MAIS/Semanário

What MAIS/Semanário does

MAIS/Semanário is a regional online and print newspaper serving the municipalities of Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde, and Esposende in North Portugal. Operated by Ilustrepagina Unipessoal Lda (NIPC 508 958 660), a private single-shareholder Portuguese limited liability company founded in 2011 and headquartered at Avenida Vasco da Gama, 60 in Póvoa de Varzim, the publication delivers hyperlocal coverage across society, sports, culture, politics, police, religion, and associativism. Its core product is the maissemanario.pt website, which hosts an archive of 17,666+ categorized articles, supported by a twice-monthly print edition, a digital e-paper, the MAIS/pod podcast, the PAOITI podcast (produced in partnership with the Póvoa de Varzim municipality), and multimedia video and photo content distributed across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Telegram, and email newsletters.

The business model rests on three revenue streams: recurring digital subscriptions priced from €7/month to €20/year (or €36 for two years); combined digital-plus-print subscriptions priced at €37/year (Portugal), €65/year (Europe), and €75/year (Rest of World), with multi-year options available; and advertising, including sponsored editorial slots such as "O Cantinho do Empresário." The publication also benefits from institutional alignment via its PAOITI partnership covering the municipal Plano de Ação das Operações Integradas dos Territórios de Intervenção social program. Distribution is hybrid: self-serve digital access via the website for individuals and SMBs, with direct print subscription delivery domestically and internationally.

The company operates with a small team of 9 employees and serves primarily local residents of the three covered municipalities, with secondary reach to the Portuguese diaspora via international print shipping. There is no evidence of institutional investment, no subsidiaries, and no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

MAIS/Semanário

Legal name

Ilustrepagina Unipessoal Lda

Website

https://maissemanario.pt

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MAIS/Semanário is a regional Portuguese newspaper and digital media outlet serving Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde, and Esposende with online news, podcasts, video, and twice-monthly print editions, monetized via subscriptions and advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAJADAB

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/News Publishing (Newspapers, Digital Newsrooms, Wire Services)

SECONDARYMPAJAEAN

Arts, Culture & Literary Magazines

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Magazine Publishing (Consumer & B2B/Trade Magazines)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper
• Local news media
• Digital news subscription
• News podcast
• Print newspaper publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Póvoa de Varzim

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Digital Subscription: Monthly and annual digital subscriptions providing access to e-paper editions, exclusive digital content, and podcast episodes. Options include monthly (€7), annual (€20), and two-year (€36) digital plans.
2. Print Subscription: Combined digital and paper subscriptions offering print delivery of the newspaper 2 times per month plus 4 e-paper editions monthly and 2 annual magazine issues (EM VOGA). Regional pricing varies for Portugal, Europe, and Rest of World.
3. Advertising: The newspaper generates advertising revenue through its website and publication pages, featuring sponsored content sections like 'O Cantinho do Empresário' and partnership sections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MAIS/Semanário is a regional Portuguese online newspaper that publishes and distributes local news, society, sports, culture, politics, police, religion, and associativism content for the Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde, and Esposende municipalities. It monetizes this journalism through paid digital e-paper subscriptions, combined digital+print subscriptions, and advertising, and complements the written content with podcasts (MAIS/pod and PAOITI Podcast), video/photo galleries, and a twice-monthly print edition.

Product overview

MAIS/Semanário is a local Portuguese newspaper serving Póvoa de Varzim, Vila do Conde, and Esposende. The core product is the online news portal offering categorized news coverage. The publication operates a multi-platform model combining digital and print offerings including the main news website with sections for society, sports, culture, politics, police, religion, and associative news; MAIS/pod podcast series covering local topics; multimedia video and photo gallery content; digital e-paper subscription service; and a print newspaper published twice monthly. Additionally, the publication covers PAOITI, a municipal social action program focused on community welfare initiatives. The product portfolio centers on local journalism and community information services across multiple media formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAIS/pod: Podcast series covering culture, sports, politics, religion and society topics
• PAOITI
• Opinião

Products and services

• MAIS/Semanário Online News Portal

Quantifiable outcome

• Coverage spanning 3 municipalities with dedicated content categories

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• O Primeiro de Janeiro: Historical Porto-based regional newspaper with a local-news product across northern Portugal. Comparable as a regional/local news publisher in the same broad market, though more established and with deeper historical archives.
• O Mirante: Regional weekly newspaper serving the Lisbon/Ribatejo area with both print and digital editions and subscription tiers. Highly comparable operating model (weekly cadence, print+digital bundles, local/regional focus) though in a different geography.
• Jornal de Notícias: Major regional newspaper headquartered in Porto covering northern Portugal. It is the most direct comparable to MAIS/Semanário in terms of regional-news product, though at much larger scale — useful benchmark for category mix and pricing strategy.
• Diário de Coimbra: Regional newspaper serving the Coimbra/Centro region of Portugal with subscription-based digital and print access. Comparable as a mid-sized Portuguese regional news outlet with the same digital-transformation challenge MAIS/Semanário faces.
• Notícias de Leiria: Regional newspaper serving the Leiria region with local coverage, digital platform, and subscription model. Comparable as a small-to-mid Portuguese regional news publisher with similar audience-targeting and multi-channel distribution.
• Terras da Beira: Regional Portuguese newspaper covering the Beira Interior region with local news, subscription model, and digital presence. Comparable as a small-scale Portuguese regional/local news publisher with similar cost-structure and operational scale.
• Jornal do Algarve: Regional newspaper serving the Algarve region in southern Portugal with subscription-based digital and print access. Comparable as a small Portuguese regional news publisher targeting a defined geographic audience.
• Semanário SOL: Portuguese weekly newspaper ('Semanário') with both print and digital editions covering national and political topics. Comparable operating cadence (weekly) and dual-format model, though more political/national rather than hyper-local.
• Correio do Minho: Regional newspaper serving the Minho region in northern Portugal, geographically adjacent to MAIS/Semanário's Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde/Esposende footprint. Closely comparable in target reader (regional/local northern Portugal) and small-scale print+digital subscription model.

Regional players

• Açoriano Oriental: Long-running regional newspaper serving the Azores islands with both digital and print offerings. Comparable regional-news product and subscription model, but serves an island archipelago rather than mainland Portugal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/maissemanario
• Facebookfacebook.com/jornalmaissemanario
• Instagraminstagram.com/jornalmaissemanario
• Pinterestpinterest.com/maissemanario
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mais-seman-rio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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