2026

The countdown continues at a fast pace for the second edition of Il Festival dello Spettacolo, the major event fully dedicated to the manifold souls of entertainment, created by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. The appointment is scheduled for November 6, 7 and 8, 2026 at Superstudio Più (via Tortona 27, Milan). During this long weekend, starting from the opening on Friday at 12:00, the public will be able to enjoy numerous immersive experiences and attend unique events including previews, interviews, showcases, masterclasses, and meet&greets to meet top protagonists from the Italian and international artistic scene up close.

NEW GUESTS ON THE SCHEDULE
The lineup of guests expands further with exceptional arrivals: among the most anticipated names are Alberto Angela, Can Yaman, Caterina Balivo, Jerry Calà, Paolo Bonolis, and Sal Da Vinci. These new entries add to a rich lineup that includes Carlo Conti, Antonella Clerici, Nino Frassica, Gialappa’s Band, Gianluca Gazzoli, the cast of the highly popular series Il Paradiso delle Signore and Un Posto al Sole, as well as top music stars such as Annalisa, Noemi, Gabry Ponte, Eletta Lamborghini, Cristina D’Avena, Malika Ayane, and I Pooh. Prominent TV and cinema faces confirmed include Gerry Scotti, Pino Insegno, Claudio Santamaria, Ficarra & Picone, Serena Rossi, Francesca Chillemi, and Alberto Matano. Among names from the news world are Gian Marco Chiocci, Paolo Del Debbio, Alberto Brandi, and Monica Bertini. But the cast and schedule are constantly updated, with new major announcements arriving in the coming weeks.

On the Festival stage, there will also be space for TV shows beloved by the public and their respective protagonists: X Factor with its judges, Buy It Now – Mai più senza, the new show with Gabriele Corsi, Mara Maionchi, Giorgio Mastrota, and Stefano D’Onghia; Cash or Trash, with Paolo Conticini; Primo Appuntamento with Flavio Montrucchio; Turisti per caso with Gianluca Torre, Ida Di Filippo, and Tommaso Zorzi. There will also be no shortage of encounters dedicated to Matrimonio a prima vista, Casa a prima vista, and Bake Off Italia.

On the official social channels @ilfestivaldellospettacolo and on the website ilfestivaldellospettacolo.it, you can discover daily ongoing updates and all upcoming surprises.

CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS FOR NEW TALENTS
During the days of the Festival, ample space will be dedicated to promoting young talents thanks to two important initiatives:

• Vertical Music Contest: a multimedia project created in collaboration with Interproject, designed to highlight unreleased tracks through the language of video. Registration is now open: the best talents will have the opportunity to perform live on the Festival stage, and the winner will get a distribution contract with ADA Music Italy.

• First Cinematographic Contest: dedicated to emerging authors and creators of unreleased audiovisual works, with the objective of enhancing talent and offering them concrete visibility opportunities. The contest is divided into three sections: “Frame Stories” (short films), “Opera Next” (feature films), and “Docu Horizon” (documentaries). The works will be evaluated by an exceptional jury that will award the Sorrisi Award for each category. Registration is still open.

TICKETS AND ACCESS PROCEDURES
Tickets to access the Festival are available for purchase on Ticketmaster.it, or by scanning the dedicated QR Code directly on the promotional posters. Admission is subject to a fee for all visitors over 3 years of age.

PARTNERS
R101 – Official Radio Partner of the project.

SIAE – Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori and Ticketmaster (the official ticketing platform of the Festival) are confirmed as partners of the project.

Edison Energia will be present at the Festival with the Energy Café: a new concept of customer relationship where diverse experiences can be enjoyed: savoring a coffee, meeting an artist, sharing energy, innovation, and solidarity stories. An exchange hub in the heart of the city.

JOICO is the official haircare partner, present backstage available to the artists before going on stage.

ActionAid – Also this year, the partnership is renewed as Official Charity Partner of the Festival, confirming the commitment of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni alongside ActionAid in promoting and protecting rights, in particular the right to education for boys and girls in Italy and around the world. All Festival participants can contribute by choosing to add a donation of 2 euros when purchasing their ticket on Ticketmaster to support ActionAid’s projects directly.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the Mondadori Group brand that serves as the benchmark for lovers of TV and entertainment, reaching 2.6 million readers every month (Audipress 2025/I source), 4.1 million website users (Audweb April 25 source), and 1.15 million fans (IG, FB, TikTok, X, YouTube social insights source) thanks to a multichannel system that includes the magazine, website, social media, events, and side products.

R101 Property of Radiomediaset – primary Italian radio group in listenership which includes Radio 106, Virgin Radio, Radio Monte Carlo, Radio Subasio, and Radio Norba – R101 is the radio of the family, the gentle, open, and engaging radio, where entertainment is not just background noise, but a constant invitation to feel part of an inclusive community. R101 stands out for its authority in the music domain. R101 is the radio that plays the best tracks, Italian and international, past and present. The R101 world represents a true integrated system that puts music and entertainment at the center, aiming to intercept any desire for enjoyment from the audience through different touchpoints (radio, TV channel 67 of digital terrestrial, digital, social, events).

