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Spanish pay TV grows, boosted by IPTV and bundling
The Spanish TV industry closed 2018 with 6.8 million subscribers, including 6.2 million that took…
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IPTV growth led Spanish pay TV market in Q218
Spanish pay TV revenues attributed to fibre and xDSL operators grew by 15% in the…
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Few Spanish homes making use of TV parental controls
Only about one in 10 Spanish households with children make use of parental control features…
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One in three Spanish internet homes watching pay video services
One in three Spanish homes connected to the internet use pay platforms to watch audiovisual…
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Spanish free DTT use declining as consumers turn to pay TV
Use of Spain’s free-to-air digital-terrestrial TV platform fell to a historical low at the end…
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Spanish viewers’ dissatisfaction with RTVE content grows
A significant tranche of Spanish viewers are not satisfied with the output of public broadcaster…
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Vodafone files complaint as Telefónica targets its TV base
Vodafone has filed a complaint with Spanish markets regulator the CNMC alleging that, by offering…
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Three in 10 Spanish homes using pay OTT, with Netflix trebling base
Three in 10 Spanish internet-connected households used premium online video services in Q4 2017, with…
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Multiplay and IPTV growing in Spain
One million additional Spanish pay TV subscribers signed up for multi-play offerings featuring fixed and…
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Spain sees strong pay TV and multiplay growth
The number of pay TV subscribers in Spain increased by 6.6% in the year to…
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Orient Hontai closes in on Mediapro, CNMC drops football case
Chinese investment fund Orient Hontai Capital is close to finalising the purchase of a majority…
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Spanish households failing to use parental controls
Over half of Spanish households are aware of the availability of parental controls on their…
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Quintuple-play now dominating Spanish pay TV
Pay TV revenues in Spain increased by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of the…
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Spanish homes spending nearly €90 on multi-play bundles
Spanish households were paying almost €90 a month for ‘quintuple-play’ services – bundles that include…
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Watchdog fines DTS for failure to meet content spend threshold
Spanish regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica-owned pay TV operator DTS €661,796 for failure to…
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TV holds its own as Spanish media usage evolves
Spaniards are continuing to use the TV as the major device for the consumption of…
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Euskaltel names new board as shareholders meet to OK Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s shareholders are expected to give a green light to the…
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CNMC: DTS on notice for failure to meet content commitment
Spanish media regulator the CNMC has said it may sanction DTS – the pay TV…
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CNMC assesses 2015 content financing performance of operators
Spanish competition watchdog the CNMC has completed its assessment of how well the country’s TV…
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CNMC: Spanish TV spend increased in 2014, but Canal+ fell short
Spain’s audiovisual service providers invested €212.6 million in Spanish and European film and TV series…
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Spanish watchdog fines Telefónica for misapplication of faults penalties
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has imposed a €5 million fine on Telefónica for charging…
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Spain sees growth in pay TV and smart TV penetration
Pay TV penetration in Spain has grown by 10% over the last year, while 28%…
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Spanish pay TV users grow, satellite declines
The number of pay TV users in Spain passed 5.7 million at the end of…
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Court quashes fines against Mediapro and clubs in football deal case
Spain’s second highest court, the Audencia Nacional, has quashed a set of fines levied on…
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Vodafone in Spain turns to regulator to secure Formula 1
Vodafone España has appealed to the countries telecom regulator, the CNMC, to force Telefónica to…
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CNMC publishes draft rules on fibre access in Spain
Spanish regulator the CNMC has published draft rules on the regulation of wholesale broadband markets…
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CNMC approves Telecable acquisition
Spanish competition watchdog the CNMC has approved the acquisition of regional cable operator Telecable by…
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CNMC approves Canal+ acquisition
Spanish competition regulator the CNMC has, as expected, approved the acquisition of Canal+ by Telefónica…
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Telefónica reportedly ready to make concessions to secure Canal+
Telefónica is likely to secure the approval of the Spanish competition regulator, the CNMC, for…
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Mediaset lifted by Spanish recovery
Mediaset’s Spanish unit lifted the media giant’s financials for 2014 against the background of continued…