Press Releases | Prisa | Education, information, entertainment http://www.prisa.com Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:56:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 PRISA has come to an agreement in principle with its banks http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/928/prisa-has-come-to-an-agreement-in-principle-with-its-banks/ PRISA has reached an agreement in principle with the banks of its bridge loan facility (HSBC, Santander, Banesto, Cajamadrid, La Caixa, BNP Paribas, and Natixis) signed December 20th 2007, to extend its bridge financing into a...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:19:00 +0100 EBITDA of 624 MILLION EUROS: PRISA post profits across all business units http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/925/ebitda-of-624-million-euros-prisa-post-profits-across-all-business-units/ PRISA reports revenue of 3,208.58 million euros, EBITDA of 623.75 million euros and EBIT of 368.98 million euros. The Group achieved a net profit of 50.48 million euros and improves operational efficiency by reducing spending by...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:01:00 +0100 Javier Pons is named deputy managing director of Unión Radio http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/920/javier-pons-is-named-deputy-managing-director-of-union-radio/ Javier Pons has been named deputy managing director of Unión Radio by the company board. The appointment was proposed by CEO Augusto Delkader. As the company's number two, Pons will be responsible for developing Unión Radio's...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:33:00 +0100 Pablo Álvarez appointed director of Editorial Aguilar http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/914/pablo-alvarez-appointed-director-of-editorial-aguilar/ Pablo Álvarez López has been appointed director of Editorial Aguilar, Grupo Santillana's non-fiction publishing arm. He takes over from Santos López Seco, who has decided to...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:21:00 +0100 Santillana USA Publishing and Hispanic Communications Network Announce New Strategic Content ... http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/884/santillana-usa-publishing-and-hispanic-communications-network-announce-new-strategic-content-alliance/ Santillana Publishing USA, Inc., the number one Spanish-language publishing house in the country, and Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:03:00 +0100 The Fundación Santillana opens a call for submissions for the Second Isabel Polanco ... http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/907/the-fundacion-santillana--opens-a-call-for-submissions-for-the-second-isabel-polanco-international-essay-prize/ The Fundación Santillana, in collaboration with the Guadalajara International Book Fair (Feria Internacional del Libro de Guadalajara -FIL), has opened a call for submissions...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:29:00 +0100 PRISA adds new executives to accelerate its transformation to the next generation global media ... http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/879/prisa-adds-new-executives-to-accelerate-its-transformation-to-the-next-generation-global-media-company/ PRISA is pleased to announce the appointment of two new senior executives, Kamal M. Bherwani, as the Company's first Chief Digital Officer (CDO) and Managing Director, and Andrés Cardó, as...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:46:00 +0100 Marta Moldes, new manager of Cinco Días http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/913/marta-moldes-new-manager-of-cinco-dias/ Marta Moldes Gómez (Ponferrada, 1969) has been appointed manager of Grupo PRISA's business and finance daily paper, Cinco...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:16:00 +0100 PRISA and Zeta will jointly commercialize advertising in their press media http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/876/prisa-and-zeta-will-jointly-commercialize-advertising-in-their-press-media/ PRISA and Zeta have closed an agreement to create a joint company to unify the advertising commercialization of El País, El Periódico de Cataluña, As and...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:11:00 +0100 Strategic partnership between PRISA and Indra http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/865/strategic-partnership-between-prisa-and-indra/

PRISA has signed an agreement with Indra to implement a new model of Information and Communication Technologies that will work as a transversal and common tool for all the business areas of the Group at a...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:42:00 +0100 El País opens submissions for The Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism 2010 http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/860/el-pais-opens-submissions-for-the-ortega-y-gasset-awards-for-journalism-2010/  

The Ortega y Gasset Awards for Journalism, named in honor of the great thinker José Ortega y Gasset and created...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:35:00 +0100 Cuatro and Telecinco will merge their operations http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/836/cuatro-and-telecinco-will-merge-their-operations/ PRISA and its subsidiary Sogecable have reached an agreement with Telecinco as of today to merge their free to air TV operations. At the same time, Telecinco will take a significant stake in the pay TV...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0100 El País strengthens its online edition http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/849/el-pais-strengthens-its-online-edition/ The executive editor of El País has appointed Gumersindo Lafuente  as managing editor of the newspaper. Lafuente, along with Borja Echevarría, as deputy managing editor, will spearhead...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:32:00 +0100 Álex M. Roig and Manuel Mirat named new general managers for Pay TV http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/850/alex-m-roig-and-manuel-mirat-named-new-general-managers-for-pay-tv/ Sogecable CEO Pedro García Guillén has embarked on a reorganization of the company's Pay TV arm, aimed at relaunching the digital platform, enhancing content and boosting the business prospects and distribution of Digital+,...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:37:00 +0100 PRISA sells 21% Digital+ stake for 470 million euros http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/804/prisa-sells-21-digital+-stake-for-470-million-euros/ PRISA and Telefónica have today signed a deal which sees the Spanish telecom giant acquire  21% of Digital+, Sogecable's pay TV platform (100% owned by PRISA). The total value...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0100 The Fundación Santillana and the Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library Foundation agree to create ... http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/803/the-fundacion-santillana-and-the-miguel-de-cervantes-virtual-library-foundation-agree-to-create-an-internet-portal-to-promote-the-spanish-language-essay-in-the-english-speaking-world/ The Fundación Santillana and the Miguel de Cervantes Virtual Library Foundation (Fundación Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes) have teamed up to create an internet portal aimed at the English-speaking...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0100 PRISA's EBITDA reached €500 million in the first nine months of the year http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/709/prisas-ebitda-reached-€500-million-in-the-first-nine-months-of-the-year/

  • Santillana improved its EBITDA by 18.2% to reach €171.37 million. Its margin improved by almost five points to reach 34.7%. It is worth highlighting the performance of Venezuela (+137.7%), Argentina (+29.9%), Chile (+23.9%), and...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:54:00 +0100 PRISA enters the audiovisual north american market thanks to V-me http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/704/prisa-enters-the-audiovisual-north-american-market-thanks-to-v-me/ PRISA Group has acquired a 12% of the US Spanish- language television network V-me Media Inc., the fourth largest Spanish-language TV operator in the US. This operation represents another step in the strategic...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:14:00 +0100 El País, As and Cinco Días available in Amazon´s Kindle http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/691/el-pais-as-and-cinco-dias-available-in-amazons-kindle/ The users of the Kindle have the newspapers El País, As and Cinco Días in the Amazon Store. The agreement signed in July between PRISA Group and the Amazon.com Company, allows everybody to obtain Prisa newspapers today,...]]> Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:59:00 +0100 PRISA sells up to 35% Media Capital stake http://www.prisa.com/en/notas-prensa/noticia/666/prisa-sells-up-to-35-media-capital-stake/ PRISA and Ongoing Strategy Investments have signed a strategic agreement aimed at developing commercial operations and content. The agreement sees Ongoing acquiring 35% of Prisa | Education, information, entertainment Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +0100