Private company

Medialivre

Logo: Medialivre, S.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Portuguese media conglomerate

Medialivre S.A. (formerly Cofina Media) is a Portuguese media conglomerate. The company was established in 1995. It has its headquarters in Porto.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1995Founded1
  • Industrymedia industry1
  • HeadquartersPorto1
  • Websitewww.cofina.pt
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI213800Y34SX7PFF596503
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressRUA LUCIANA STEGAGNO PICCHIO, NO 3, 1549-023 Lisboa, Portugal3
  • Registered withInstitute of Registries and Notary (Ministry of Justice), 5028010343

Medialivre S.A. (formerly Cofina Media) is a Portuguese media conglomerate. The company was established in 1995. It has its headquarters in Porto.2

Corporate structure

Medialivre is part of a group headed by COFINA SGPS S.A.. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • COFINA SGPS S.A. Porto, Portugal
    • Medialivre Lisboa, Portugal
      • CMTV Owned · Portugal
      • Correio da Manhã Owned · Portugal
      • Correio da Manhã Rádio Owned · Portugal
      • Destak Owned · Brazil
      • Jornal de Negócios Owned · Portugal
      • Record Owned · Portugal

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Medialivre reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

  • CMTV
  • Correio da Manhã
  • Correio da Manhã Rádio
  • Destak
  • Jornal de Negócios
  • Record

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Since October 26, 2023, the new owners of Medialivre are a group of investors that include Cristiano Ronaldo through Portuguese company Expressão Livre.

On December 14, 2023, the new Medialivre brand was officially launched with a new logo to reflect the values of a sustainable and people-focused company. Cristiano Ronaldo is among the group of investors that bought Cofina Media on October 26, 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Medialivre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

Medialivre publishes four newspapers: Correio da Manhã, Record, Jornal de Negócios, Destak.

Medialivre also publishes two printed magazines: Sábado and TV Guia as well as two online People magazines: Flash! and Máxima.

Medialivre also owns two television channels: CMTV and News Now. CMTV is the fourth largest generalist channel in Portugal. and News Now is the fourth largest news channel in Portugal. In November 2024, CM Rádio launched.

From Wikipedia’s article on Medialivre, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

  • CMTV
  • Correio da Manhã
  • Correio da Manhã Rádio
  • Destak
  • Jornal de Negócios
  • Record

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Nov 8, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by COFINA SGPS S.A.3
  2. 1995Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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