YEAR IN REVIEW

October

EL PAÍS, together with twenty other media organizations, joins The Trust Project to reinforce public confidence in the media through greater transparency and public accountability.

EL PAÍS Retina organizes the Retina LTD forum, which brings together leaders of digitalization of large companies to explore the challenges they face.

Santillana is to use Amazon’s technology to support learning with Alexa, which will be able to help elementary students thanks to the skill Pequeños genios (Little Geniuses).

Bejob and the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana launch the distance learning project Javeriana virtual in Colombia, which trains in new technologies and digital skills.

With the slogan “Juntos vivimos la educación” (Together we live education), Santillana sponsors the XXXI National Convention of Catholic Education in Ica , Peru, organized by the Consortium of Catholic Educational Centers, with the aim of fostering greater commitment among educational centers to generating change.

Cadena SER redoubled its commitment to Catalonia with SER Catalunya, which broadcasts two simultaneous programs in prime time: Hoy por hoy (in Spanish), and Aquí, amb Josep Cuní (in Catalan), for a total of nine hours of programming.

LOS40 Classic is launched, a station that pays tribute to listeners who have grown up with LOS40 and who have an emotional bond with the network. It’s targeted at adults and young people in Spain who grew up with the music and culture of the “golden age of pop” and it airs LOS40 hits, especially from the 80s and 90s. It also features Spanish pop groups who made their debut on LOS40 and are still going strong today.

The launch in Spain of SER + with a triple objective: to give greater coverage to the big news events in each region, to reinforce the network’s presence at a local level and to bring greater stability to the schedules. Listeners will be offered regular programming as well as special coverage of events, sports and news in FM.

Máxima FM becomes a digital product in Spain for the global dance community, offering new experiences and content. More electronic music, more festivals, more DJs, more Máxima FM.

Caracol Radio kicks off the celebrations for its 70th anniversary, which will include a wide range of events and activities (concerts, exhibitions, special programs…).