Editoriale Nazionale

What Editoriale Nazionale does

Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l. is the editorial operating subsidiary of Monrif S.p.A., a publicly listed Italian holding (delisted in August 2025 following a voluntary tender offer by reference shareholder Monti Riffeser S.r.l.). Founded in 1997 and headquartered at Via Enrico Mattei 106, Bologna, the company publishes Italy's Quotidiano Nazionale (QN) — a single national wrapper combining three flagship regional dailies: Il Resto del Carlino (Emilia Romagna/Marche, 16 editions, founded 1885), La Nazione (Tuscany/Umbria, 14 editions, founded 1859), and Il Giorno (Lombardy, 5 editions, founded 1956). It also publishes Cavallo Magazine (equestrian periodical, since 1986) and operates digital properties at quotidiano.net, ilrestodelcarlino.it, ilgiorno.it, lanazione.it, and cavallomagazine.it. The publisher employs 749 permanent staff as of end-2021 and monetizes through reader subscriptions, newsstand sales, print and digital advertising (via SpeeD), and recurring events (QN Economia, QN Welfare, QN Energia Europa, QN Sport Studio, QN Distretti, QN per le Donne).

Underlying the editorial business, Monrif Group operates a vertically integrated stack. Poligrafici Printing S.p.A. (production facilities in Bologna and Capalle, Florence) prints all group titles plus third-party newspapers for Gazzetta di Parma, Gedi News Network, Editoriale Libertà, and Cooperativa Editoriale Giornali Associati, generating external volume to amortize fixed print costs. Robin S.r.l. (with subsidiary GoSpeed S.r.l.) handles digital media and online ad-consulting; SpeeD is the dedicated advertising sales house for print and digital. Outside publishing, the group runs Monrif Hotels (via EGA Emiliana Grandi Alberghi S.r.l.) in Bologna, an Editoriale Immobiliare / Compagnia Agricola Finanziaria Immobiliare real estate arm, and venture-style sub-brands WirAki (recruitment) and Linfa - Grand Tour Italia (agri-food theme park). Group revenue in 2021 was €149.47M (up 3.6% from €144.33M in 2020), split between editorial (~€78.82M, declining) and advertising (~€46.38M, growing); net financial indebtedness reached €95.88M against €20.28M of shareholders' equity. ESG posture includes UNI/PdR 125:2022 gender-equality certification (Feb 2026), GDPR compliance (DPO appointed), D.Lgs. 231/2001 organizational model, and Legge 262/2005 financial-disclosure compliance.

Name

Editoriale Nazionale

Legal name

Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l.

Website

https://monrif.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l. is the Italian publishing arm of Monrif Group, operating national newspaper Quotidiano Nazionale and regional dailies Il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, and Il Giorno, monetizing via subscriptions, advertising, and third-party printing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Newspaper Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

National & General-Interest Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Italian newspaper publishing
• Regional daily newspapers
• Advertising sales
• Polygraphic printing services
• Digital media publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuscania

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Editorial Revenues: Revenue from newspaper sales (print and digital subscriptions, newsstand sales) across national and regional daily newspapers including il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, Il Giorno, and Quotidiano Nazionale.
2. Advertising Revenues: Revenue from advertising space sales across print and digital platforms, managed through Società pubblicità editoriale e Digitale S.r.l. (SpeeD).
3. Third-party Printing: Printing services for external clients including Gazzetta di Parma S.r.l., Gedi News Network S.p.A., Editoriale Libertà S.p.A., and Cooperativa Editoriale Giornali Associati - Cooperativa S.p.A.
4. Hospitality: Hotel and hospitality services through Monrif Hotels managed by EGA Emiliana Grandi Alberghi S.r.l. in Bologna.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l. publishes a portfolio of national and regional daily newspapers in Italy, including Quotidiano Nazionale (QN), Il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, and Il Giorno, together with the equestrian periodical Cavallo Magazine. The company operates as part of the Monrif Group, generating revenue through editorial sales (newspaper and digital subscriptions, newsstand sales) and advertising, supported by in-house polygraphic printing capabilities and digital media assets.