Superstudio Più in the heart of the Tortona District in Milan, is the iconic location of Superstudio Events: it gave birth to Milan Design Week and for 25 years has held events on over 10,000 sqm for major players in design, fashion, and culture, an unmissable stop for brands and international audiences. A market leader in Italy, Superstudio Events hosts over 200 events and more than 600,000 visitors every year in its 4 locations, over 33,000 sqm in total, including conventions and congresses, fashion shows, fairs, and gala dinners.

Ticketmaster is a global leader in live event ticket sales and manages over 600 million transactions annually in 37 countries. Thanks to exclusive partnerships with thousands of venues, teams, sports championships, tour promoters, and festivals, it brings live experiences to millions of fans around the world. It is part of Live Nation Entertainment. All updates and activities scheduled on site ticketmaster.it.

SIAE is a collective management society that protects music, cinema, theater, opera, and online works, supporting authors and publishers. Founded in 1882 in Milan by an assembly of writers, musicians, playwrights, and publishers, including Giuseppe Verdi, Giosuè Carducci, Edmondo De Amicis, and Gabriele D’Annunzio, for 143 years SIAE has protected and enhanced the creativity and work of intellect; today it is the collecting agency for copyright.

Edison Energia is the company of the Edison Group active in the sale of electricity and gas to families and businesses, Wi-Fi connections, and value-added services to residential customers.

JOICO, part of Henkel Consumer Brands, has been leading the healthy hair revolution since 1976 and, together with the latest innovations in hair care, creates beautiful, healthy hair to improve state of mind and instill greater self-confidence. JOICO is not only in our name, it permeates everything we do and is present in every product we create. Each of our innovations has been created to help restore hair to its strongest, shiniest, and healthiest state, with just one use and every subsequent use. Sharing the JOI of healthy hair (The JOI of Healthy Hair) is more than a promise, it’s a guarantee.

ActionAid is the independent international organization that for over 60 years has worked alongside communities to fight poverty, inequality, and injustice, promoting human rights and building pathways toward sustainable change. Present in over 70 countries, through projects and campaigns against gender violence, for social inclusion, and civic participation, with the aim of placing people at the center and strengthening their autonomy and future possibilities.

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, strengthens its presence in Sicily with the opening of a new Mondadori Bookstore directly managed inside the Centro Commerciale Etnapolis of Belpasso, one of the main commercial hubs in the province of Catania.

This opening brings a 50 the number of Mondadori Bookstores in the region, between directly managed and franchising, in line with the strategy of the network to promote the diffusion of culture and reading through outposts on the territory aimed at the community.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place Thursday 3 September at 10:30 am. Welcoming the public will be a team of expert female and male booksellers, ready to guide and advise every reader through the latest releases of the moment and great classics.

“With this new opening, we continue to invest in Sicily, a region where Mondadori Store is present with an increasingly widespread network of bookstores. The new Bookstore in Belpasso was born with the aim of offering readers of the province of Catania a welcoming and contemporary place, where they can find a wide editorial offering, services, and opportunities for discovery. The inauguration of the sales point is a further confirmation of our commitment to promoting reading and bringing people closer to books,” says Carmine Perna, CEO of Mondadori Retail.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Belpasso develops on a surface of 350 square meters and offers a catalog of about 13,000 titles – from great classics to bestsellers, including fiction, general non-fiction, and international books.

The bookstore welcomes all new releases with specific thematic areas designed to satisfy the tastes of all readers, such as We are Junior, the space for younger readers, which includes educational games and illustrated books to stimulate their imagination with the most curious stories; Just Comics, the department dedicated to the phenomenon of manga and comic books; and My New Romance, the new space dedicated to fans of the romance universe, one of the most loved literary genres of the moment. The offer of the sales points is finally enriched by a wide section dedicated to stationery, toys, gadgets, and gift cards.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Belpasso is at the service of readers also online: customers can be updated through the pages Instagram and Facebook. Furthermore, they will be able to get in touch with the sales points through the digital services of Mondadoristore.it to check the availability of a book, order it, pick it up in store, or have it shipped home. Among the available services is also present Zeercle, the platform that allows people to sell their volumes as well as CDs, vinyls, physical video games, DVDs, and Blu-rays, receiving in exchange a gift card corresponding to the value attributed to the products, to be used in bookstores and on the website mondadoristore.it

Mondadori Store represents the largest network of bookstores in Italy, with over 500 sales points spread from major cities to smaller centers. Active cultural outposts on the whole national territory, under the Mondadori Bookstore brand, in direct management and franchising, as well as the MA bookstores, Mondadori Duomo and Rizzoli Milano. Mondadori Store is active online with the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and the bookclub formula.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE BELPASSO

Address: Contrada Valcorrente 23, 95032, Belpasso, CT

Hours: Mon – Sun 09:30-21:00

E-mail: libreria.etnapoliscatania@mondadori.it

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On Thursday 6 August at 6:00 pm, Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, will inaugurate a new store in Sicily, in the historic centre of Partinico (PA), offering the community a space dedicated to the world of books and entertainment. The event, with the customary ribbon-cutting ceremony, will see the presence of the mayor Pietro Rao, the Councillor for Culture Dorotea Speciale, and local school principals.

