Cadena de Prensa del Movimiento

The Cadena de Prensa del Movimiento (Press Chain of the Movement) was a Spanish media group that existed in Francoist Spain and belonged to the state's single party, the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las JONS (FET y de las JONS). The group was formed after a state law of July 13, 1940, which granted single party ownership of all publications, printing presses, and rotary presses that had been seized by the Nationalists from Republican parties and organizations during the Spanish Civil War and the immediate postwar period. All these assets became part of the patrimony of the Delegación Nacional de Prensa y Propaganda (National Delegation of Press and Propaganda) of FET y de las JONS, which came to control more than forty newspapers. The Cadena de Prensa del Movimiento constituted an important propaganda element for the Franco regime and was one of the most important business groups in the Francoist State.

Following Franco's death and the democratization of Spain, the group was renamed to the Medios de Comunicación Social del Estado (MCSE). This organization survived for some years until it was dissolved by law. The dismantling of the former Cadena de Prensa del Movimiento continued until 1984, with its final liquidation.