Petit Press, a.s., the Bratislava-based Slovak publisher of the national daily SME, the regional Korzár, the English-language Slovak Spectator, the MY regional weekly network and the country’s most-read news website sme.sk, reported in its financial year ended 31 December 2025 net turnover of EUR 20.36 million and a profit after tax of EUR 809,537, down from EUR 952,723 the previous year….
Ekspress Grupp had a steady 2025 by its own modest standards: revenue grew, digital subscriptions rose, and the company remained profitable. But the headline numbers mask a year of significant structural moves: a forced sale of a news portal, a leadership transition at the top, and an increasing reliance on non-journalism revenue streams to sustain…
Agora had a better 2025 than it has had in several years, though the improvement came with a cost. Group revenue reached PLN 1.61 billion (approximately €379 million), up 8.5% on 2024, and operating profit rose to PLN 89.7 million (€21.1 million) from PLN 82.1 million (€19.4 million) the year before. Net profit attributable to…
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