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• PRISA Media and its partners announce the creation of +MAS Audiences, the largest programmatic advertising alliance to target the US Hispanic market. Together they’ll boast an audience of 19 million unique users.
• PRISA Media, Clarín (Argentina), El Comercio (Peru), Milenio/Multimedios (Mexico), and El Tiempo (Colombia) sign a strategic agreement to connect agencies and advertisers with their audiences in the US.

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• Between January and June, the Group posted revenues of EUR 388.2 million, a 26.8% increase compared to the first two quarters of 2021 (+6.3% PRISA Media and +53.7% Santillana).
• The Group's EBITDA, excluding severance payouts, has climbed by a factor of 2.8, reaching 49.7 million in the first half of the year.
• Digital business continues to grow, with digital revenues now accounting for 35% of the Group’s total.
• Santillana has nearly 2.5 million subscription-model students in Latin America (+33.3% compared to June 2021)
• EL PAÍS reaches 219,832 subscribers, of whom 179,626 are exclusively digital (+65% compared to June of 2021). It clocked up 79 million streaming hours (+19%) and 47.5 million podcast downloads (+51%).
• As of June 30, the company's cash balance was EUR 126 million euros, with a further EUR 103 million in restricted cash
• The Group reported a negative net result of EUR 14 million, which represents an improvement of 75.1% when compared to the 56.2 million loss seen in the first half of 2021.

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• The appointment reinforces PRISA Media's commitment to the American market, where the company already leads as the world's top Spanish-language media group.
• Cabrales, who will oversee and coordinate product and business operations throughout the Americas, will combine the position with his post of managing director at Caracol Radio.

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• 99.9% of shareholders back the Board's stewardship

PRISA’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held this Tuesday at the PRISA Media HQ in Madrid, has given its endorsement to the range of changes undertaken throughout 2021. Shareholders also gave their backing to both the new strategy presented by the Group and the Board's stewardship, with the majority of the AGM (99.9%) supporting the Board's performance and measures.

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PRISA Media has taken another step forward in its commitment to the US market with the appointment of Juan Varela to lead its operations in the United States. Varela, a professional with wide-ranging experience in the world of digitization and media management, will oversee PRISA Media’s business development and new projects in this key market.

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• Caso 63, Marion Reimers, La esfera, Deforme semanal ideal total, Molo Cebrián and El Terrat are among the 21 winners of the 1st Ondas World Podcast Awards
• The hosts of podcast Estirando el chicle, Carolina Iglesias and Victoria Martín, presented the awards gala.
• The creators of podcast Menudo Cuadro, David Andújar and David Insúa, enlivened proceedings by interviewing guests and winners on the red carpet.
• The ceremony, attended by more than 600 guests, brought together local and regional government dignitaries and business leaders from Malaga, as well as leading figures from the worlds of culture, journalism and the audio and podcast industry.
• Organized by PRISA Audio and Cadena SER, in collaboration with Spotify, these awards have already established themselves as a key event in the calendar for the podcast sector in the Spanish-speaking world.

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