Intereconomía Corporation is a Spanish

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which owns radio stations, a national broadcast channel, newspaper and magazines. The chairman is

Julio Ariza Julio Ariza Irigoyen, born in Carcastillo, Navarra, Spain in 1957 is a Spanish entrepreneur who currently chairs the Grupo Intereconomia. He was part of the Spanish People's Party in Catalonia with Alejo Vidal-Quadras and an MP in the regional ...

, who is also the main stakeholder. Intereconomía headquarters are located in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, but it also has offices in

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and

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, where over 600 employees currently work. The corporate logo is a bull, inspired by the famous bull statue located on

Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for t ...

. According to his principles Intereconomía defends the

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and

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, and Spanish unity.

History

Intereconomía was created in 1995. It started as small radio station broadcasting finance information. Since then, it has increased its influence in the Spanish media spectrum. Its expansion eventually led to a corporate simplification into 5 companies related to its core business: radio, TV, newspapers, online, events and films.

Shows

The company's most popular TV shows are El Gato al Agua and Punto Pelota. Intereconomía is good at reporting hard news because of his live connections and debates. Its ratings soared when the 15-M demonstrations took place Spain and whenever

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plays against

F.C. Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded i ...

Publications

* '' Época'' (1985–2013) * '' La Gaceta'' (2009–2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Intereconomia Corporation Mass media companies of Spain Mass media companies established in 1972 Mass media in Madrid Spanish companies established in 1972