PTOwnership & classification
Founded: 1979
Ownership
Correio da Manha is Portugal's best-selling daily newspaper, established in 1979. It is published by Medialivre S.A. (formerly Cofina Media), a Portuguese media group that also owns the Record sports daily, Jornal de Negocios, the free sheet Destak and the CMTV cable channel. In late 2023 Cofina sold its media arm in a management buy-out to current and former company managers and a group of investors (a deal that publicly included footballer Cristiano Ronaldo), and the publisher was renamed Medialivre.
Funding
Funded commercially through newsstand sales (it is Portugal's most-circulated daily), advertising, digital subscriptions and revenue from its sister CMTV television channel.
Affiliation & stance
Correio da Manha is a privately owned, commercial tabloid-style daily with no party or state ownership; its publisher Medialivre is controlled by private managers and investors. Editorially it is populist and leans center-right. As a privately and commercially held outlet free of party or state control, it is classified INDEPENDENT.
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