The new Mondadori Bookstore covers an area of 130 square metres and features a modern layout with spaces dedicated to various literary genres. Welcoming the public will be a team of expert booksellers and a catalogue of over 8.000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, including fiction, non-fiction and international works.

“We are proud to offer the passionate readers of Partinico a new space entirely dedicated to books and culture,” declared Gioia and Giorgia Piazza, Mondadori Store franchisees who also manage the Bagheria store. “We want this bookstore to become a meeting and sharing place, capable of creating new connections within the community.”

The Partinico bookstore hosts all the latest releases with specific thematic areas designed to satisfy the tastes of all readers, such as We are Junior, the space for younger readers that includes educational games and illustrated books to stimulate their imagination with the most intriguing stories; Just Comics, the department dedicated to the phenomenon of manga and comic books; My New Romance, the new space aimed at lovers of the romance universe, one of the most popular literary genres at the moment; as well as a wide selection of stationery products, toys, gadgets, and gift cards. The bookstore will also host several events and collaborations with local schools, children’s workshops, and book clubs.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Partinico is also at the service of readers online: customers can stay updated through the Instagram and Facebook pages. Furthermore, they can get in touch with the bookstore through the digital services of Mondadoristore.it to check the availability of a book, order it, pick it up in-store, or have it delivered to their home. Among the available services is also Zeercle, the platform that allows people to sell their books as well as CDs, vinyls, physical video games, DVDs, and Blu-rays, receiving in return a gift card corresponding to the value attributed to the products, to be used in bookstores and on the mondadoristore.it website.

Mondadori Store represents the largest network of bookstores in Italy, with over 500 stores spread from major cities to smaller towns. Active cultural outposts throughout the national territory, under the Mondadori Bookstore banner, directly managed and franchised, as well as MA bookstores, Mondadori Duomo, and Rizzoli Milano. Mondadori Store is active online with the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and the bookclub formula.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE

Address: Corso dei Mille 244-246, 90047, Partinico, PA

Hours: Mon – Sat 09:00-13:00 / 16:00-20:00

E-mail: mondadoripartinico@gmail.com

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Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, strengthens its presence in Lombardy with the inauguration of a new sales outlet directly managed in Bergamo. The opening of the bookstore forms part of the new smart district ChorusLife, an urban regeneration project that brings together living, shopping, services, sport, entertainment, culture and leisure in a single urban ecosystem.

The new Mondadori Bookstore, which will be inaugurated to the public on Wednesday 5 August at 11:30 am, aims to serve as a cultural landmark for the local area, offering the community a space dedicated to books and reading.

With a sales area of 210 square metres, the bookstore offers a broad range of products focused on the world of books and entertainment, with a catalogue of over 11,000 titles, from great classics to bestsellers, including fiction, general non-fiction, local and international works.

“The opening of the new Mondadori Bookstore in Bergamo further consolidates the presence of our network in Lombardy, a strategic region where we reach the milestone of 57 bookstores, across directly managed stores and franchising. With this new space we want to offer readers a point of reference dedicated to books, capable of combining quality offering, services and proximity to the local area, confirming our commitment to making reading increasingly accessible in the places people experience daily”, stated Carmine Perna, Chief Executive Officer of Mondadori Retail.

“The arrival of Mondadori Store is an additional important step in ChorusLife’s growth path. It is not just a new retail opening: a bookstore also brings with it culture, opportunities to meet and events open to the city. This is the direction we are following to build an increasingly complete and qualified offering, in which shops, services and diverse activities can coexist and mutually integrate”, emphasized Francesco Percassi, chief executive officer of Chorus Life S.p.A.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Bergamo welcomes all the latest releases and the main thematic areas designed to satisfy everyone’s tastes: We are Junior, the space for younger readers, which includes educational games and illustrated books to spark their imagination with the most curious stories; Just Comics, the department dedicated to the manga and comic book phenomenon; My New Romance, the new space dedicated to fans of the romance universe, one of the most loved literary genres at the moment; as well as a wide selection of stationery products, toys, gadgets and gift cards.

The bookstore is at the service of readers also online: it will in fact be possible to stay updated through the Instagram and Facebook pages. Furthermore, customers can get in touch with the bookstore through the digital services on Mondadoristore.it to check a book’s availability, order it, pick it up in-store or have it delivered to their home. Among the available services is Zeercle, the platform that enables people to sell their volumes as well as CDs, vinyls, physical video games, DVDs and Blu-rays, receiving in exchange a gift card corresponding to the value attributed to the products, to be used in bookstores and on the mondadoristore.it website.

