Jesús de PolancoJesús Polanco Gutiérrez, also known as Jesús de Polanco (November 7, 1929 – July 21, 2007), was a businessman from Spain who built one of the largest media empires in the world. In 2005, he was ranked 3rd richest person in Spain and at number 210 in Forbes World's Richest People list, and was number 258 in 2006.
Ignacio PolancoIgnacio Polanco Moreno (born Madrid, (1954-11-05)5 November 1954) is president of the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA, as well as and , S. L., companies with majority capital ownership of PRISA. With a degree in economics from Complutense University of Madrid and an MBA from the Instituto de Empresa of Madrid, he has grown his career with Timón and PRISA. He was president of Grupo Santillana publishing house until 2000, and in June was named deputy president of PRISA.
Grupo SantillanaGrupo Santillana, formerly Santillana Ediciones Generales, is a Spanish publisher founded in 1959 by Jesús de Polanco and Francisco Pérez González. From 2008 and due to the high debts of the group PRISA, Santillana made disinvestments to guide itself. In 2008 the bookshop Crisol, with fourteen subsidiaries in Spain, two in Buenos Aires and one in Lima, closed. In 2010, Crisol was sold 25% of Santillana's shares.
El PaísEl País (Spanish:; lit.'The Country') is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. El País is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglomerate PRISA. El País was the most-read general-interest daily newspaper in Spain's print press, with 854,000 readers, according to the first 2026 wave of the Estudio General de Medios (EGM).
Los 40Los 40 (stylized as LOS40, formerly Los 40 Principales, Spanish: Los Cuarenta) is a Spanish & English Top 40-themed music radio station that broadcasts current and recent music, primarily focusing on genres such as pop, dance, electropop, Electro Latin, and Reggaeton. The brand is operated in various Spanish-speaking countries by PRISA Radio. It is recognized as the first thematic radio station in Spain, with an audience of almost three million listeners.
Caracol RadioCaracol Radio (Cadena Radial Colombiana, "Colombian Radio Network") is one of the main radio networks in Colombia. Founded in Medellín in 1948 when La Voz de Antioquia station acquired the 50% of Emisoras Nuevo Mundo, based in Bogotá.
TelefónicaTelefónica, S.A. (Spanish pronunciation: [teleˈfonika]) is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company. It has headquarters as well as a registered office in Madrid, Spain. It is one of the largest telephone operators and mobile network providers in the world. It provides fixed and mobile telephony, broadband, and subscription television, operating in Europe and the Americas. Along with its Telefónica brand, it also trades as Movistar, O2, and Vivo.
XEW-AMXEW-AM (900 kHz) and XEW-FM (96.9 MHz) are commercialradio stations in Mexico City, Mexico, simulcasting a news/talkradio format branded as W Radio. XEW serves as the flagship for other "W Radio" stations around Mexico that carry some or all of its programs. The stations feature frequent news segments, talk and sports shows, and musical programming during overnights and weekends.
Latin AmericaLatin America (Spanish: América Latina or Latinoamérica; Portuguese: América Latina) is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish and Portuguese. Since it is defined according to its cultural identity instead of its geography, Latin America includes countries from both North and South America. For instance, countries from North America like Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, etc. tend to be included.Media conglomerateA media conglomerate, media company, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement parks, or the Internet. Despite ownership over several companies and diverse mediums, by definition, media conglomerates only maintain holdings over media and not other enterprises.
MadridCapital and largest city of SpainCapital city and municipality in Community of Madrid, SpainMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris.José Ortega y GassetJosé Ortega y Gasset ( ; Spanish:; 9 May 1883 – 18 October 1955) was a Spanish philosopher and essayist. He worked during the first half of the 20th century while Spain oscillated between monarchy, republicanism and dictatorship.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.