Impresa
Portuguese media company
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Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA (Euronext Lisbon: IPR ) is a Portuguese media conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras municipality. It is the owner of SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications. A third online business segment was launched under the name Impresa Digital.
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| Grupo Impresa | |
Company type | Public |
| Euronext Lisbon: IPR | |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Francisco Pinto Balsemão |
| Headquarters | , Portugal |
| Products | TV stations, magazines, internet |
| Website | Impresa |
The company, which was founded by Francisco Pinto Balsemão,[1] is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.
History
The origins of Impresa goes back to 1972.[1] In 1991 the company established a holding company, the Balsemão group.[1] Next year it started the first private television channel, SIC, in Portugal.[1]
In 2011 the company established Media Rumo SA in Angola.[2]
Negotiations emerged on September 26, 2025 that Italian group MediaForEurope was set to acquire shares in the group.[3] With the announcement of the IPO, Impresa's stock prices doubled.[4]
Television
Publications (Impresa Publishing)
In 2018 Portuguese company Trust in News (TIN) acquired the magazines owned by Impresa, except Expresso and Blitz.[5]
- Activa
- Arquitectura & Construção
- Caras[6]
- Caras Decoração
- Casa Cláudia
- Courrier Internacional
- Exame
- Exame Informática
- FHM (ceased publication on 22 February 2010)[7]
- Jornal de Letras
- Mística
- Telenovelas
- Visão[6]
Digital (Impresa Digital)
- Escape
- Info Portugal
- Aeiou
- Olhares
- Mygames (now a magazine)