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Orange launches accelerator startup programme in Spain
Orange has launched an accelerator startup programme in Spain following its acquisition of Spanish telco…
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Telefónica secures domestic La Liga rights for next season
Telefónica has struck a €600 million deal with Spain’s La Liga to secure pay TV…
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Vodafone Spain revamps converged offering
Vodafone España has revamped its Vodafone One converged offering, increasing the speeds available via its…
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Blackrock takes stake in Euskaltel
Private-equity group Blackrock has acquired a 3.6% stake in Basque Country cable operator Euskaltel, which…
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Spanish football league strikes international deal with Mediapro
Spain’s football league has named Mediapro as its agent for the international rights to matches…
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Fibre drives Spanish broadband growth
Fixed broadband lines in Spain reached a total 12.83 million at the end of the…
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Euskaltel in successful stock market debut
Basque Country regional cable operator Euskaltel debuted on the Bilbao stock exchange yesterday, hitting a…
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Netflix expected to add 10m international subs this year
Netflix’s international subscriber base is expected to grow by almost 10 million in 2015 to…
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Orange completes successful tender offer for Jazztel
Orange has completed its tender offer for Spanish telco Jazztel, with shareholders representing 94.75% of…
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Vodafone recognises higher losses from Ono
Vodafone has estimated that cable unit Ono made losses of €642 million last year after…
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Broadcasters await Spanish court ruling on fate of DTT channels
Spain’s Supreme Court is set to rule on the fate of eight of the country’s…
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Global OTT revenues to reach US$19 billion
Global over-the-top video revenues will increase from nearly US$9 billion in 2014 to more than…
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Netflix confirms October Spain launch
Netflix has confirmed that it will launch in Spain this October, marking the next stage…
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Atresmedia to launch male-focused channel as BeIN Sport comes to Spain
Spanish broadcast group Atresmedia is to launch a new male-focused channel, Mega, on the country’s…
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Lagardère acquires Spanish production outfit
Lagardère has acquired Spanish producer Boomerang TV for an undisclosed sum. The French conglomerates TV…
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Spanish regulator approves Jazztel acquisition
The Spanish markets regulator, the CNMV, has given a green light to Orange’s proposed acquisition…
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Carlyle reportedly looking at Telecable sale
Private equity outfit Carlyle could sell its controlling stake in Spanish regional cable operator Telecable,…
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Vodafone Spain and Valencia FC test LTE Broadcast
Vodafone España and Valencia Football Club have successfully completed a trial of LTE Broadcast technology…
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Vodafone Spain to launch 300Mbps
Vodafone España will launch a 300Mbps internet service both for converged fixed and mobile customers…
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Canal+ Spain secures Copa América rights
Pay TV operator Canal+ España has secured the exclusive Spanish rights to air coverage of…
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Mediaset acquires stake in Catalan broadcaster
Broadcaster Mediaset España has struck an agreement with media group Godó to acquire a 40%…
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EC authorises Orange’s €3.4 billion acquisition of Jazztel
The European Commission has authorised Orange’s €3.4 billion buyout of Jazztel, after Orange made a…
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Telefónica to aggregate content buying across territories
Telefónica plans to realise major synergies from aggregating TV content acquisition across all the territories…
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Telefónica’s TV subscriber numbers jump by 53%
Telefónica ended the first quarter with 5.47 million pay TV customers, up 53% year-on-year from 3.57…
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Spanish recovery lifts Mediaset into the black
A solid performance in Spain, driven by recovery in the advertising market, helped push Mediaset…
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Telefónica to launch new converged offering
Telefónica will launch a new Movistar TV Fusión converged offering featuring internet access with download…
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Orange facing major conditions for Jazztel green light
Orange in Spain will be forced to make all homes connected to Jazztel’s ADSL network…
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Top Spanish football clubs lose right to negotiate individual TV deals
Spanish top-tier football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona will lose the right to negotiate…
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Telefónica closes Canal+ Spain acquisition
Telefónica has closed its acquisition of Prisa’s 56% stake in pay TV outfit Canal+ España…
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Orange reports strong TV gains
Orange reported 7.41 million IPTV and satellite TV customers for the three months ending March…