The Espresso group is a multimedia branded company. It operates in the media sector in Italy in the following sectors:
- Publishing (daily newspapers and magazines)
- Radio
- Television
- Collection of advertising
- Internet
The parent company Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso SpA, listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, publishes the national daily newspaper la Repubblica and the weekly magazine L'Espresso. Through its subsidiaries it also publishes 16 local daily newspapers, broadcasts three national radio stations (including Radio Deejay) and has one TV network. L’Espresso also operates in the internet sector and collects advertising for the Group publications and also for some third-party publications. The company’s CEO is Monica Mondardini.
The Espresso group has organized its activities into eight business divisions:
- Repubblica: the national daily newspaper with seven supplements
- Periodicals: one weekly, two monthly, two quarterly and several guide books
- Local newspapers: 15 local dailies and one bi-weekly paper
- Radio: three national radio stations (Radio Deejay, Radio Capital and Radio M2O)
- Television: the national TV channel Deejay TV, the satellite channels MyDeejay and Onda Latina, the internet/digital terrestrial channel Repubblica TV
- Advertising with the company Manzoni
- Training with the company Somedia
- Internet with the company Kataweb
In 2009 the Espresso Group had revenues of 886.6 million euros, an EBITDA of 106.7 million euros and a net income of 5.8 million euros.
