New VMO Silbo Telecom has launched in Spain offering FTTH, mobile and fixed and TV services with a middle market approach targeted at Generation X. The company, backed by 11 groups of investors, hopes to become the leading VMO in the country and reach 1.2 million customers within four years, and €200 million revenues by […]
The Spanish Government has approved the merger between Orange and MásMóvil, paving the way for the creation of the new market leader scheduled to be operating by Q4. The cabinet meeting gave the green light following the EC’s recent approval of the €18.6 billion merger. [With the approval] we will guarantee better services for consumers,” […]
Spain-based Bainet Group, which has over three decades of content production experience across TV, cinema, advertising and online, has turned to LiveU to forever change the way it captures live content. The company has deployed 20 portable units from LiveU’s IP-video EcoSystem to bring breaking news and related stories to broadcasters and viewers as quickly […]
Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta among others, hs reported a profit of €171.2 million in 2023, up 51.6 per cent.Revenues amounted to €971.4 million, up 2.2 per cent, out of which €902.8 million were from the TV division; TV ad revenues growing by 1.2 per cent to €783.8 million. EBITDA reached […]
Spanish telco Telefónica has reported a 2023 operating a loss of €892 million as a result of a write-off of its UK business (Virgin Media O2) and the cost of its layoff plan in Spain affecting some 3,400 employees.Telefónica suffered its first annual losses since 2002, although the future trend is pssitive. The company reported […]
Riedel Communications has announced that the Teatro Real opera house, Spain’s institution for the performing and musical arts, has upgraded its wireless communication system with Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercom system. Having initially upgraded to Bolero in 2020 due to its advanced features, the Teatro Real now boasts 43 beltpacks, nine antennas, and four NSA interfaces […]
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with a commitments package offered by Orange and MásMóvil. The decision follows a prolonged investigation of the proposed transaction. The EC explained that “Orange is a full […]
Vodafone Spain and sports streaming service DAZN have signed a deal that will see Vodafone offer its subscribers content packages from DAZN including La Liga football, F1 and Moto GP. Vodafone subscribers will have access to three possible DAZN options “with complete flexibility and without any permanent commitment to any convergent package,” said a joint […]
CaixaForum+, the free online platform supported by Spain’s la Caixa Foundation, has celebrated its first anniversary with more than 170,000 users. The OTT service, developed by Mediapro, and specialising in cultural and scientific topics, has also just launched an app available on a number of smart TV brands. Since its launch, the platform has notched […]
Spain has today [February 14th] switched off all its SD DTT signals and completed the migration to HD. Around 384,000 homes, only 2 per cent of the total in the country, have had to buy a HD-equipped TV set or STB to keep receiving DTT now its on HD, with Regional Administrations like in Galicia […]