Grupo Godó
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Grupo Godó de Comunicación, S. A., doing business as Grupo Godó, is a Spanish media conglomerate based in Barcelona. Its assets include the daily newspapers La Vanguardia and Mundo Deportivo and the Catalan radio station RAC1.
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| Company type | Sociedad anónima |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mass media |
| Founded | 31 December 1956  |
| Headquarters | Torre Godó, , Spain |
| Products | Publishing, broadcasting |
The origins of the group are linked to the Godó family, owners of La Vanguardia since 1887, when textile businessman Carlos Godó bought the newspaper,[1] which had been founded in 1881. During the Francoist dictatorship the newspaper was renamed to La Vanguardia Española. In 1974, Godó became the exclusive owner of Tele/eXprés and the primary shareholder of Mundo Deportivo.[2] Following the death of Franco, La Vanguardia Española embraced a profile both in favour of Catalan autonomism and in defence of the monarchy of Juan Carlos I and returned to its original name.[3]
The Godó family was the primary shareholder behind Antena 3 Radio, launched in 1982,[4] but the radio station was soon absorbed by PRISA.[5] The Godó family was also among the founders of the television channel Antena 3, but their shares in the latter were sold to the Grupo Zeta.[5]
In 2019, Godó sold its participation in the audiovisual production company Veranda (a joint venture with Boomerang TV) to Lagardère Studios.[6] In 2021, the group sold the Catalan TV station 8TV to Nicola Pedrazzoli's GANSO 2022.[7]
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