Grupo Octubre

Grupo Octubre S.A. (GO S.A.) is an Argentine multimedia company created and directed by businessman and unionist Víctor Santa María, headquartered in the city of Buenos Aires. The group is administered by Fundación Octubre de Trabajadores de Edificios, owned by Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de Edificios de Renta y Horizontal (SUTERH), also led by Santa María.^[1][2]

The Octubre Foundation existed prior to the creation of the group, developing cultural and training projects. The same company had been directing the revival of the Caras y Caretas magazine since its relaunch in 2005, including the cultural center of the same name, which was later joined by a greater participation in the printed media scene: in 2016, Grupo Octubre presented its merger with notorious progressivist newspaper Página 12.^[1]

In the cultural field, Octubre is also in charge of managing Universidad Metropolitana para la Educación y el Trabajo (UMET), which also houses the group's studios for radio and television.^[3] Founded in 2012, UMET (which in 2015 had around 700 students) was founded by then-president Cristina Kirchner alongside current Brazilian president Lula da Silva.^[3]

The group also had an incursion in filmmaking with the Filmar trust, who made some films, among them, Verdades verdaderas, la vida de Estela, a biographical film about the founder of Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto. Octubre also helped financing Néstor Kirchner, la película.^[3] Moreover, in the sports field, Santa María presides Sportivo Barracas (currently playing in the Primera C Metropolitana league), which obtained its reaffiliation to AFA in the 2013/2014 season.^[3]

In 2020, it acquired El Nueve from Albavisión.^[4]

The company has four print publications, two newspapers and two magazines.

It owns two channels, both of which are available over-the-air.

The group owns five radio stations.