Impresa Sociedade Gestora de Participações Sociais SA () is a Portuguese media conglomerate, headquartered in Paço de Arcos, in Oeiras municipality. It is the owner of SIC TV channel, and Expresso newspaper, among other leading media, like several magazine publications. A third online business segment was launched under the name Impresa Digital.
The company, which was founded by Francisco Pinto Balsemão, is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.
History The origins of Impresa goes back to 1972. In 1991 the company established a holding company, the Balsemão group. Next year it started the first private television channel, SIC, in Portugal.
In 2011 the company established Media Rumo SA in Angola.
Negotiations emerged on September 26, 2025 that Italian group MediaForEurope was set to acquire shares in the group. With the announcement of the IPO, Impresa's stock prices doubled.
Television SIC SIC Notícias SIC Mulher SIC Radical SIC K SIC Caras SIC Novelas SIC Internacional
Publications (Impresa Publishing) In 2018 Portuguese company Trust in News (TIN) acquired the magazines owned by Impresa, except Expresso and Blitz. Activa Arquitectura & Construção Caras Caras Decoração Casa Cláudia Courrier Internacional Exame Exame Informática FHM (ceased publication on 22 February 2010) Jornal de Letras Mística Telenovelas Visão
Digital (Impresa Digital) Escape Info Portugal Aeiou Olhares Mygames (now a magazine)
References
External links Impresa Impresa Publishing