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CNMC approves Canal+ acquisition
Spanish competition regulator the CNMC has, as expected, approved the acquisition of Canal+ by Telefónica…
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Prisa reports Spanish, digital gains
Spanish media group Prisa reported strong advertising revenues in in its home market and said…
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Telecom Italia set to strike content deal with Mediaset
Following last week’s deal with Sky Italia to market the latter’s pay TV services over…
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Telefónica reportedly ready to make concessions to secure Canal+
Telefónica is likely to secure the approval of the Spanish competition regulator, the CNMC, for…
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Non Stop People to launch Spanish channel
French celebrity news channel Non Stop People is to launch a Spanish version in June….
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Vodafone Spain to launch converged offering next month
Vodafone España will begin offering quad-play services in Spain from April 20 in direct competition…
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Telefónica secures green light to acquire GVT from Vivendi
Telefónica has secured a green light from the Brazilian regulator CADE to acquire local telecom…
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Vodafone loses bid to prevent Telefónica from selling converged packages
Vodafone España has lost its two-year legal bid to prevent rival Telefónica from selling converged…
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Telefónica launching Movistar TV on Samsung smart TV
Spanish telecom operator Telefónica has begun commercializing a version of its Movistar TV service on…
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Telefónica to debut Movistar TV Go with voice search on Windows Phone
Spanish telecom operator Telefónica is to make its Movistar TV Go TV Everywhere service available…
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Telefónica passes five million TV subscriber milestone
Telefónica saw its global TV subscriber base grow by almost half last year to over…
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MTV to launch on Movistar as Viacom expands Spanish presence
MTV is to launch on Telefónica’s Movistar TV service tomorrow following its launch in Spain…
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Telefónica SVoD service buys CBS, Showtime dramas
The new subscription on-demand service of Spanish telco Telefónica has close a multi-year rights agreement…
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Return of RTVE advertising would hit commercial broadcasters, says bank
A report by Spain’s CaixaBank has found that a move by the Spanish government to…
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Telefonica selects Verimatrix for Movistar TV security
Telefónica partnered with Verimatrix to provide “enhanced revenue security” for its Spanish IPTV service, Movistar…
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Spain’s Popular Party threatens to reverse fibre regulations
The Senate representatives of Spain’s ruling Popular Party have moved to force a reversal of…
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Sky moves into mobile with Telefonica deal
Sky is set to offer mobile voice and data services for the first time from…
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Orange adds to pressure on Telefónica over Canal+
Telefónica’s rivals in the Spanish market are continuing to pile pressure on the country’s competition…
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Telefónica could abandon Canal+ acquisition over content restrictions
Telefónica could abort its acquisition of pay TV service Canal+ if the country’s competition regulator…
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Sky eyes Telefonica deal in possible quad-play move
Sky has reportedly been in talks with Telefonica about partnering with its UK mobile arm…
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Vodafone Spain slams Telefónica Canal+ acquisition
Spain’s competition watchdog must prohibit Telefónica’s acquisition of pay TV operator Canal+ or at least…
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Telefónica closes Mediaset Premium deal, names content exec to board
Telefónica has completed its acquisition of a stake in Mediaset’s Italian pay TV arm, Mediaset…
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BT in preliminary talks to buy O2
BT has confirmed that it has held “highly preliminary stage” discussions about buying a UK…
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Mediaset to create new pay TV company in December
Mediaset is to spin off its Premium pay TV arm into a new company on…
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Spanish regulator takes Canal+ investigation to next stage
Spanish regulator the CNMC has opened a second phase of its investigation of Telefónica’s proposed…
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Telefónica sees massive boost in pay TV
Telefónica Spain added 370,000 pay TV subscribers in the last quarter, up from 348,000 additions…
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Movistar TV launches virtual reality motorcycling app
Telefónica’s Movistar TV platform has launched a new app providing a ‘mobile virtual reality’ experience…
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Al Jazeera and Vivendi reportedly cool on Mediaset partnership
Talks between Italy’s Mediaset and potential investors in its pay TV arm have lost momentum…
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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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EU regulators close internet throttling investigation
European Union competition regulators have closed their year-long investigation into Deutsche Telekom, Orange and Telefónica…