The Catalan News Agency (ACN) is a state-owned broadcast media production and distribution company founded in Spain in 1999. Employing approximately 280 people, ACN was an early adopter of digital technologies in news dissemination, pioneering remote work and decentralized organizational structures. It produces news content in various formats (text, audio, photo, and video) for both traditional and digital media outlets, focusing on Catalan affairs and serving media organizations, public entities, businesses, and the general public.

Revenue

Founded

1999

Headcount

280

Headquarters

Spain

Primary Segment

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

Ownership

State Owned

News Summary:

Data from the Barcelona city council, analyzed by the Catalan News Agency (ACN), indicates approximately 50,000 vehicles travel daily on parts of Gran Via and Aragó Streets in 2024, with around 2,000 vehicles per hour. One year after the America's Cup in Barcelona, residents of La Barceloneta expressed skepticism to the Catalan News Agency (ACN), demanding promised investments, some of which were long-standing local requests. On August 2024, the Fabra Observatory recorded a temperature of 38.9°C, the highest August temperature in the observatory's 112-year history, according to sources who spoke to the Catalan News Agency (ACN). This was exceeded by a temperature of 40°C recorded on July 30, 2024. The Catalan government announced plans to extend the 012 citizens' hotline service to include weekend hours starting in January 2026, as reported by the Catalan News Agency (ACN). Finally, data from the Catalan Meteorological Service (Meteocat), analyzed by the Catalan News Agency (ACN), revealed that Barcelona's Raval neighborhood experienced unprecedented heat in June 2024, with temperatures remaining above 20°C throughout the entire month.
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