Mediabask

Mediabask is a 27-employee trilingual digital news outlet headquartered in Urrugne, Pays Basque, serving the French and Spanish Basque Country with online journalism, radio (Mediabask Irratia), weekly print, and legal notices via subscription and advertising.

Company typePrivate
Founded-
Headquarters—
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Mediabask does

Mediabask is a regional digital news media organization headquartered in Urrugne, Pays Basque (France), serving primarily the French Basque Country (Iparralde) with secondary coverage of Spanish Basque regions including Navarre. The company operates a trilingual news platform (Basque, Spanish, French) at mediabask.eus, distributing content across categories including Euskal Herria (Basque Country), Kultura (culture), Kirola (sports), Ekonomia (economy), and Mundua (world news). Its product portfolio spans the core news portal, Mediabask Irratia (a radio station with DAB+ and online streaming), Mediabask l'Hebdo (a weekly publication at lhebdo.mediabask.eus), and Annonces Légales (a legal notices service for Basque Country businesses).

Mediabask is part of the NAIZ media group, a broader Basque-language media ecosystem that includes GARA, 7K, Gaur8, Kazeta, Hamaika, and other outlets, providing cross-promotion and shared operational infrastructure. The organization employs 27 people and distributes content via its website, Facebook, Twitter/X, and RSS, with subscription ("Harpidetu") as the primary revenue mechanism alongside advertising and the Annonces Légales B2B service. Contact points include French (+33) and Spanish (+34) phone lines plus subscription email, reflecting the cross-border nature of its audience.

The business model rests on a combination of consumer subscriptions, advertising (including network-level NAIZ advertising sales), and ancillary B2B services (legal notices), all anchored in serving a linguistically and geographically distinct audience that few mainstream media players address. Mediabask is privately held with no disclosed investors, funding rounds, acquisitions, or strategic transactions in the available data, and the organization exhibits no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, patents, or technology differentiation beyond standard digital publishing infrastructure.

Mediabask firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Mediabask
Legal name: Mediabask
Website: https://mediabask.eus
Company type: Private
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Mediabask is a 27-employee trilingual digital news outlet headquartered in Urrugne, Pays Basque, serving the French and Spanish Basque Country with online journalism, radio (Mediabask Irratia), weekly print, and legal notices via subscription and advertising.
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Mediabask industry classification

Industry

Product category: Regional News Media
NAICS: Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (5161), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)
SIC: Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)
akta.pro primary industry: Public Service News Channels (MPABAIAE)
akta.pro secondary industry: Public/Nonprofit Radio Networks (NPR-style) (MPABABAB)

Keywords

Regional news media
Online journalism
Radio broadcasting
Multilingual content
Basque news coverage

Mediabask business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Mediabask product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Mediabask is a Basque Country regional news outlet that publishes local and regional news across categories including culture (Kultura), sports (Kirola), economy (Ekonomia), Basque Country (Euskal Herria), and world news (Mundua) in Basque, Spanish, and French. It also operates the Mediabask Irratia radio station with live streaming via DAB+ and online, the weekly Mediabask l'Hebdo publication, and an Annonces Légales legal-notices service.

Product overview

Mediabask is a regional news media organization serving the Basque Country, operating as a multi-platform news outlet offering online news coverage, radio broadcasting, and weekly publications. The core offerings consist of the Mediabask news portal (available in Basque, Spanish, French, and English), the Mediabask Irratia radio station with live streaming via DAB+ and online platforms, the Mediabask l'Hebdo weekly publication, and the Annonces Légales legal notices service. The organization is part of the NAIZ media group and covers local news, culture, sports, economy, and world affairs for the Basque Country region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Mediabask Irratia: Radio division of Mediabask providing audio news coverage
Mediabask l'Hebdo

Products and services

Mediabask News Portal Trilingual (Basque, Spanish, French) online news portal providing regional Basque Country coverage across culture (Kultura), sports (Kirola), economy (Ekonomia), Basque Country (Euskal Herria), and world news (Mundua), with subscription access via Harpidetu.
Mediabask Irratia Radio station operated by Mediabask, broadcast via DAB+ and online live streaming, featuring news and programming in Basque for the Basque Country audience.
Mediabask l'Hebdo Weekly publication by Mediabask providing additional coverage and analysis of Basque Country news and topics.
Annonces Légales Legal notices service platform for business announcements and corporate publications in the Basque Country, hosted as a Mediabask sub-platform.

Companies that use Mediabask

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Mediabask technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
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Mediabask partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Mediabask competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Regional players

Sud Ouest: A major French regional daily covering southwestern France, including the French Basque Country. Comparable as a regional news outlet serving the same Pays Basque geography, though broader in scope and French-language only.

Emerging players

Mediapart: A French subscription-funded digital news outlet. Comparable as a similarly sized digital-first news organization that has built a sustainable subscriber revenue model — a useful template for Mediabask's subscription trajectory.
Brut: A digital-native French/international news outlet with strong social video distribution. Comparable as a small-team, multi-platform digital news operator competing for younger audiences and ad budgets in the French-language market.

Broad incumbents

France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine: The regional public television service covering Nouvelle-Aquitaine, which includes the French Basque Country. Comparable as a regional broadcaster covering the same Iparralde territory with overlapping news, weather, and event coverage.
France Bleu Pays Basque: The French public radio station dedicated to the French Basque Country (Pays Basque), operating under the Radio France umbrella. Comparable as a regional broadcaster serving the same Iparralde audience and competing for the same ad and listener base.
EiTB: The Basque Country's public broadcaster operating television, radio (Euskadi Irratia), and digital news in Basque and Spanish. A broad incumbent in the same regional news and broadcasting space, with significantly greater scale and resources.

Direct peers

Kazeta: A regional Basque publication within the NAIZ media group covering local Basque affairs. Comparable as a sister outlet operating the same trilingual model under shared parent infrastructure.
GARA: A Basque daily newspaper that is a sister publication within the NAIZ media group, sharing infrastructure, subscribers, and cross-promotion with Mediabask. Directly comparable in product, audience, and operating model.
Hamaika: A Basque digital publication (also branded as 11 TB) within the NAIZ media group, covering culture and lifestyle. Closely comparable as a sister outlet sharing platform, subscribers, and content infrastructure with Mediabask.
Berria: The leading Basque-language daily newspaper serving a similar Basque-speaking audience across the French-Spanish Basque Country. Directly comparable as a regional Basque-language news outlet competing for the same reader base, advertisers, and subscribers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Mediabask financial estimates

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Mediabask leadership team

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Mediabask funding detail

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Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Mediabask M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Mediabask

What does Mediabask do?

Is Mediabask a public or private company?

Mediabask is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Mediabask founded?

Mediabask was founded in -1. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Who are Mediabask's main competitors?

Sud Ouest is listed as a regional player. Emerging players are Mediapart and Brut. Broad incumbents are France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Bleu Pays Basque and EiTB. Direct peers are Kazeta, GARA, Hamaika and Berria.

Does Mediabask have an API?

No public API is recorded for Mediabask.

What industry is Mediabask in?

Mediabask's product category is Regional News Media. Its primary akta.pro industry code is MPABAIAE, Public Service News Channels, with a secondary code of MPABABAB, Public/Nonprofit Radio Networks (NPR-style). Its NAICS code is 5161 and its SIC code is 2711.