Mondadori Store represents the largest network of bookstores in Italy, with over 500 sales outlets spread from major cities to smaller centers. Active cultural outposts across the entire national territory, under the Mondadori Bookstore brand, in direct management and in franchising, as well as MA bookstores, Mondadori Duomo and Rizzoli Milano. Mondadori Store is active online with the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and the bookclub formula.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE

Address: Via Carlo Serassi 26, 24124, Bergamo, BG

Hours: Mon-Sun 9:00-20:00

E-mail: libreria.choruslifebergamo@mondadori.it

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Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A. hereby informs that the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2026, comprising the Independent Auditors’ report, is now available at the Company’s registered office, at the authorized storage mechanism “1Info” (www.1info.it) and on the website www.gruppomondadori.it (Investors section).

Today, the meeting of the Board of Directors of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore S.p.A., chaired by Marina Berlusconi, reviewed and approved the Half-Year Financial Report at 30 June 2026 presented by CEO and General Manager Antonio Porro.

“The results for the first half of 2026 demonstrate the strength of our business model and confirm the effectiveness of the development strategy we are pursuing,” said Antonio Porro, CEO and General Manager of the Mondadori Group. “Against the backdrop of a buoyant book market, supported in part by resources from the Library Fund, we delivered strong growth in both revenue and profitability, driven by the contribution of our recent acquisitions of Hoepli Education and Edilportale.com in the strategically important education and digital sectors. The quality of these results, together with the positive performance of our businesses and our solid cash-generating capacity, enables us to confirm our guidance for the full 2026 financial year, with results expected to come in at the upper end of the projected range,” Porro concluded.

GROUP PERFORMANCE AT 30 JUNE 2026

In the first half of 2026, consolidated revenue reached € 415.9 million, an increase of 6.8% compared with € 389.5 million at 30 June 2025.

Excluding changes in the scope of consolidation between the two periods, namely the inclusion of MA Retail (from 1 December 2025), Edilportale (from 1 January 2026), and Hoepli Education (from 1 May 2026), organic revenue growth was approximately 3%, driven primarily by the strong performance of the Trade Books area and the continued momentum of the physical Retail channel.

Adjusted EBITDA amounted to € 45.6 million, an increase of 12.5% compared with € 40.5 million in the first half of 2025, driven primarily by the performance of the Trade Books and Digital areas. Around half of the Group’s margin growth was attributable to the contribution from recently acquired companies.

The Group’s reported EBITDA reached € 40.8 million, up € 1.6 million (+4.1%) from € 39.2 million in the first half of 2025. This improvement was achieved despite higher non-recurring expense of approximately € 2.5 million, partly related to completed extraordinary transactions and partly to the project to migrate to new logistics providers, as well as increased restructuring costs of around € 0.9 million.

The Mondadori Group’s EBIT was positive by € 6 million for the first six months of 2026, down € 2 million compared with € 8 million in the first half of 2025.

In addition to the non-recurring expense described above, this performance was mainly attributable to higher depreciation and amortisation (totalling € 3.6 million) resulting from investments made during the 2025 financial year, together with increased lease expenses under IFRS 16 associated with the expansion of the Retail area’s directly operated store network.

Neutralising extraordinary items and amortisation arising from the Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) of companies acquired over the past five years, adjusted EBIT for the first half of 2026 would have been € 14.8 million, an increase of approximately € 1.1 million compared with € 13.6 million in the corresponding period of 2025.

Consolidated result before tax was positive by € 1.3 million, compared with € 4.1 million at 30 June 2025. The € 2.9 million decrease was attributable to the trend in operating result and the increase in financial expense.

The Group’s net profit at 30 June 2026, after minority interests, was € 1.4 million, compared with € 3.5 million in the first half of the previous year.

The adjusted net profit, excluding all non-recurring items and PPA amortisation, net of the related tax effects, amounted to € 8 million, up 5.8% compared with € 7.6 million at 30 June 2025.

Cash flow from ordinary operations, after financial expense and tax payments, totalled € 64.6 million for the twelve months preceding 30 June 2026, in line with the cash generation achieved in the 2025 financial year, which confirms the Group’s ability to continue funding its inorganic growth strategy while delivering increasing remuneration to shareholders. This performance is particularly positive considering the logistics disruption that impacted the Retail area’s e-commerce revenue only in the first quarter of 2026.

At 30 June 2026, extraordinary cash flow was negative by approximately € 68 million, mainly due to cash-outs of around € 58 million related to acquisitions completed over the previous twelve months, restructuring costs of approximately € 4 million, and expenditure of approximately € 2 million for the refurbishment of the Segrate headquarters.

As a result, Free Cash Flow at 30 June 2026 stood at € -3.4 million.

During the 2026 financial year, dividends payable to shareholders in respect of the 2025 financial results were recognised, amounting to € 40.2 million. Half of this amount was distributed in May, with the remaining balance payable in November 2026, representing a 10% increase compared with the previous year.

The Net Financial Position excluding IFRS 16 at 30 June 2026 stood at € -262.1 million (net debt), compared to € -218.8 million at 30 June 2025.

The IFRS 16 Net Financial Position at 30 June 2026 amounted to € -346.9 million (net debt), compared with € -300.1 million at 30 June 2025, reflecting the same factors.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS IN SECOND QUARTER 2026

In the second quarter of 2026, consolidated revenue reached € 245.1 million, a significant increase of 8.9% compared with € 225.1 million in the corresponding period of 2025.

