Portugal’s network media economy: growth, concentration and upheaval 2015-2023

• Type: Technical Report
• Date: 2025

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Faustino, Paulo (Author) FLUP

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DOI: 10.22215/gmicp/2025.09.620

Abstract (EN): A report produced by the Portugal research team of the Global Media and Internet Research Project This report provides a detailed picture of Portugal’s media, internet, and telecommunications sectors from 2015–2023, highlighting steady overall growth of roughly 15–18% in the combined “network media economy.” Using C4, HHI, and Noam indices, it shows that telecom services, broadband adoption, mobile data usage, and digital entertainment—especially streaming platforms—were the main engines of expansion. Traditional media such as newspapers, magazines, and broadcast TV experienced stagnation, while vertical integration between telecom and media companies and evolving regulatory policies continue to shape market concentration and competition.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Technical

Notes: Global Media and Internet Concentration Project, Carleton University. - This report has been prepared by Paulo Faustino, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto, with research assistance from: • Carla Martins - Lusofona University, Lisbon • Sónia Raposo – Independent Consultant • João Almeida - Independent Consultant GMIC Project – Portugal Report 2025 3 • Sofia Marques - Independent Consultant • Felipe Menegotto - Independent Consultant • Bruno Rodrigues - CEPESE • Diogo Ferreira - CEPESE • Ricardo Rocha - CEPESE • Bruno Inácio - Independent Consultant • Renato Leite - Independent Consultant • Luísa Ribeiro - Independent Consultant . Portions of the text have also been edited for concision and language by ChatGPT before final editing by the GMIC Project team.