Portuguese media group Impresa has rolled out its Opto SVoD streaming platform to subscribers of Altice Portugal’s pay-TV unit Meo. The new partnership expands Opto’s reach and brings a library of Portuguese content to a wider audience. Meo’s Android TV and Apple TV users will gain direct access to Opto’s premium offerings for three months […]

Warner Bros International Television Production (WBITVP) has announced that Stefano Torrisi has been appointed as the new MD of their production operations in Spain and Portugal, which produces such hits as the First Dates daily show for Mediaset. Torrisi will assume the role in January, taking over from Sebastian Moguilevsky who steps down at the […]

SPI International, a Canal+ company, has announced a partnership with one of Portugal’s leading telecommunications operators, NOS. Dizi, SPI’s dedicated channel for premium Turkish series, is now available in the basic package offered by NOS at channel number 69. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for SPI International, as it ensures that 100 per cent of […]

A huge 97.8 per cent of families in Portugal had a pay-TV subscriptiom in the third quarter of 2023, with subscriptions rising to 4.6 million, up 107,000 from the same period in 2022. According to the National Communications Authority (Anacom), this growth is primarily due to the growing popularity of fibre-optic (FTTH/B) technology, which now […]

FITE has announced the acquisition of broadcasting rights to Liga Portugal for FITE+ subscribers in the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Scandinavia. Matches will stream live, in English, from December 2nd with the twelfth matchday of the season. The deal covers the remainder of the current season on through the 2025/2026 season. Liga […]

English Club TV has announced its expansion onto MEO. This strategic partnership marks a milestone in the channel’s mission to create English speech education accessible to learners worldwide. With the launch on MEO, English Club TV extends its reach to a broader audience, providing engaging and immersive English speech content to learners in Portugal. The […]

Portuguese telecom regulator Anacom has renewed Meo’s licence to manage the DTT multiplex network for seven years to December 2030. In its application for the renewal of the licence, Meo set down five requirements. These included the renewal of the licence for seven years; the continued use of the DVB-T and MPEG-4 technologies; full use […]

NOS, the largest communications and entertainment group in Portugal, will use OpenVault’s Profile Management Application (PMA) technology to drive improved experiences for broadband subscribers. NOS will deploy OpenVault’s OV PMA product to drive superior performance throughout its broadband network and to increase network capacity. The launch is planned for 2024 and follows several months of […]

Portugal’s government plans to launch an international public tender by the end of the year to bring optical fibre to rural areas without coverage. Announcing the project, the Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Ana Abrunhosa, said that the investment is expected to exceed €350 million, with half of the cost coming from European funds. The remaining […]

The number of Portuguese internet users who use their TV sets to access the internet has doubled in the past four years, according to data from market research company Marktest. This makes TV the fastest-growing medium for accessing the internet in Portugal. The peak of this growth occurred during the pandemic, when the number of […]