This result was driven, in particular, by the positive performance of the book market and the consolidation of recently acquired companies; on a like-for-like basis, performance would have shown 4.6% growth, thanks to the Trade Books (+6.3%) and Retail (+8%) areas.

Adjusted EBITDA amounted to € 44.2 million, up 14.4% from € 38.7 million in the second quarter of 2025.

The Adjusted Net Profit for the second quarter of 2026 stood at € 21 million, up 12% from approximately € 19 million in the same quarter of the previous year.

OUTLOOK FOR THE YEAR

In light of the positive results achieved in the first half of the year and the continued strength of the book market during the period under review, the Group confirms the guidance previously announced for the 2026 financial year.

The consolidation of the recently acquired Hoepli Education business for the period from May to December is expected to support the achievement of the Group’s financial and operating targets at the upper end of the previously announced guidance range.

Income Statement

• Low single-digit revenue growth.
• Low single-digit growth in Adjusted EBITDA and, consequently, confirmation of margins remaining consistently around 17%, driven by ongoing efficiency initiatives across all business areas. Once fully implemented over a multi-year horizon, these measures are intended to increase structural optimisation and enhance operational efficiency, as well as medium-term cash generation.

Cash Flow and Net Financial Position

• The Group is expected to confirm its significant cash generation capacity with an Ordinary Cash Flow in the range of € 65 to 70 million.

PERFORMANCE OF THE BUSINESS AREAS AT 30 JUNE 2026

• TRADE BOOKS AREA

The book market made a strong start to 2026, with value growth of 5.1%^[1], supported in part by public funding for libraries, which benefited the physical channel exclusively, particularly independent bookstores.

Against this backdrop, the Mondadori Group’s publishing houses recorded a 3.3% increase in sell-out value compared with the first half of 2025, driven in particular by 4.5% growth in the second quarter of 2026 alone.

The Mondadori Group maintained its leadership in the Italian market with a 27% market share, broadly in line with the level recorded in June 2025.

Reflecting the strength of its publishing plan, the Group won the 80th Strega Prize with Michele Mari’s novel “I convitati di pietra” (published by Einaudi) and placed five titles among the top ten best-selling books by value during the first half of the year.

In the first six months of 2026, the Trade Books area generated revenue of € 188.4 million, up 4.7% from € 180 million in the first half of 2025.

The Area’s Adjusted EBITDA increased by 9.8% to € 22.7 million, compared with € 20.7 million in the first half of 2025, driven by strong publishing performance and, primarily, a reduction in the impact of the variable cost structure.

• EDUCATION BOOKS AREA

School textbook publishing is characterised by a well-established seasonal pattern, with the majority of revenue from textbook sales generated in the second half of the year.

Following the textbook adoption campaign, the Mondadori Group estimates a market share of 34.7% for the current financial year, including a 2.5% contribution from Hoepli Education.

In the first half of 2026, the Area generated revenue of € 74 million, up 6% from € 69.8 million in the first half of 2025, primarily reflecting the consolidation of Hoepli Education (€ 3.4 million) in May and June.

Consolidated revenue also benefited from a favourable timing effect resulting from earlier deliveries to top accounts.

Adjusted EBITDA amounted to € 8.5 million, an increase compared to € 7.3 million in the first half of 2025, reflecting the € 1.2 million contribution from Hoepli Education.

• RETAIL AREA

In the first half of 2026, the Retail area recorded 4.6% growth in book sales (sell-out value), with its market share reaching 13.3%.

The Group maintained its leadership in the physical channel of the book market, with a market share of almost 20%.

The Retail area generated revenue of € 97 million in the first half of 2026, a significant increase (+3.9%) from € 93.4 million in the corresponding period of 2025, despite the estimated € 2.3 million impact of logistics disruptions affecting the e-commerce channel earlier in the year.

Excluding this non-recurring impact, the Retail area would have delivered greater growth of 6.3%.

During the first half, the Area’s Adjusted EBITDA increased to € 6.2 million, up considerably by 13.6% from € 5.4 million at 30 June 2025, driven by the strong performance of the physical channel, which more than offset the decline in on-line turnover.

• DIGITAL AREA

In the first half of 2026, the Digital area generated revenue of € 51.2 million, a significant increase of 28.9% from € 39.7 million in the first half of 2025, driven by the combined effect of the inclusion of Edilportale in the scope of consolidation and the strong performance of MarTech activities (an organic growth of +3.3%).

The Area’s Adjusted EBITDA amounted to € 7.5 million, up 39.3% from € 5.4 million in the corresponding period of 2025, driven by the contribution from Edilportale.

• MEDIA AREA

In the first half of 2026, the Media area generated revenue of € 35.1 million, an increase of 4.2% compared with € 33.6 million in the first half of 2025. The result was driven by growth in add-on sales, which more than offset the structural decline in circulation.

The Area’s Adjusted EBITDA amounted to € 6.9 million, broadly in line with the € 7 million reported at 30 June 2025, despite lower income from government grants (€ 0.6 million). Performance was supported by the positive margins generated by new add-on sales initiatives, particularly those launched during the second quarter of the current financial year.

