The Group surpassed all targets set for the year as a whole, thanks chiefly to strong digital growth in both education and the media businesses.
2022 will go down as a key year in the history of PRISA, after the presentation of the Group’s first Strategic Plan to the markets, the launch of the 2022-2025 Sustainability Master Plan and major financial operations focused on reducing debt.
The Board of Directors has also approved at its meeting today the appointment of Pilar Gil as a company director
The 65 finalists across 13 Awards categories were announced at an official ceremony in Malaga.
Around 25% of nominees come from independent producers; another 25% from media outlets, and around 50% from audio platforms or leading podcast producers in the Spanish-speaking world.
The winners will be announced in March, with the gala ceremony to be held on May 3 at the Soho CaixaBank Theater in Malaga.
PRISA Audio sets the gold standard in the industry by clocking up 574 million downloads and 971 million listening hours last year – a year-on-year increase of 39% and 17%, respectively.
The figures, provided by Triton Digital’s Streaming Metrics Monthly Ranker, are testament to PRISA’s leadership as an audio producer.
With 1,200 podcasts, and partnerships with Podimo, Amazon Music, Audible, Spotify and Penguin Random House, PRISA Audiotops the weekly aggregator charts with podcasts such as Nadie sabe Nada, Estirando el Chicle and Hoy en El País.
The audio division's advertising revenue grew 43% over the previous year.