Traditional TV continues to hold the dominant position in Spain’s audiovisual landscape in 2025, despite the steady growth of hybrid and convergent consumption. This is one of the main conclusions of Barlovento Comunicación Annual Report 2025, based on data from Kantar. According to the report, traditional television reached 46.8 million unique viewers during the year […]

Consumption of time-shifted TV reached 8 minutes per person per day in November 2025, representing 5 per cent of total television use, according to the latest report from Barlovento Comunicación with data from Kantar. The study, which measures non-linear viewing of television content within the seven days following its original broadcast, as well as same-day […]

Spanish media conglomerate Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta, reported a net profit of €63.5 million for the first nine months of 2025, with an EBITDA of €90.2 million. The group generated net revenues of €696.5 million between January and September, consolidating its position as the leading private audiovisual company in Spain. […]

Insight from Ampere Analysis shows that US streaming platforms are increasingly sharing catalogues across platforms. In July 2025, 39 per cent of US titles (67,000 of 172,000) appeared on two or more services, compared with 13 per cent in the UK and 8 per cent in France over the same period. The high rate of […]

Starting this September, Disney+ customers in Spain will gain access to a curated selection of Atresmedia content, under the Atresplayer label, as part of their subscription, in the latest addition to Disney+’s European broadcaster partnerships. This integration agreement will see Atresplayer have its own distinct space on Disney+ and feature more than 300 hours per […]

Spain’s Advertising investment in television dropped by 5.9 per cent, to €886.1 million, in the first six months of the year, according to Infoadex. Linear TV saw the sharpest decline, down 8.3 per cent in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, falling from €839.8 million to €770.3 million. The […]

The July 2025 edition of the Multidevice OTT Barometer, compiled by Barlovento Comunicación, confirms the consolidation of Spain’s VoD ecosystem. With a population reach of 96.7 per cent among adults over 18, monthly OTT consumption now totals 37.7 million unique users, while daily access stands at 33.5 million. On average, each user accesses 6.1 different […]

Atresmedia has reported a net profit of €63.8 million for the first half of 2025, reaffirming its position as Spain’s leading TV group. During the first half of 2025, Atresmedia recorded net revenues of €506.6 million and an EBITDA of €85 million. The group’s advertising revenue remained stable, with a total market increase of 0.8 […]

CNMC, the Spanish regulatory body, has issued a €500,000 fine on Atresmedia for putting commercials on FTA channel La Sexta and OTT platform Atresplayer without identifying the advertising content. According to the TV law in the country, advertising content must be clearly identified with the word ‘advertising’ and differentiated from the rest of the programming. […]

The Spanish Government has agreed to renew the DTT licences of Atresmedia, Mediaset, Veo and Net TV for 15 years in a decision published by the Official State Gazette, BOE. In total, there are six DTT licences that allow the existence of 15 DTT channels in the country, out of which six are operated by […]