Companies

The subject headings in the UAB Libraries catalog are in Catalan. You can search Empreses - Catalunya - Directoris i Empreses - Espanya - Directoris. In both cases there is the subdivision Bases de dades:Empreses-Catalunya-Directoris-Bases de dades, Empreses-Espanya-Directoris-Bases de dades.
You can also do a search by keyword with the terms empreses and directoris.

If you are interested in the sphere of communication, you can search Empreses periodístiques, Mitjans de comunicació de massa - Propietat, Televisió - Propietat, Monopolis de mitjans de comunicació de massa, Agències de publicitat - Espanya - Directoris, Indústria cinematogràfica, Indústria de la televisió, Vídeo - Indústria i comerç. You can also do a search by keyword publicitat directoris, màrqueting directoris, indústria directoris cinema, indústria directoris televisió, etc.

Information about companies in general can be found in the Social Sciences Library or in the University Library in Sabadell, which are specialized libraries in economics. The directories of companies in the sphere of communication are in the Communication Library in different call numbers. Consult the catalogue or ask for help at the information desks.

Databases
Look up the Economics databases

Spain scope

• SABI (Sistema de Balances Ibéricos). Financial and accounting information of Spanish companies with full account deposit reports. Powerful financial analysis program that allows you to prepare reports, graphs and comparisons between companies and groups of companies. There is a guide.
• Directorio Axesor. Spanish companies organized by activity and province.
• Agenda de la comunicación. Organizations, media, companies ...

International

• Factiva. Economics database. In the Company section, we can search for specific companies and it provides very complete information on each of them. In the Industry section, it provides information by economic sectors (such as Media / Entertainment, or Business / Consumer Services) with the most relevant data of each sector, main companies, etc.
• Europages. European platform that indexes 3 million of companies. Vast array of search options: by sectors (including Marketing, advertising and the media), geographical, etc. In several languages.

Major media companies

• Guía de medios digital. Directory of Spanish media containing information on groups, media and professionals. It offers contact data, contracting conditions, content, audience index and OJD control.
• Mapa de medios. Diagram of the major media companies in Spain indicating ownership, typology and interrelation between them.
• Media cross-ownership in the United States. From Wikipedia
• Informe de la comunicació a Catalunya. Published by Incom-UAB; includes a chapter dedicated to communication companies.

Audiovisual

Look up the Communication databases : audiovisual industry

Catalonia

• Catalan Films & TV. Webpage with databases of productions, coproductions and audiovisual companies.
• Catalunya / Barcelona Film Comission. Of the Generalitat and the Barcelona City council . It has a directory of companies and professionals from the Catalan audiovisual sector.

Spain

• KFTV. International directory of audiovisual production services. It allows the search by country, product or company. From each company it gives contact information, staff, presentation and in some cases a gallery of works.
• European Audiovisual Observatory. Public organization that provides a comparative European overview of the audiovisual industry in different European countries as well as detailed analysis of national and even regional industries. The database MAVISE is a television channels and corporations directory.
• Cineuropa. One of its sections is Industry that includes several databases: producers, distributors, etc.
• Visualnet. Directory of all types of companies in the audiovisual and advertising sectors. International coverage although focused in the USA.

Advertising and PR

• AdForum. International ads database. It also includes directories of agencies, producers, marketing services, etc.
• TV anuncios. Television ads especially Spanish-American since 2000.  Includes information from agencies and producers,
• Guía de medios digital. Directory of Spanish media containing information on groups, media and professionals. It includes communication and advertising agencies.  
• Visualnet. Directory of all types of companies in the audiovisual and advertising sectors. International coverage although focused in the USA.

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