Catalan News surpasses 1 million unique users again in 2021
Over 5 million pages were viewed, matching 2020 all-time high figures, with podcast 'Filling the Sink' approaching 50,000 downloads
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All-time high for Catalan News page views in 2020
140% more unique users in year of Covid-19 than 2019
Outrage as Spanish prosecutor doubts Catalan judges’ impartiality
Spain’s High Court in Catalonia says words are "extremely reckless"
Spain’s King refuses to receive Parliament’s President
Philip VI refused Parliament President Carme Forcadell’s request for an audience to communicate to him the investiture of the new Catalan President, Carles Puigdemont. The Royal Household asked Forcadell to do so in writing and thus broke with the tradition according to which the presidents of the Catalan, Basque and Galician Parliaments travel to Madrid to communicate to the monarch the decision of their respective chambers. Philip VI’s secretary asked for the investiture to be communicated “complying with the procedures established by the Spanish Constitution and the Catalan Statute of Autonomy”.
Two thirds of Catalans regularly access media in Catalan
The Catalan public television and radio broadcaster continues to lead the audience share in Catalonia. Regarding newspapers, ‘La Vanguardia’ tops the ranking in Catalonia, followed by ‘El Periódico’. The number of consumers choosing newspapers in Catalan has grown by 29% in the last year, thanks to the recently created ‘Ara’ and the new edition of ‘La Vanguardia’ in Catalan. This totals 48% of its readers.