Despite this, the national market remains the core focus, with media catering not only to Spanish speakers but also to the country's co-official languages—Catalan, Galician, and Basque.
In 2014, the culture sector accounted for 2.5% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with book publishing and the press contributing the most economically.
The audiovisual and multimedia industries, including television, radio, film, and music, are also major players, collectively accounting for over 27% of the cultural sector's output.
[2] Spanish media ownership is concentrated among a few large corporations, including Atresmedia, Mediaset España, PRISA, and Vocento, which dominate the nationwide market.
Despite its broad reach and cultural significance, Spain lags behind other European countries in terms of media regulation and institutional development.