- CEO
- Urbano Roberto Cairo
- Full Time Employees
- 2,895
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Publishing: newspapers
- Address
- Via Angelo Rizzoli, 8 Milan MI Italy 20132
- IPO Date
- Mar 10, 1997
- Business
- RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. operates as a leading multimedia publishing group focused on newspapers, magazines, books, digital platforms, radio, television, advertising sales, and event organization, primarily in Italy and Spain. Founded in 1920 and headquartered in Milan, Italy, the company publishes flagship daily newspapers including Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport in Italy, and El Mundo, Marca, and Expansion in Spain through its subsidiary Unidad Editorial; magazines such as IO Donna, Oggi, Style Magazine, Amica, Living, Abitare, Io Cucino, Sportweek, and G Magazine; books via the Solferino publishing house; and vertical digital content across e-stores, social platforms, apps, and incubators. It also manages advertising through RCS Pubblicita' and CairoRCS Media, organizes iconic sports events like Giro d'Italia, Milano Sanremo, Tirreno-Adriatico, Strade Bianche, UAE Tour, and Milano Marathon, and operates digital TV channels including Digicast in Italy and the newly launched Veo 7 in Spain, serving a total audience exceeding 30 million with over 1.3 million active digital subscriptions across its titles as of September 2025.
The group maintains leadership in print and digital circulation, with La Gazzetta dello Sport as Italy's most-read newspaper at 2.1 million readers and Corriere della Sera at 1.7 million per recent Audipress data, while in Spain Marca leads with nearly 1 million readers and strong digital unique users on marca.com exceeding 59 million monthly. Geographic operations span Italy, Spain, Portugal, the United States, and China, with digital revenue comprising 26.1% of total revenue at 152.2 million euros in the first nine months of 2025, supported by 30.3 million monthly unique users in Italy and robust social followings totaling over 15 million for Corriere System and 7 million for Gazzetta. Controlled by parent company Cairo Communication S.p.A. since 2016, RCS MediaGroup employs approximately 2,825 people and generates significant revenue from publishing (42.7% from Italian newspapers), sports press (27.9%), magazines, and corporate activities.
Recent developments include the launch of Veo 7, a free-to-air digital terrestrial TV channel in Spain on June 18, 2025, achieving a 0.91% viewing share in early November; an exclusive multi-year partnership with Taboola for discovery platform integration across sites like Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport; enhanced digital offerings such as the redesigned Marca app, new Corriere channels like Animali and Cook, and the Corriere Giochi app; and major events including Giro d'Italia starting from Albania, Giro Next Gen, and Giro d'Italia Women. In advertising, synergies persist from the CairoRCS Media integration, boosting market share, while editorial initiatives feature redesigned Style Magazine for its 20th anniversary, Amica Book Club, and events like Festival Il Tempo delle Donne and Pact4Future. Financially, the group reported positive net financial position of 9.9 million euros at September 30, 2025, with EBITDA at 91.8 million euros, reflecting resilience amid economic uncertainties.