RCS MediaGroup

RCS MediaGroup, whose full corporate name is Rizzoli Corriere della Sera MediaGroup S.p.A., is an Italian publishing and multimedia company. Its roots are associated with the Rizzoli publishing business established by Angelo Rizzoli in 1927. The group has developed from a publishing house into a portfolio of editorial brands and related media activities, with operations centered on Italy and a significant presence in Spain. Its best-known Italian newspaper brands include Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport. The wider portfolio spans print and digital news, magazines, specialist publications, events and advertising-related media services. The group’s site presents its activities through its brands and reports corporate and investor communications, including financial results and shareholder information. Examples of editorial brands and activities highlighted in its current brand-story listings include DOVE, iO Donna, Style Magazine, Sfera MediaGroup and events associated with Corriere della Sera. In Spain, RCS has operated through Unidad Editorial, a media company associated with titles including El Mundo and Marca. RCS is controlled by Cairo Communication, led by Urbano Cairo, while RCS itself remains a publicly listed company in Milan. Its business therefore combines a group-level corporate identity with a collection of established editorial brands that serve audiences, advertisers and event participants through print, digital and live formats. The group’s current corporate communications and brand-story pages indicate an active organization continuing to develop its titles, digital products, partnerships and events.

RCS MediaGroup’s history is rooted in the Rizzoli publishing business established by Angelo Rizzoli in 1927. The company’s later corporate identity reflects the combination of the Rizzoli name with Corriere della Sera, one of Italy’s best-known newspaper properties. Over time, RCS evolved beyond its origins as a publisher into a media group whose activities include newspapers, magazines and other editorial products, as well as digital and commercial media services. The group’s Italian portfolio is anchored by Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport. These titles represent distinct editorial propositions: national news and commentary on one hand, and sports journalism on the other. The group has also developed a broad magazine and specialist-publishing presence. Its current brand-story listings refer to properties such as DOVE, iO Donna and Style Magazine, alongside Sfera MediaGroup and events and initiatives connected to its editorial brands. Digital distribution has become part of the portfolio, including the Corriere della Sera app and other online editorial formats. RCS has also built a substantial presence in Spain through Unidad Editorial. Spanish titles associated with the group include El Mundo and Marca, extending its publishing reach beyond its Italian home market. This combination of Italian and Spanish operations gives the company a cross-border European media footprint, while its individual titles retain distinct readerships and editorial identities. A significant change in ownership came with Cairo Communication’s acquisition of control of RCS in 2016. Cairo Communication is led by Urbano Cairo. RCS continued as a publicly traded company after the change in control, with Cairo Communication as its controlling shareholder. The ownership structure places RCS within a wider media group while preserving its own listed-company identity and a portfolio of recognizable publishing brands. RCS’s present-day activity is not limited to the publication of newspapers and magazines. Its official communications show ongoing corporate reporting and a steady program of brand-related initiatives, including cultural and public events, audience partnerships, editorial projects and digital product development. For example, the group’s brand-story announcements include Corriere della Sera app updates, partnerships, live events and projects associated with its magazine brands. Corporate disclosures also show continuing financial reporting and shareholder meetings. These activities reflect a publishing group adapting its established brands to print, digital and live formats while continuing to operate across Italy and Spain.

• 2016

  Cairo Communication gained control of RCS

• 1927

  Rizzoli publishing business established

A multi-brand publishing and media group built around established news and magazine properties, with print, digital, advertising and event activities.

• Corriere della Sera

  An Italian newspaper and digital news brand; the group’s current announcements also refer to its app and editorial events.

• La Gazzetta dello Sport

  An Italian sports newspaper brand.

• Unidad Editorial titles

  The Spanish media operation is associated with titles including El Mundo and Marca.

• Magazine brands

  The group’s brand-story listings include DOVE, iO Donna and Style Magazine.

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• Cairo Communication acquired control of RCS MediaGroupOther

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