Media Capital

Media Capital SGPS SA
Company typePublic
Traded as
Euronext Lisbon: MCP
Founded1988
Headquarters
Oeiras
,
Portugal
Key people
Mário Ferreira (chairman)
ProductsTV stations, radio stations, magazines, internet
Owner
  • Pluris Investments, S.A. - 35,38%
  • Triun, SGPS, S.A. - 23%
  • Biz Partners - 11,9725%
  • CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. - 11,20%
  • Zenithodyssey, Lda. - 10%
  • Fitas & Essências, Lda. - 3%
  • Free float - 2,9475%
  • DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - 2,5%
WebsiteMedia Capital

Media Capital SGPS, SA, is a Portuguese media corporation founded in 1988 (originally named SOCI - Sociedade de Comunicação Independente, founded by Luís Nobre Guedes), based in Oeiras, Lisbon in Portugal. Media Capital is a major media group in Portugal, and one of the biggest media corporations in Europe. It distributes 20th Century Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) home video releases in the Portuguese market under the Castello Lopes label. From 2005 - 2


2020, PRISA was the principal owner of Media Capital.

Businesses

Media Capital operates in several areas of media and advertising. Here is a list of the companies owned by Media Capital.

Broadcasting

  • TVI, a television broadcaster. It was acquired by Media Capital in 1997.
    • CNN Portugal (brand under license from Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN Global)
    • TVI Ficção
    • TVI Internacional
    • TVI África

Magazines

  • Media Capital Edições, a magazine publisher:
    • Lux Magazine (women's magazine)
    • Maxmen (Portuguese version of Maxim men's magazine)
    • Portugal Diário (news magazine)
    • Agência Financeira (financial magazine)
    • MaisFutebol (Association football magazine)

Internet

Former units

Radio

Media Capital Rádios, a radio broadcaster, which includes several radio stations (sold to Bauer Media Group in February 2022[1]):

  • Rádio Comercial - national net of broadcasters:
    • 88.1 FM - Fóia (Monchique) → 10 kW
    • 88.7 FM - Lamego (Viseu) → 5 kW
    • 88.9 FM - Minhéu (Vila Real) → 10 kW
    • 89.0 FM - Leiria - Maunça → 1 kW
    • 89.3 FM - Esposende (Braga) → 0,4 kW
    • 90.8 FM - Lousã (Coimbra) → 44 kW
    • 91.9 FM - Bornes Mountains → 10 kW
    • 92.0 FM - Mendro Mountains (Beja district - also serving Évora's district) → 50 kW
    • 92.2 FM - Oliveirinha (Aveiro) → 0,2 kW
    • 93.9 FM - Samil - Bragança → 10 kW
    • 94.3 FM - Viseu → 0,5 kW
  • 96.1 FM - Faro - São Miguel/Goldra → 10 kW
  • 96.1 FM - Guarda/P. Vento → 10 kW
  • 96.8 FM - Grândola → 10 kW
  • 97.4 FM - Lisboa (Monsanto Forest Park) → 44 kW
  • 97.7 FM - Porto (Monte da Virgem) → 44 kW
  • 98.2 FM - Fundão (Gardunha Mountains) → 10 kW
  • 98.5 FM - Sintra → 0,3 kW
  • 98.9 FM - Portalegre (Marada Alta Mountains) → 10 kW
  • 99.0 FM - Valença do Minho - Monte do Faro → 10 kW
  • 99.2 FM - Braga (Sameiro) → 5 kW
  • 99.8 FM - Montejunto Mountains → 10 kW
  • 103.1 FM - Vouzela (Pena Hill) → 0,2 kW

  • Cidade FM - ten local radio stations:
    • 91.6 FM - Lisboa → 5 kW
    • 97.2 FM - Redondo → 0.5 kW
    • 99.3 FM - Alcanena → 2 kW
    • 99.7 FM - Penacova (Coimbra) → 1 kW
    • 99.7 FM - Loulé (Faro district) → 2 kW
  • 106.2 FM - Montijo → 1 kW
  • 101.0 FM - Vale de Cambra (Aveiro) → 0.5 kW
  • 102.8 FM - Viseu → 2 kW
  • 104.4 FM - Braga (Amares) 104.4 FM → 1 kW
  • 107.2 FM - Vila Nova de Gaia - Porto → 0.5 kW

  • M80 Radio
    • 90.0 - Matosinhos (Porto)
    • 93.0 - Leiria
    • 95.6 - Penalva do Castelo (Viseu)
    • 96.4 - Santarém
    • 98.4 - Coimbra
    • 94.4 FM - Aveiro
    • 97.4 FM - Vila Real
  • 104.3 - Lisbon and Setúbal
  • 106.1 - Faro
  • 106.4 - Beja and Évora
  • 106.7 - Portalegre
  • 107.1 - Portimão
  • 107.5 - Grândola / Santiago do Cacém
  • 103.8 - Braga and Fafe

  • Vodafone FM
    • 107.2 - Lisbon Metro Area
    • 103.0 - Coimbra & Centre region
    • 94.3 - Porto Metro Area
  • Smooth FM
    • 89.5 - Matosinhos - Porto
    • 92.8 - Figueiró dos Vinhos (Coimbra)
    • 96.6 - Lisbon
    • 97.7 - Santarém
    • 103.0 - Barreiro

Shut down stations

  • Best Rock FM
    • 89.5 FM - Valongo
    • 101.1 FM - Moita
  • Star FM
    • Benavente (Belmonte) 1035 AM
    • 96.6 FM - Lisboa
    • 105.8 FM - Porto
    • 96.8 FM - Sabugal


  • 103.0 FM - Coimbra and Cantanhede
  • 97.7 FM - Santarem
  • 104.4 FM - Manteigas

Ownership

Media Capital is owned by Pluris Investments, S.A. (35.38%), Triun, SGPS, S.A. (23%), Biz Partners (11.9725%), CIN – Corporação Industrial do Norte, S.A. (11.20%), Zenithodyssey, Lda. (10%), Fitas & Essências, Lda. (3%) and DoCasal Investimentos, Lda. - (2.5%).

References

  1. ^ "Media Capital vende rádios a alemães da Bauer por 69,6 milhões de euros". ionline (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-01-16.

External links

  • Media Capital - official website
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  • Eleven Sports 2
  • Eleven Sports 3
  • Eleven Sports 4
  • Eleven Sports 5
  • Eleven Sports 6
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  • MTV
  • MTV 00s
  • MTV Live
  • Nickelodeon
  • Nick Jr.
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Services and platforms
Defunct
TDT: free-to-air on DTT – AC/MA: free-to-air on regional DTT