Portugal experienced the slowest annual growth in pay-TV subscribers since 2006, adding only 40,000 new subscribers (+0.9 per cent) in the second quarter of 2025, reaching a total of 4.7 million. According to data published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom), fibre optic connections continue to dominate the market, accounting for 68.2 per cent of […]
France is Portugal’s leading co-production country ahead of Spain, Brazil, Poland, Italy and Mexico according to data from the Portugal Film Commission gathered via its rebate incentive PIC Portugal. The figures were presented during the 2025 edition of Conecta Fiction, in Cuenca, Spain. While six tax incentive schemes are currently active in Spain, with specificities […]
At the end of March 2025, there were 4.7 million pay-TV subscribers in Portugal – 53,000 more than in the same quarter of the previous year, but 2,000 fewer than in the preceding quarter (-0.1 per cent). According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), Q1 marked an historic moment for the country’s pay-TV market, as […]
Film and TV piracy in Portugal has risen significantly in recent years, exceeding the European average in terms of piracy site visits per internet user. Data from Muso, a piracy audience measurement company, shows 8.4 billion visits to piracy sites in Portugal between 2017 and March 2025, averaging 1,211 visits per user. In the same […]
Portugal’s piracy problem is reaching “alarming” levels, with an estimated 288,000 households illegally accessing digital and audiovisual services monthly. The claim comes from Pedro Mota Soares, the general secretary of Apritel, the Portuguese association of electronic communications operators. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, he highlighted that young people are particularly affected, with Portugal having […]
Due to antitrust concerns raised by the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC), the targeted advertising platform Playce will be suspended from May 1st. This platform – used by major telecom operators including Meo, Nos and Vodafone – allowed for non-skippable pre-roll 30-second ads to play on set-top boxes before recorded TV programmes. The AdC initiated proceedings […]
Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is launching its Basic with Ads plan in Spain, Portugal and Andorra on April 8th, taking the advertising supported subscription plan availability to 14 markets in Europe. Spain and Andorra will cost €6.99 a month and Portugal €5.99. Existing markets include France, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Romania, […]
LFP Broadcasting has announced the launch of HUSTLER HD as a new stand-alone channel, designed to deliver exclusive content to viewers across Portugal. Available via MEO’s television platform, the new channel will provide an enhanced entertainment experience, featuring a diverse range of high-quality programming, including original productions, and curated content from multiple genres. This new […]
SVoD services continue to be increasingly popular in Portugal, reaching a record high in usage. Marktest’s BStream study found that 52 per cent of Portuguese people aged 15 and over now use streaming platforms, the highest percentage since the study began in 2021. Whilst usage grew by one per cent between September and December 2024 […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that Bosco Aranguren, CEO of DAZN Spain, is leaving the company to pursue a new project. Oscar Vilda, former CEO of Finetwork, will replace him in the role from February 1st. Since joining in 2022, Aranguren has played a key role in the transformation and growth of the […]