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Max debuts in Europe with Spanish, Nordic and CEE launches
Warner Bros. Discovery’s combined streamer Max has finally arrived in Europe, with launches in Iberia,…
Mediapro relaunches OTT sports offering GolStadium
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro has revived its free sports streaming offering GolStadium providing live and on-demand…
Vodafone gets final green light for Spanish sale
Spanish regulatory authorities have given final approval to Vodafone’s sale of its local operation to…
Telefónica sees TV base decline
Telefónica saw its global TV base decline by 2.4% year-on-year to 10.206 million at the…
Orange sees decline in TV subscribers
Orange saw its TV numbers decline both in France and other European markets in the…
Vodafone Spain launches convergent package with Netflix
Vodafone España has launched a new convergent package combining high-speed fibre internet, mobile, Vodafone TV,…
AMC Networks Int’l names Ruiz as southern Europe chief
AMC Networks International has named Antonio Ruiz as new managing director and executive vice president of its Southern Europe business.
Macquarie-led consortium to acquire Digi Spain FTTH network
A consortium of Macquarie Capital, abrdn and Arjun Infrastructure Partners is to acquire Digi Spain’s…
Orange-MásMóvil JV begins operations
Orange and MásMóvil have completed the creation of their 50:50 Spanish JV, which has now…
Atresmedia TV secures MotoGP rights in deal with DAZN
Spanish TV operator Atresmedia TV has inked an agreement with sports streamer DAZN and MotoGP…
MásMóvil and Orange España to become MásOrange
The combined entity emerging from the merger of Spanish operator MásMóvil and Orange España will…
Spanish government approves Orange-MásMóvil merger
The Spanish government has approved the merger of Orange España with MásMóvil, paving a way…
Titan OS launches Mediaset’s mitele on smart TVs in Spain
Mitele, Mediaset España’s live and on-demand digital TV platform, is now available on smart TVs…
Spain’s Tivify adds Paramount seven to Premium tier
Spanish streamer Tivify has expanded its content offering, giving subscribers to the Premium plan access to…
Telefónica sees TV base decline, with positive signs in Spain
Telefónica saw its global pay TV base decline by 3.1% in the year to December,…
EC approves Orange-MásMóvil merger, Telefónica slams remedies
The European Commission has given a green light to Spanish operator MásMóvil’s merger with Orange…
Vodafone Spain strikes deal to make DAZN available to TV subs
Vodafone España has struck a deal with sports streamer DAZN that will see it make…
Orange sees modest rise in TV base
Orange saw its TV subscriber base increase modestly in the fourth quarter of 2023 amid…
RTVE rollsout rtveplay+ across Europe
Spain’s public service broadcaster, RTVE, has launched its international OTT platform, rtveplay+, in Europe. rtveplay+…
Digi debuts 5G in Spain
Romanian and international service provider Digi has debuted 5G mobile services in the highly competitive Spanish market, where it is hoping to acquire assets due to be sold off to secure regulatory approval for the impending merger of rivals MásMóvil and Orange España.
Extreme E renews free-to-air broadcasting deal with RTVE in Spain
Extreme E, the off-road electric race series, has extended its broadcasting partnership with Spain’s pubcaster,…
Vodafone sees ‘return to negative growth’ in Germany from MDU TV rule change
The change in German law to prevent housing associations from bundling TV with rental costs…
The Channel Store signs FAST partnership with Rakuten TV
Rakuten TV has struck a strategic partnership with FAST channel specialist The Channel Store (TCS),…
Vodafone España to add OneToro TV to line-up
Vodafone España is to add premium subscription channel OneToro TV to its programming line-up in…
Mediapro reorganises in quest for agility
Spanish broadcaster and producer Mediapro has made changes to its internal structure that it says…
Movistar Plus+ to broadcast LIV Golf 2024 and 2025 tournaments
LIV Golf 2024 tournaments will feature on Telefónica’s streaming brand and pay TV service, Movistar…
Telefónica re-secures LaLiga after new tender
Spain’s LaLiga has re-awarded domestic broadcast rights to Spanish top-tier football for the second half…
DAZN Spain adds LaLiga 2 to football offering
DAZN Spain is expanding its live sports streaming offering, with the addition of LaLiga’s second…
RTVE to launch first DTT UHD channel in February
Spanish pubcaster RTVE is to launch its first UHD channel on the country’s digital-terrestrial platform…
Telefónica to axe 3,421 jobs in €1.3bn cost-cutting plan
Spain’s telecommunications provider Telefónica is to lay off a total of 3,421 employees as part…