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La Liga’s TV revenues dip

Spanish football clubs will share €1.43 billion in TV rights during the 2024–25 season, with TV remaining the prominent income source for Spanish football, despite an overall decline in La Liga’s audiovisual revenues. The figure, distributed by LaLiga across the first and second leagues, represents a slight drop from the €1.49 billion allocated in the […]

December 23, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Telefónica signs redundancy deal at cost of €2.5bn

Telefónica’s management has signed a redundancy agreement with the main trade unions — UGT, CC OO and Fetico-Sumados — covering seven of the Spanish group’s subsidiaries. The deal, signed today [December 22nd], will lead to a minimum of 4,525 job losses, although the company expects the final figure to rise to around 5,500. The minimum […]

December 22, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mediapro DG steps down amid mass layoffs

Laura Fernández Espeso has stepped down as Director General of Mediapro after 16 years with the Spanish production company, as it faces one of the most challenging moments in its recent history. Her departure comes as the group moves ahead with a collective redundancy plan that will affect more than 1,000 employees — around 14 […]

December 15, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Premier Sports scores Copa del Rey rights

Sports broadcaster and streaming service Premier Sports has agreed a deal to screen live coverage of Copa del Rey for the next three seasons. The new agreement adds to existing coverage of La Liga and La Liga 2 on the service. Coverage of the 2025/26 knockout competition kicks off with the Round of 32 matches […]

December 12, 2025

Data: Time-shifted TV viewing grows in Spain 

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 […]

December 10, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Research: Spain leads Europe in FAST consumption

Research from Omdia presented by Omdia Head of M&E Maria Rua Aguete at Content London reveals that Spain is now Europe’s leading free ad supported streaming TV (FAST) market, with 35 per cent of online adults watching FAST services each month. This places Spain ahead of the UK (26 per cent), Germany (25 per cent) and […]

December 2, 2025

Spain: Pressures mount on Atresmedia and Mediaset

Spain’s two major private television groups, Atresmedia and Mediaset, are facing mounting pressure as public broadcaster TVE and pay-TV platforms continue to erode their audience share and, increasingly, their revenue. After four years of declining viewership, the financial impact – previously contained – has now begun to transpire, signalling what many analysts fear could become […]

December 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Orange, Vodafone add new TV channels 

Vodafone and Orange are both strengthening their television line-up in Spain. Vodafone is adding eight new channels, following a partnership with The Channel Store, the audiovisual distribution division of TVUP Streaming Media. The new channels will be available from December 18th. The full list includes Cry Babies, El Reino Infantil, Movie Music, Crimen e Historia, […]

December 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Job cuts at Mediapro and Telefónica

Significant job cuts have been announced at both Mediapro and Telefónica in Spain. Telefónica is preparing to shed more than 6,000 employees across seven of its subsidiaries — including Telefónica de España, Telefónica Móviles, Telefónica Soluciones, Movistar+, Telefónica S.A., and Telefónica Global Solutions — as negotiations begin on a series of redundancy plans. The proposed […]

November 26, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Squirrel to launch second DTT channel in Spain

TV group Squirrel has announced it will launch a new free-to-air TV channel in Spain, set to be fully available on DTT from January 1st 2026. The new network, distributed through the country’s main television platforms, will focus on premium fictional content. According to the company, the launch will broaden and enhance Spain’s current television […]

November 25, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid