Corriere della Sera
Source Passport
IT-M-00003-5
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- Legal name
- Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Mediagroup S.p.A. (RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.)
- Country
- Italy
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Luciano Fontana (Direttore)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) on record, not yet checked
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(a)
- Brand names Pending check
- Corriere della Sera
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
4 sources
- ANSA Corporate, 'I Soci', modified 27 Jul 2026, read 2026-10-16 (the 32 member publishers of the cooperative, no shares published, each with a link to its titles' sites; includes Rizzoli Corriere della Sera Mediagroup S.p.A. (corriere.it, gazzetta.it), Il Messaggero S.p.A., Il Sole 24 Ore S.p.A., La Stampa S.A.E. S.p.A., GEDI News Network S.p.A, GEDI Periodici e Servizi S.p.A. (repubblica.it), Il Giornale Srl, QN Media S.p.A.)
- Cairo Communication, Annual Report at 31 December 2025, read 2026-10-16 (registered office Via Angelo Rizzoli 8, Milan; Company Register and Tax Code 07449170153; share capital EUR 6,989,663.10; Urbano Cairo Chairman; RCS titles, Cairo Editore magazines, La7 and La7 Cinema; 2025 gross operating revenue EUR 1,061.5m: TV advertising 158.9, advertising on print/internet/sport events 383.0, circulation and subscriptions 368.9, other TV 4.2, sundry 149.7)
- ItaliaOggi, 'Rcs, Sarzanini e Stefanelli prime condirettrici nella storia del Corriere della Sera', 21 Apr 2026, read 2026-10-16 (press: Corriere della Sera 'oggi diretto da Luciano Fontana'; Fiorenza Sarzanini and Barbara Stefanelli named co-directors from mid-May 2026)
- Libero, 'Corriere della Sera, rivolta contro Urbano Cairo e Luciano Fontana', 3 Aug 2026, read 2026-10-16 (press: Luciano Fontana still described as director; interview marked ten years of Cairo's control of Corriere/RCS)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(b) and (c)
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Share % Holding Owner type Cairo Communication S.p.A. 59.69% Direct Company U.T. Communications S.p.A. – Indirect Company Urbano Roberto Cairo – Indirect Person - Beneficial owners Pending check
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- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- None
- Parent group Pending check
- Cairo Communication S.p.A. (59.69% of RCS MediaGroup S.p.A.; Cairo controlled by U.T. Communications S.p.A. / Urbano Cairo)
2 sources
- Cairo Communication, 'Il Gruppo', read 2026-10-16 (holds 59.69% of RCS MediaGroup, control acquired July 2016 through an exchange and purchase offer; group companies La7 S.p.A., Cairo Editore, Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori, Cairo Publishing, CAIRORCS Media, Cairo Network; RCS present in Spain via Unidad Editorial)
- Cairo Communication, Relazione sul governo societario e gli assetti proprietari (TUF art. 123-bis) for 2024, approved 20 Mar 2025, data at 31 Mar 2025, read 2026-10-16 (U.T. Communications S.p.A. 44.592% of capital / 57.604% of votes; Urbano Roberto Cairo direct 7.220% / 9.327%; de jure control by U.T. Communications S.p.A., itself directly controlled by Urbano Cairo)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
EMFA Art. 6(1)(d), plus revenue mix
- State advertising and third-country public revenue
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Commercial advertising 25 to 50% Reader revenue 25 to 50% Events and other 10 to 25% - Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- La Gazzetta dello Sport
- Io Donna
- Oggi
- Sette
- El Mundo
- Marca
- Expansión
- La7
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Cairo Communication, Annual Report at 31 December 2025, read 2026-10-16 (registered office Via Angelo Rizzoli 8, Milan; Company Register and Tax Code 07449170153; share capital EUR 6,989,663.10; Urbano Cairo Chairman; RCS titles, Cairo Editore magazines, La7 and La7 Cinema; 2025 gross operating revenue EUR 1,061.5m: TV advertising 158.9, advertising on print/internet/sport events 383.0, circulation and subscriptions 368.9, other TV 4.2, sundry 149.7)
- Cairo Communication, 'Il Gruppo', read 2026-10-16 (holds 59.69% of RCS MediaGroup, control acquired July 2016 through an exchange and purchase offer; group companies La7 S.p.A., Cairo Editore, Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori, Cairo Publishing, CAIRORCS Media, Cairo Network; RCS present in Spain via Unidad Editorial)
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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