The presentation of the results at 30 June 2026, approved today by the Board of Directors, is available on www.1info.it and on www.mondadorigroup.com (Investors section). A Q&A session will be held in conference call mode at 3.30 p.m. for the financial community, attended by the CEO of the Mondadori Group, Antonio Porro, and the CFO, Alessandro Franzosi. Journalists will be able to follow the meeting in listening mode only, by connecting to the following phone number +39.02.8020927 or via web at: https://hditalia.choruscall.com/?calltype=2&info=company.

The Financial Reporting Manager – Alessandro Franzosi – hereby declares, pursuant to Article 154 bis, paragraph 2, of the Consolidated Finance Law, that the accounting information contained herein corresponds to the Company’s records, books and accounting entries.

Annexes:

1. Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
2. Consolidated Income Statement
3. Consolidated income statement – second quarter
4. Group cash flow
5. Glossary of terms and alternative performance measures used

Starting tomorrow, an absolute novelty arrives on newsstands for all readers of Chi: I romanzi di Chi, a new editorial project that enriches the offering of the brand aimed at all fans of the most beloved personalities in the entertainment world. The initiative will explore the lives, successes and lesser-known sides of the stars who have most influenced gossip and lifestyle in our country.

The first story to be told within the pages of the magazine directed by Massimo Borgnis, out Wednesday, July 29, will be dedicated to an undisputed protagonist of entertainment in Italy: Belen Rodriguez.

The special issue will retrace her unique journey: from her roots and youth in Pilar, Argentina, to her arrival in Italy and television consecration. A deep narrative that highlights not only her great historic loves – Marco Borriello, Fabrizio Corona, and Stefano De Martino – but also her vulnerabilities, setbacks, and her extraordinary ability to rise again.

“For over thirty years Chi has been telling the stories and lives of the most beloved stars up close, confirming itself as the true mirror of lifestyle and society in Italy,” declares Massimo Borgnis, editor-in-chief of Chi. “With I romanzi di Chi, our magazine undergoes a natural evolution, built on that unique relationship of extraordinary trust that we have managed to build over all this time with the protagonists of our pages. A project that transforms news and exclusive scoops into a more intimate and detailed narrative, designed to give our readers an unprecedented and captivating perspective on the stories that have made Italians dream,” concludes Borgnis.

An editorial initiative, that of I romanzi di Chi, unique thanks to the intimacy that the people magazine has held for over 30 years with the protagonists of the entertainment world. A special relationship that comes to life in every chapter through the narrative of true stories, giving female and male readers a sincere and deeply authentic perspective.

The countdown continues for Il Festival dello Spettacolo, the major event entirely dedicated to the multifaceted souls of entertainment, scheduled for 6, 7 and 8 November 2026 at Superstudio Più, in via Tortona 27, Milan. Created by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, the Festival will bring to life three days packed with immersive experiences and exclusive events ready to attract the public thanks to truly unique moments: previews, interviews, showcases, masterclasses, meet&greet, and unique opportunities to meet the iconic figures of show business.

Following the announcement of the first major attendees – Carlo Conti, Antonella Clerici, Marco Liorni, Nino Frassica, Gialappa’s Band, Gianluca Gazzoli, the casts of the beloved TV series Il Paradiso delle Signore and Un Posto al Sole – the Festival is enriched further, expanding its lineup with unmissable encounters. Among the new guests are some of the most beloved faces in music: Annalisa, Noemi, Gabry Ponte, Elettra Lamborghini, Cristina D’Avena, Malika Ayane, and i Pooh. Furthermore, from TV and cinema come Gerry Scotti, Pino Insegno, Claudio Santamaria, Ficarra & Picone, Serena Rossi, Francesca Chillemi, Alberto Matano. Prominent names from the news world include Gian Marco Chiocci, Paolo Del Debbio, Alberto Brandi, and Monica Bertini.

On the stage of the Festival, there will also be sessions dedicated to the most popular television shows and their stars: X Factor with its judges; Buy It Now – Mai più senza, the new show featuring Gabriele Corsi, Mara Maionchi, Giorgio Mastrota, and Stefano D’Onghia; Cash or Trash, hosted by Paolo Conticini; Primo Appuntamento with Flavio Montrucchio; Turisti per case featuring Gianluca Torre, Ida Di Filippo, and Tommaso Zorzi. There will also be sessions dedicated to Matrimonio a prima vista, Casa a prima vista, and Bake Off Italia.

Over the three days, this second edition of Il Festival dello Spettacolo will offer a rich lineup for all fans, ranging from the world of TV, with television shows and panels, to cinema, featuring film previews, TV series, and cast meet-and-greets, to the world of music, with showcases by the most beloved artists on the Italian music scene, right through to educational sessions. All of this will take place across three large stages hosting TV cast panels, music showcases, previews, interviews, and entertainment moments. The schedule will also feature workshops, masterclasses, and in-depth sessions on music and cinema with industry professionals, including dedicated moments for emerging talents in music and film. In addition, there will be a daily food area available to the public and an exhibition area packed with engagement activities from morning to evening. The programme is constantly updated and available at ilfestivaldellospettacolo.it and on the official social channels of the Festival: week after week, new artists, guests, and events will be announced, enriching an event set to become one of the unmissable highlights of autumn 2026.

