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Spain
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Zegona ‘remains committed’ to Euskaltel as transformation gets underway
UK-based telecom investor Zegona Communications has said it remains committed to its investment in Spanish…
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Vivendi secures new Dutch court victory in battle with Mediaset
Vivendi has hammered another nail in the coffin of Mediaset’s plan to merge its Italian…
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Vodafone España first up with Eurosport Player.
Vodafone España has become the first Spanish service provider to integrate Discovery’s Eurosport Player streamer…
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Vivendi in fresh overture to Mediaset
Vivendi has contacted Mediaset senior management with a request to set up a meeting to…
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Vodafone Spain sees big impact TV viewing patterns under COVID lockdown
Vodafone España saw the number of TV minutes viewed per day jump from 213 in…
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Mediapro makes first payment for top-tier French football
Mediapro has made its first tranche of payment of top-tier French football rights, paying €172…
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Mediaset edges towards Vivendi talks as merger hits roadblock
Mediaset has abandoned its existing plan to merge its Italian and Spanish arms under a…
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Movistar+ launches on Apple TV
Telefónica has made its pay TV service Movistar+ available on Apple TV – the latest…
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Mediaset suffers major setback as Vivendi secures MFE legal victory
Mediaset’s plans to combine its Italian and Spanish arms under a new Dutch-registered holding company…
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Telefónica sees pay TV fall and OTT rise as it commits to full fibre coverage
Telefónica has posted Q2 numbers that saw its global pay TV base decline by 6%…
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Orange TV growth slows but base passes 10 million
Orange saw its TV customer base pass the 10 million mark in the second quarter,…
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Sky pulls out of Spain
Sky is to pull out of Spain, where it has been operating an OTT TV…
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Vodafone leans on ‘resilient’ Germany as COVID-19 hits fiscal Q1
Vodafone’s performance in its fiscal first quarter to March was “in line with expectations” and…
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Euskaltel sees strong take up of Virgin telco as it posts record profits
Spanish cable operator Euskaltel’s second quarter performance was boosted by what it said was record…
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Movistar+ taps Ateme for pay TV and OTT headend
Telefónica pay TV service Movistar+ has tapped technology outfit Ateme’s Titan solution converged software headend,…
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Spanish watchdog extends pay TV restrictions on Telefónica
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has extended restrictions placed on Telefónica related to its acquisition…
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Vodafone first to offer Eurosport Player in Spain
Vodafone España has become the first Spanish service provider to integrate the Eurosport Player app…
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Orange Spain targets low cost convergence and premium TV viewers with new offerings
Orange España is attempting to capture a slice of Spain’s growing market for low-cost offerings…
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Orange ‘resilient’ in face of COVID-19
Orange’s performance has been “impressively resilient” in the French and Polish markets and the company…
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Euskaltel strikes deal to use new Orange fibre nets
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel Group has signed a new agreement with Orange to use…
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Movistar+ adds picture-in-picture for simultaneous viewing
Customers of Spanish telco Telefónica’s TV service Movistar+ now have the ability to watch two…
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Telefónica’s Movistar+ secures Champions League rights
Telefónica’s Movistar+ platform has secured rights to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa…
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Cosmo On streaming service launches on Orange España
Hearst-owned Spanish female-focused network Cosmopolitan TV has launched a new on-demand streaming offering, Cosmo On,…
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Telefónica and Atresmedia get green light for studio JV
The European Commission has given a green light for Spanish telco Telefónica and commercial broadcaster…
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Vivendi in fresh move to thwart Mediaset’s merger plan
Vivendi is involved in a fresh move to thwart Mediaset’s plans to merge its Italian…
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Vodafone Spain extends smart TV availability of service
Vodafone Spain has become the latest operator to strike a deal to provide its TV…
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Orange Spain deepens AMC partnership with Terror package launch
Orange España has extended its partnership with AMC Networks Southern Europe by launching the latter’s…
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Movistar+ connected devices surpass 10 million
The number of devices connected to Telefónica’s Movistar+ pay TV service has surpassed 10 million,…
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KKR and Cinven bid for MásMóvil could pave way for Spanish shake-up
Private equity groups KKR and Cinven have teamed up to make a friendly takeover bid…
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Spanish homes turning to streaming video
Over four in 10 Spanish homes with internet access were accessing streaming video services such…