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Portugal
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Portuguese multi-play number rise
The number of subscribers of bundled services in Portugal reached three million at the en…
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Nos grows converged customers and advanced TV base
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator Nos has grown its converged customer base and increased…
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Altice gets conditional green light for PT acquisition
The European Commission has given a green light to Altice’s €7.4 billion acquisition of Portugal…
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NOS launches Iris tablet app and revamps UI
Portuguese cable and pay TV operator NOS has revamped its Iris advanced TV user interface…
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Altice planning to sell Cabovisão
Cable and telecom network investor Altice is planning to sell its existing Portuguese cable asset,…
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Iris now over 60% of NOS pay TV base
Portuguese cable and pay TV provider NOS saw strong advanced TV platform growth and strong…
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Fox names Iberia boss
Fox International Channels has promoted Vera Pinto Pereira to managing director of FIC Spain and…
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Portuguese regulator takes over BEREC presidency
Portuguese regulator ANACOM’s president Fátima Barros has taken over the presidency of BEREC, the international…
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Drahi reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Portugal Telecom
French cable and telecom investor Patrick Drahi has reportedly entered into exclusive talks to buy…
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Apax and Bain Capital in rival bid for Portugal Telecom
Private equity groups Apax Partners and Bain Capital have made a rival bid for Portugal…
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YouTube launches subscription music service
YouTube has launched a trial version of its much-rumoured music subscription service, YouTube Music Key,…
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Fixed line now almost a quarter of Vodafone’s European business
The fixed-line market now accounts for 23.7% of Vodafone’s service revenue in Europe, according to…
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Nos shareholder Dos Santos bids for Portugal Telecom
Isabel dos Santos, the businesswoman daughter of long-serving Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, and…
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Nos advanced TV taken by three in four multi-play subs
Portuguese service provider Nos’s advanced TV service, Iris, is now taken by over three-quarters of…
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Prisa reports Portuguese TV gains
Spanish media group Prisa reported strong TV ad revenues in Portugal, but said that group…
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Akado orders new set-tops from Novabase
Russian cable operator Akado has ordered an initial supply of 20,000 HD boxes from Portuguese…
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Fibre and DSL offerings drive modest Portuguese pay TV growth
Pay TV in Portugal achieved modest growth in the year to June to reach 3.25…
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Portugal Telecom passes one million Meo Go downloads
Portugal Telecom has passed to one million download milestone for its Meo Go TV everywhere…
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Portugal’s Nos adds YouTube to Iris offering
Portuguese pay TV operator Nos, formerly known as Zon Multimédia, has launched a YouTube app…
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Liberty Global acquisition drive “slowing down” and turning vertical
Liberty Global is unlikely to acquire fixed networks in further European markets and is not…
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Zon successor Nos sees converged offerings success
Portuguese operator Nos – the combined brand for Zon Multimédia and Optimus that was launched…
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Vodafone to share fibre with Portugal Telecom
Vodafone Portugal has struck an agreement with Portugal Telecom to share fibre networks connecting about…
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Vodafone Portugal introduces new services to OTT TV offering
Vodafone Portugal has revamped its TV services with a new graphic interface, the incorporation of…
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A&E set for Germany, Iberia, Africa launches
A&E is to launch in 10 million homes across Europe and Africa this fall. The…
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Google brings Chromecast to six more countries
Google has launched its Chromecast HDMI streaming device in six more international markets – including…
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Vodafone Portugal strikes deal with dstelecom
Vodafone Portugal has struck a partnership with local service provider dstelecom to provide its fixed-line…
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Portuguese regulators consult on future of DTT
Portuguese telecom regulator ANACOM and media regulator the ERC have launched a public consultation on…
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Fibre networks help Portuguese pay TV achieve modest growth
Portugal had about 3.17 million pay TV subscribers at the end of last year, up…
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Vodafone named as best fibre network operator
Vodafone has been named as best fibre-optic network operator in Europe at the FTTH Council…
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Numericable adds Benfica TV to offering
French cable operator Numericable has added Benfica TV, the Portuguese football club’s official TV channel,…