CONTESTS AND COMPETITIONS

Among the new features of Il Festival dello Spettacolo, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni presents two initiatives dedicated to discovering and promoting new talents: the Vertical Music Contest and the first Film Competition, two paths designed to give visibility to musicians, authors, and creators of unreleased audiovisual works.

The Vertical Music Contest, a multimedia project created in collaboration with Interproject, was created to showcase unreleased tracks through the language of video. The best talents will perform on stage at the Festival. Applications are open until 15 September. The finalists will be selected by a jury comprising representatives of TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, ADA/Warner Music Italy, FIMI – Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, Ticketmaster, and Assomusica. The winner will secure a distribution contract with ADA Music Italy.

Also making its debut is the first Film Competition, dedicated to authors and creators of unreleased audiovisual works, aiming to spotlight emerging talents and offer new visibility opportunities. The competition is divided into three sections: Frame Stories (short films), Opera Next (feature films), and Docu Horizon (documentaries). The works will be evaluated by an exceptional jury that will award the Sorrisi Award for each category. Applications can be submitted via the FilmFreeway platform by 10 September 2026.

TICKETS

Access to the Festival will be possible by purchasing tickets on Ticketmaster, global leader in live event ticketing and official ticketing partner of the event. Admission to the Festival is paid, while children up to 3 years old enter free of charge. The special Early Bird promotion is already active, allowing tickets to be purchased under discounted conditions for a limited period. All information and details regarding purchase options are available on Ticketmaster and on the official Festival website.

PARTNERS

R101 – Official Radio Partner of the project.

SIAE – Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori and Ticketmaster (official ticketing platform of the Festival) are confirmed as partners of the project.

Edison Energia will be present at the Festival with the Energy Café: a new customer relationship concept where visitors can enjoy different experiences: savor a coffee, meet an artist, share stories of energy, innovation, and solidarity. A meeting point in the heart of the city.

JOICO is the official hairstyle partner, who will be present in the backstage available to artists before taking the stage.

TV Sorrisi e Canzoni is the Mondadori Group brand that serves as a benchmark for TV and entertainment lovers, reaching 2.6 million readers every month (source Audipress 2025/I), 4.1 million website users (source Audiweb April 25), and 1.15 million fans (source social insights IG, FB, Tik Tok, X, YouTube) thanks to a multichannel system ranging from the magazine to the website, social channels, events, and side products.

R101 Owned by RadioMediaset – the leading national radio group by audience, which also includes Radio 105, Virgin Radio, Radio Monte Carlo, Radio Subasio, and Radio Norba – R101 is the family radio, a kind, welcoming, and open radio station where entertainment is not just leisure, but a constant invitation to feel part of a lively and inclusive community. The broadcaster is distinguished by its authority in the music industry. R101 is the radio that plays the finest Italian and international songs of yesterday and today. The world of R101 represents a true integrated system centered around music and entertainment, aimed at meeting every audience consumption preference across various touch points (radio, TV channel 67 on digital terrestrial, digital, social media, events).

Superstudio Più in the heart of Milan’s Tortona District, is the symbolic venue of Superstudio Events: this is where Milano Design Week began, and for 25 years its 10,000 m² space has hosted the main design, fashion, and culture events, making it an essential stop for international brands and audiences. A leading brand in Milan events, Superstudio Events hosts over 200 events every year and more than 800,000 visitors across its 4 venue, covering over 33,000 m² in total, including conventions, congresses, fashion shows, trade fairs, and gala dinners.

Ticketmaster is a global leader in live event ticketing, processing over 500 million transactions annually across 37 countries. Through exclusive partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports leagues, artistic and theatrical tours, it delivers unparalleled live experiences to millions of fans at the largest events worldwide. It is part of Live Nation Entertainment. All scheduled events and activities are available on the website ticketmaster.it.

SIAE is a non-profit collective management organization that protects the creative work of 116,000 authors and publishers of Music, Cinema, Theatre, RadioTV and Online Works, Opera and Ballet, Literary Works, and Visual Arts registered with the Society, collecting and distributing copyright royalties derived from the use of their works. Founded in 1882 in Milan by an assembly of writers, musicians, playwrights, and publishers, including Giuseppe Verdi, Giosuè Carducci, Francesco De Sanctis, and Edmondo De Amicis, for 143 years the Società Italiana degli Autori ed Editori has protected and promoted creativity and intellectual works, and is today the sixth collecting society in the world in terms of copyright collections.

Edison Energia is the Edison Group company active in the sale of electricity and gas to families and businesses, Wi-Fi connections, and value-added services for residential customers.

JOICO, part of Henkel Consumer Brands, has been leading the healthy hair revolution since 1975 and, together with the latest innovations in hair care, creates beautiful, healthy hair to lift spirits and boost self-confidence.

Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, further consolidates its presence in Sicily with the launch of a new Mondadori Bookstore in Tremestieri Etneo (CT). The bookstore opens its doors today inside the Centro Commerciale Le Ginestre and the inauguration will see the presence of local authorities.

Designed across a sales area of approximately 150 square metres, the new sales outlet was born as a welcoming, vibrant and contemporary space, thought to stimulate reading and sharing among female and male readers of all ages.

The Mondadori Bookstore makes available to the public a curated catalogue of over 12.000 SKUs, ranging from great classics to the latest new releases in fiction and non-fiction, with particular attention to independent publishing, Sicilian authors and themes related to the South, as well as a selection of foreign language books.

“We believe in the power of books as tools for growth, dialogue and community and we hope that it can become a cultural point of reference, a place where stories meet and multiply”, declares Mirko Monica, franchisee Mondadori Store who manages four other bookstores scattered across Sicily.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Tremestieri Etneo offers themed areas designed to satisfy the tastes of all readers, such as We are Junior, the space dedicated to young people, with educational games and illustrated books designed to stimulate imagination through the most curious stories; Just Comics, the department dedicated to the phenomenon of manga and comic books; and My New Romance, the new concept aimed at those who love the romance universe, one of the most loved literary genres of the moment. The offer of the sales outlet is finally enriched by a wide section dedicated to stationery, toys, gadgets and gift cards.

The bookstore will also host a rich calendar of initiatives: presentations with local and national authors, creative workshops for children, reading groups and clubs, and multidisciplinary events with artists, musicians and illustrators.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Tremestieri Etneo is at the service of readers online as well: customers can be kept updated through the pages Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. Furthermore, they can get in touch with the bookstore through the digital services of Mondadoristore.it to check the availability of a book, order it, pick it up in store or have it shipped to their home. Among the available services there will also be Zeercle, the platform that allows people to sell their books as well as CDs, vinyls, physical video games, DVDs and Blu-rays, receiving in return a gift card corresponding to the value attributed to the products, to be used in bookstores and on the site mondadoristore.it.

Mondadori Store represents the most extensive network of bookstores in Italy, with over 500 sales outlets spread from large cities to smaller centres. Active cultural outposts across the entire national territory, under the Mondadori Bookstore brand, directly managed and franchised, and with the owned bookstores Mondadori Bookstore | MA, Mondadori Duomo and Rizzoli Milano. Mondadori Store is active online with the e-commerce site Mondadoristore.it and the bookclub formula.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE

Address: Via Guglielmo Marconi 1, 95030, Tremestieri Etneo, CT

Opening hours: Mon – Sun 9:00-21:00

Tel: 095.449680

E-mail: mondadoriginestre@yahoo.com

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Mondadori Store, the largest network of bookstores in Italy, has inaugurated a new space dedicated to books and entertainment in the historic centre of Casavatore (NA).

With a surface area of 250 square metres and a modern layout, the new Mondadori Bookstore in Casavatore has been designed to offer the public an immersive, high-quality experience: welcoming readers are the store’s passionate booksellers and an assortment of over 25,000 titles, from great classics to best sellers, across fiction and general non-fiction.

“We are proud to inaugurate our second bookstore in the area, which joins the one inside the Apollo Shopping Centre in Casapulla. With this new opening, we continue to create spaces for meeting and sharing for all ages, thanks also to numerous initiatives”, states Raffaele Radice, Mondadori Store affiliate.

The bookstore hosts all the latest releases with specific themed areas designed to satisfy the tastes of all readers, such as We are Junior, the space for younger readers, which includes educational games and illustrated books to stimulate their imagination with the most curious stories; Just Comics, the department dedicated to the phenomenon of manga and comics; and My New Romance, the new concept aimed at those who love the romance universe, one of the most loved literary genres of the moment. The store’s offering is further enriched by a selection of books in the original language, as well as a large section dedicated to stationery, toys, gadgets and gift cards.

The Mondadori Bookstore in Casavatore is at the service of readers also online: customers can stay updated through the Instagram and TikTok pages. Furthermore, they can get in touch with the bookstore through the digital services of Mondadoristore.it to check the availability of a book, order it, pick it up in store or have it delivered to their home. Included among the services is Zeercle, which allows people to sell their own volumes as well as CDs, vinyls, physical video games, DVDs and Blu-rays, receiving in exchange a gift card corresponding to the value attributed to the products, to be used in bookstores and on the mondadoristore.it website.

Mondadori Store represents the largest network of bookstores in Italy, with over 500 sales points spread from major cities to smaller towns. Active cultural outposts throughout the national territory, under the Mondadori Bookstore banner, in direct management and franchising, and with the company-owned bookstores Mondadori Bookstore | MA, Mondadori Duomo and Rizzoli Milano. Mondadori Store is active online with the e-commerce website Mondadoristore.it and the book club formula.

MONDADORI BOOKSTORE

Address: Via A. Del Giudice 5, 80020, Casavatore, NA

Hours: Mon – Sat 09:00-20:30, Sun 10:00-13:30 / 17:00-20:30

Tel: 081.2131557

E-mail: mondadoristorecasavatore@gmail.com

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