Real Madrid), art/design brands (Mr. Wonderful, Frida Kahlo), digital properties, and adult-focused licensing (Friends). The business model combines editorial content with sponsored articles and advertising opportunities for licensing industry companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Licencias Actualidad (Revista) Specialized trade magazine covering the licensing business in Spain, with news, analysis, opinion, trends and product highlights across entertainment, branded merchandise, sports, art/design, digital and adult licensing categories.
• licencias.com Website Online news portal for licensing industry professionals with articles organized by Actualidad, Análisis, Opinión, Tendencias, Productos and Premios, plus archives and newsletter subscription.
• FlipBook Digital Editions Interactive digital flipbook versions of the print magazine, such as Licencias Actualidad Número 109 and 108.
• Newsletter Subscription (LS Newsletter) Free email newsletter delivering the latest licensing industry news to subscribers; latest referenced issue LS-110 dated 16/07/2026.
• Premios LICENCIAS Actualidad Awards Annual awards program recognizing licensing properties, owners/agents and licensees across categories such as Owner/Agent of the Year, Property of the Year, Entertainment License, Sports Property, Digital Property and Best Retail; 23 editions as of 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 editions of industry awards recognizing top licensing properties and companies

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/licencias-actualidad

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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