Portugal ended the third quarter of 2020 with 4.2 million pay-TV subscribers and accounting for a 91 per cent penetration rate for the service. According to the National Communications Authority, 167,000 new subscribers (+4.1 per cent) were added in the quarter on a year-on-year basis, which represents the highest annual growth in absolute terms since […]
Portugal should complete the DTT frequency migration process by December 18th, releasing the 700 MHz band for 5G from January 2021. The announcement was made by the president of the National Communication Authority (Anacom), João Cadete de Matos, who said that the process will end in Funchal, the capital city of Portugal’s Madeira archipelago. He […]
Eleven has renewed its UEFA Champions League rights in Portugal for three additional seasons until 2023/24. Portuguese football fans will be able to follow all the action from Europe’s biggest competition across Eleven’s six linear channels, OTT platform and operator partners. Eleven subscribers will have access to 138 games each season, from the group qualifying […]
The total cost of the migration of DTT services in Portugal to free up the 700 MHz frequencies necessary for the rollout of 5G mobile technology will cost less than €4 million. The estimate was given by the President of the National Communications Authority (Anacom), João Cadete de Matos, who pointed out that the cost […]
Portugal’s Parliament has approved the new Cinema Law that transposes to Portuguese law a European Directive from 2018 regulating the provision of audiovisual media services. One of the key parts of the new law is the introduction of a 1 per cent tariff on turnover of VoD services such as Netflix, Disney+ and HBO and […]
Portuguese commercial broadcaster SIC will launch its streaming service in November. Branded ‘OPTO SIC’, it will be available in two versions – free and premium. Registration is open now, with the free version providing access to a catalogue of programmes, including TV series, documentaries and soap operas. The premium version, which will cost €3.99 per […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal reached 4.15 million at the end of the first half of 2020, which is 4.1 per cent more than in the same period last year. This represents the highest annual growth in both absolute and relative terms since 2016, according to the National Communications Authority (Anacom). The penetration […]
The Portuguese Association of Electronic Communications Operators (Apritel) has requested a “level playing field” between TV channels and on-demand services. Apritel Secretary-General, Pedro Mota Soares, stressed the need to ensure that all national and foreign operators operating in Portugal, “under the jurisdiction of other states”, have “the same responsibilities and the same obligations”. He made […]
Portuguese pay-TV operators Meo, NOS and Vodafone Portugal have started to introduce 30 second commercials on their automatic TV channel recording services. The insertion of commercials will be done gradually, taking into account the different models of digital boxes in homes of subscribers and the number of TV channels that adhere to this initiative, which […]
Eleven Sports Portugal has extended its partnership with La Liga Santander for the next three seasons. Eleven has also secured exclusive rights to LaLiga SmartBank and will broadcast over 100 games a season from the Spanish second league. Fans will be able to enjoy comprehensive coverage of Spanish football across Eleven’s OTT and linear channels. […]