Rakuten TV opens new hub in Barcelona

FAST channel operator, Rakuten TV, has announced it has opened a new headquarters in Barcelona.

The Spanish hub was built with sustainability at the centre and is located in the 22 district, an area where many technology companies are based, according to Rakuten TV.

The offices have an auditorium, a terrace, a canteen, 13 meeting rooms, four phone booths and four focus rooms.

The company which also revealed it was operating under its new tagline ‘Discovering Streaming Freedom’, added on the new development: “People need to feel comfortable in the office and reinforce all those moments of socialization in which ideas are shared and teams are strengthened. This is why the company – in line with the policy of the group where it belongs – is committed to a work philosophy that is sustainable for the team and facilitates a flexible and pleasant return to the office. The time spent with colleagues is what makes the difference between working from home or in the office. In this sense, for Rakuten TV the key was that the offices should adapt to people and not the other way around. To achieve this, they worked with a co-creation model with the team to understand their needs, creating areas such as the TV Labs to test and store TVs, the Picture & Sound room to freely test sound and light or the Quiet Room with different uses, such as a maternity or meditation room.