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Spain
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Telefónica secures Star Wars movies in Disney deal
Telefónica and Disney have struck an agreement that will bring all of the Star Wars…
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Telecable chooses Accedo for cloud DVR
Spanish regional cable operator Telecable has chosen Accedo to deliver the technology platform for its…
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Mediapro and Movistar fail to come to agreement on BeIN Sports
Spanish broadcaster Mediapro and Telefónica have failed to strike a deal that would allow Telefónica’s…
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Hispasat signs with ILS and SpaceX for launch services
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has signed up with ILS and SpaceX to launch its forthcoming…
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Hispasat claims global first with HDR broadcast
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has begun broadcasting a second-generation UHD TV test service incorporating HDR…
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Brits watch ‘less TV than ever before’
British people are watching “less TV than ever before,” with viewing time across all platforms…
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Vodafone signs up to carry Netflix in Spain
Vodafone Spain has signed up to provide Netflix on its platform, the first such deal…
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Zegona to move from AIM to main London stock market
Zegona Communications, the London-based telecom investment company, is to transfer its London listing from the…
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Vodafone Spain targets bars and restaurants with converged offering
Vodafone Spain has launched a converged offering including sports TV channels aimed at hotels, restaurants…
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Orange completes Spanish squeeze-out
Orange has completed the acquisition of the 5.25% of Spanish alternative telco Jazztel that it…
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Zegona completes Telecable acquisition, issues shares
UK-based investment group Zegona Communications has completed the acquisition of 100% of Spanish regional cable…
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Telefónica unveils La Liga offering, no deal yet on BeIN Sports
Spanish telco Telefónica has unveiled its Spanish football programming line-up but has yet to strike…
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Orange Spain offloads Jazztel assets to mobile operator
Orange España has signed an agreement to offload some of newly acquired Jazztel’s ADSL and…
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Mediapro strikes BeIN Sports deal with Telecable
Following similar deals with Vodafone and Orange, Catalan broadcaster Mediapro has struck a deal with…
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Orange secures Champions League with BeIN Sports deal
Catalan media outfit Mediapro is to distribute BeIN Sports, its new joint venture sports channel…
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BBC Earth deals for Belgium and Spain
BBC Worldwide has signed deals to broadcast a branded block of BBC Earth content via…
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Sky Sports renews La Liga rights
Sky Sports has secured the UK and Ireland rights to Spanish La Liga football for…
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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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Spain helps lift Mediaset performance
An uptick in Spain helped partially offset a continued decline in the Italian advertising market…
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Vodafone dismissed Portela unfairly, says Spanish court
A Spanish court has ruled that Vodafone’s dismissal of former Ono CEO Rosalía Portela…
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Telefónica doubles TV base over year
Telefónica nearly doubled its TV base in the year to June, ending the quarter with…
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Vodafone and Orange make peace with Telefónica for La Liga
Vodafone and Orange in Spain have struck deals with Telefónica that will enable them to…
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Orange not interested in media investments, says Richard
Orange’s management does not believe in making direct investments in the media industry and has…
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Former Virgin Media execs’ outfit buys Spain’s Telecable for €640m
UK-based investment group Zegona has acquired the smallest of Spain’s three independent cable operators, Telecable,…
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Orange turns in solid 2Q, sees TV growth
Orange had 7.435 million TV customers at the end of June, up from 6.767 million…
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Euskaltel acquires R for €1.155 billion
Basque region cable operator Euskaltel has acquired Galician operator R for €1.155 billion including debt,…
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Vodafone’s cable investments contribute to recovery
Vodafone’s cable investments in Germany and Spain helped boost its first fiscal quarter performance, along…
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Vodafone’s Humm to quit in European management restructure
Vodafone Europe CEO Phlipp Humm is to leave the group as part of a wider…
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Ooyala signs ad deal with Spain’s Atresmedia
Ooyala has agreed an advertising-serving agreement with Spanish broadcaster Artesmedia. The video publishing, analytics and…
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Speculation mounts on Euskaltel bid for Telecable
Speculation is mounting that Basque region cable operator Euskaltel could make a bid for Asturias…