Global Media Group (called Global Media and formerly named Controlinveste Media and Lusomundo Media) is a Portuguese media holding company founded by Portuguese sports mogul and FC Porto SAD's shareholder Joaquim Oliveira.[1]
History and profile
Global Media Group has its origins in Olivedesportos, a company founded in 1990 by Joaquim Oliveira and in the privatizations of DN and JN. In the early 1990s, businessman Luís Silva transformed himself into the media sector as the winner of the privatizations of DN and JN. TSF Rádio Notícias, founded by a group of journalists, is the last media outlet to join the Lusomundo group, which acquired the majority of TSF in 1994.
Global Media Group has held interests in the area of television broadcasting rights for the main professional football competitions in Portugal, as well as sponsorship and sports advertising rights. In 1994, Global Media Group acquired its first press title, the sports newspaper