Product overview

Editoriale Nazionale S.r.l. operates as the publishing arm of Monrif S.p.A., a multi-sector media and hospitality group. The company's product portfolio centers on traditional and digital publishing, comprising national and regional newspapers (Quotidiano Nazionale, il Resto del Carlino, Il Giorno, La Nazione), periodicals (Cavallo Magazine), digital media services (via Robin S.r.l. and GoSpeed S.r.l.), and advertising solutions (SpeeD). Supporting operations include printing services through Poligrafici Printing S.p.A., hospitality through Monrif Hotels, real estate holdings, and venture investments in recruitment technology (WirAki) and a themed agri-food park (Linfa - Grand Tour Italia). The offering represents a vertically integrated publishing ecosystem spanning print, digital, and hospitality sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Quotidiano Nazionale QN: National daily newspaper combining Il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, and Il Giorno under a glocal editorial model covering news from Italy and abroad, politics, economy, finance, current affairs, sports, and thematic in-depth features through monthly publications.

Products and services

• Quotidiano Nazionale (QN) National daily newspaper of the Monrif Group, aggregating the editorial content of the three regional titles (Il Resto del Carlino, La Nazione, Il Giorno) into a single national edition. Sold via newsstands, subscriptions, and digital channels to Italian readers.
• Il Resto del Carlino Regional daily newspaper with roots in Bologna and the Emilia-Romagna region, distributed in print and digital form to readers in central Italy. Part of the historical heritage of the Monrif Group with more than 100 years of publishing history.
• La Nazione Regional daily newspaper based in Florence, covering Tuscany and central Italy. Distributed via newsstands and digital subscriptions to readers in Tuscany and surrounding regions.
• Il Giorno Regional daily newspaper covering Lombardy and the Milan metropolitan area, distributed in print and digitally to readers in northern Italy.
• Cavallo Magazine Equestrian periodical published by Editoriale Nazionale, targeted at horse-riding enthusiasts and professionals in the equestrian sector.
• Poligrafici Printing Services Polygraphic printing services provided by the Monrif Group's printing division, used both for in-house newspaper production and for third-party publishing clients.
• Monrif Hotels Hospitality operations based in Bologna, part of the Monrif Group's diversified portfolio that complements the publishing core business.
• SpeeD (advertising concessionaire) Advertising concessionaire of the Monrif Group that sells advertising space across the Group's newspaper titles, magazines, and digital properties to national and local advertisers.
• Robin (digital media) Digital media subsidiary of the Monrif Group, operating digital news and online publishing assets that complement the Group's print newspaper titles.
• GoSpeed (digital media) Digital media subsidiary of the Monrif Group supporting the Group's online publishing and digital advertising activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• One of the first glocalization models in Italian daily press publishing

Named customers4 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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Tuscan flood reliefminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 November 2023Gruppo Monrif launched a fundraising campaign for populations affected by flooding in Tuscany.
• Lucca Comics & GamesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 26 October 2023QN Quotidiano Nazionale, La Nazione, il Resto Del Carlino, Il Giorno and Luce! served as Media Partners of Lucca Comics & Games 2023.
• Gazzetta di Parma S.r.l.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoligrafici Printing S.p.A. provides printing services for Gazzetta di Parma newspapers, utilizing production facilities in Bologna and Capalle (Campi Bisenzio).
• Gedi News Network S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoligrafici Printing S.p.A. provides printing services for Gedi News Network newspapers.
• Editoriale Libertà S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoligrafici Printing S.p.A. provides printing services for Editoriale Libertà newspapers.
• Cooperativa Editoriale Giornali Associati - Cooperativa S.p.A.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPoligrafici Printing S.p.A. provides printing services for Cooperativa Editoriale Giornali Associati.
• ANSA S.c.r.l.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAndrea Riffeser Monti serves as Consigliere and member of the Comitato esecutivo of Agenzia ANSA.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RCS MediaGroup: Publisher of Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport. Closest direct competitor in national daily newspaper publishing, sharing the same multi-region, multi-edition go-to-market model.
• GEDI Gruppo Editoriale: Italy's largest newspaper group (La Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Secolo XIX). Direct competitor in Italian daily publishing and even a customer of Editoriale Nazionale's printing arm (Gedi News Network).
• Finegil Editoriale: GEDI's local newspaper subsidiary (Il Tirreno, La Nuova Sardegna, La Sentinella del Canavese). Direct peer in regional Italian newspaper publishing, with comparable local-edition depth.
• Il Sole 24 Ore: Italy's leading financial daily and business news publisher. Direct peer in Italian daily newspaper publishing, with stronger B2B/advertiser overlap but a national rather than regional orientation.
• Caltagirone Editore: Publisher of Il Messaggero, Il Mattino, and Il Gazzettino. Direct peer in Italian regional and national daily newspaper publishing, with overlapping regional coverage in central and southern Italy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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