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Movistar puts 75% Spain on 5G

Spain’s largest operator, Movistar, has reached 76 per cent of the country with its 5G coverage – including 1,200 municipalities, 15 ahead of schedule, and ahead of the initial plan to cover 75 per cent and 921 cities by year end. The company has installed over 4,000 5G sites across the country covering cities and […]

December 15, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar raises speeds and prices

Spain’s largest telco Movistar is increasing its Fusión monthly fee by up to €3 in exchange for more fibre optic speed – up to 1 Gbps from the current 600 Mbps. Even those with the lowest speed of 100 Mbps will see their broadband speed increase to 300 Mbps. Fusion 0 package will cost €55 […]

November 30, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar launches targeted TV ads

Movistar, the Spanish pay-TV service, has launched targeted TV with personalised advertising in partnership with agency Havas Media and brands including Hyundai, Carrefour and True Instinct by Nature’s Variety. Under the initiative, when a household is watching linear channel #0 it will be served with commercials conjured from the composition, tastes and preferences of the […]

November 27, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: ‘Netflix tax’ set at 5%

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO, among others, will pay a 5 per cent revenue tariff in Spain to finance European TV series and movies. The Spanish Administration is amending its TV laws with a new Ley General de Comunicación Audiovisual that will oblige global streamers to finance European productions at the same level as […]

November 9, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Pluto TV launching in Spain

ViacomCBS Networks International has announced that Pluto TV, its AVoD service, will be available in Spain from the end of  October, available through Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV and mobile device apps for download in iOS and Android. Pluto TV will launch with 40 thematic and uniquely-curated channels across multiple genres, including […]

October 8, 2020

Movistar Play momentum in LatAm

Telefónica is increasing penetration in the pay-TV market in Latin America with its Movistar Play streaming platform, the third most widely watched service on the continent (excluding Brazil) after Claro Streaming and DirecTV. According to El Economista, Movistar Play is leading pay-TV in Peru with a share of 62 per cent and 1.6 million subscribers […]

October 5, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar scores NBA TV rights

On the heels of acquiring La Liga ACB rights, Movistar has now secured TV rights to NBA for the next three years in Spain. The deal include NBA’s League Pass, the league’s premium subscription service, at a discounted price for existing subscribers. Movistar will air all regular-season and post-season games, the NBA All-Star weekend events […]

October 2, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar scores rights to Spain’s basketball League

Movistar has reached an agreement with ACB, the Spanish basketball league, to air its La Liga Endesa, Copa del Rey and Supercopa Endesa competitions over the next three years, 2020-2023. Subscribers to Movistar will be able to watch up to 1,000 basketball matches until 2023 through Movistar Deportes and #Vamos. Meanwhile, Movistar is regarded as […]

September 23, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar extends 5G network in Spain

Spain’s largest telco, Movistar, has announced that it will extend its 5G network to Castilla-León before the end of the year with the coverage of 90 municipalities in the region. The launch is added to the one in the largest cities in country (Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Malaga, Valencia, Zaragoza and Murcia) that the company recently […]

September 22, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar launches 5G

Movistar has launched 5G services in Spain, with plans to reach 75 per cent coverage of the country before the end of the year. With the move, Movistar becomes the second telco operator, after Vodafone, to launch 5G in Spain. Orange and MásMóvil are set to implement their offerings before the end of the year. […]

September 2, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid