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The organization and presentation of web spaces that the main national television channels dedicate to television series are analyzed. We focus the study on a double perspective, reflecting on one hand the structure and content of each web site and, on the other, the options available to the user. The proposal of Codina, Aubia and Sánchez (2008) is taken as a reference for methodology and a working template has been developed based on the review of both qualitative and quantitative aspects.

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The visibility and the search engine positioning of the main Spanish communication groups’ websites are analyzed. We compare their web visibility to their presence on Google’s search results using SEO analysis tools and a methodology called Aggregated Visibility Index, developed by our investigation team. A comparative analysis of the groups Atresmedia, COPE, Godó, Hearst Magazines, Henneo, Imagina Media Audiovisual, Intereconomía Corporación, Joly, Mediaset España Comunicación, Planeta, Prensa Ibérica, Prisa, Unidad Editorial, Vocento and Zeta. has been done. We conclude that Unidad Editorial is the group with the highest web traffic from Google searches, Prisa is the one with the highest number of external links pointing to its web pages, and Vocento is the group with the highest number of keywords positioned on search engines.

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The search engine optimization (SEO) specialist, or web positioning specialist, is one of the digital communication professionals that have emerged from the use of search engines as a means of attracting online audiences. The results of an analysis of labor demand demonstrate the importance of specific competences not intrinsically linked to this specialty, such as web analytics and digital marketing, and transversal competences, such as analytical skills, English-language skills, and an interest in learning. Its implications for the academic and business world open up future areas of study to confirm the professional sector’s requirements and illustrate the effectiveness of higher education, focusing on improving employability.

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The constant struggle to attract new readers has led the digital news media to adopt search engine positioning strategies within their newsrooms. Given that readers are increasingly opting to consume their news via search engines, such as Google or Bing, this study explores perceptions and applications of search engine optimization (SEO) in the online news media and identifies the future training needs of journalists in this sector. To do so, 33 semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals representative of three professional profiles: professional journalists, SEO consultants, and academics. Based on the data collected, we created five semantic categories – with 25 subcategories – and we correlated the perceptions of the SEO experts employed by the news media with those of the academics. The results highlight varying degrees of convergence and divergence in perceptions across these three professional profiles. Similarly, the results confirm the sector’s pressing need to attract readers by implementing search engine positioning techniques and, hence, its need to ensure future journalists are well trained in technical SEO, on-page SEO, off-page SEO, in the use of SEO analytics and audit tools, and in the ability to identify search trends so that they have the necessary skills to win the struggle for more readers.