RCS MediaGroup SpA

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.rcsmediagroup.it
Employees: 5,179
Employee growth: (0.6%)

You might say this company makes headlines in Italy. RCS MediaGroup is a diversified media company with operations in newspapers, magazines, and book publishing. Its newspapers include Corriere della Sera, Italy's top daily, and sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport. The company's magazine division produces several general interest titles, as well as men's and women's magazines. RCS also publishes trade books and specialized titles through about dozen subsidiaries. In addition, the company has interests in outdoor advertising and media buying agencies, digital media, radio, and television. RCS is controlled by a shareholder group that includes investment bank Mediobanca and Fiat Partecipazioni, part of Fiat.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2006:
Sales: $3,139.5M
One year growth: 21.0%
Net income: $289.6M
Income growth: 11.5%

Officers:
Chairman: Piergaetano Marchetti
CEO and Managing Director: Antonello Perricone
CFO: Riccardo Stilli

Competitors:
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