Vocento was created in 2001 upon the merger of Grupo Correo with Prensa Española [es],[2] the publisher of ABC.

[3] Through Net TV, the group also owns a DDT license, which is leased to Paramount Network and Disney Channel.

The expansion outside the Basque Country (Spain) started in 1984 with the acquisition of shares in El Diario Montañés (Santander).

In 1988 the newspaper La Verdad (Murcia), Hoy (Badajoz) and Ideal (Granada) were acquired.

It also has held assets in the entertainment sector, in both radio (Punto Radio [es])[6] and television (Telecinco (13%),[6] Net TV,[6] Fly Music), and in audiovisual production and distribution (Hospital Central, El Comisario and Pasapalabra, among others), as well as the Internet, with more than 19 million unique visitors.