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Vodafone Spain revenue and subs down

Vodafone Spain saw its revenues fall by 3.7 per cent to €875 million in the fourth fiscal quarter (January to March), which was still an improvement on the previous quarter when there was an 8.7 per cent decline. For the whole year, Vodafone posted a 5.7 per cent drop in revenues on the previosu year […]

May 16, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Prime Video catches up on Netflix

The gap in the Spanish TV market between the country’s largest OTT services, Prime Video and Netflix, is getting smaller, with the former stepping on Netflix’s heels. Data from Barlovento Comunicación reveals that Netflix is the market leader with a penetration rate of 52.6 per cent, despite the 1 million subscribers lost through the anti-sharing […]

May 12, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Study: Western Europe dominates broadband league table

A study by Broadband Genie has explored the affordability of high-speed broadband around the globe. The study looked at 132 countries and compared the average salary to the average cost of high-speed internet, finding that access to affordable high-speed broadband is not universally available. The study took survey responses to determine the average salary and […]

May 12, 2023

Telefónica: Revenues and subs up, profit down

Spanish telco Telefónica saw its profit fall by 57 per cent to €298 million even though revenues grew by 6.7 per cent to €10.04 billion in the first quarter of the year – with Brazil, Germany and UK being the best performing markets in terms of revenues with a growth of 17.5 per cent, 8 […]

May 11, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Cellnex fined €13.7m for abuse of position

Spanish telco provider, Cellnex Telecom, will have to pay a €13.7 million fine imposed by regulator CNMC for the abuse of its dominant position in the distribution of DTT signals. The Spanish court Audiencia Nacional has ratified the sanction after Cellnex’s appeal before the Supreme Court that obliged a recalculation of the fine amount. A […]

May 10, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

MásMóvil losses €57m in Q1

Tougher competition in the market had a negative impact on MásMóvil in the first quarter. The Spanish telco reported €57 million losses versus €40 million in the same period last year. Competition from local and regional operators such as Digi, Avatel and Finetwork affected MásMóvil, whose revenues only grew by 1 per cent to €740 […]

May 9, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar, DAZN F1 deal under fire

Spanish regulatory body CNMC has opened a disciplinary file against Movistar for the Formula 1 deal signed with DAZN in 2021 for three seasons (2021-2023) over a possible breach of competition rules. The CNMC states that, with the deal, Movistar would have failed to abide by the deal limits imposed on the company for the […]

May 4, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Netflix password clampdown costs 1m subs

Putting a stop to password sharing has led Netflix to losing 1 million subscribers in Spain in the first quarter of the year, according to data from Kantar.Netflix tripled its churn rate in the quarter versus the previous quarter, with half of those giving up saying that they will not pay for the service. The […]

April 26, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Canal Red acquires DTT licence

Canal Red, a new TV channel promoted by the former vice president of Spanish Government, Pablo Iglesias, has acquired the DTT licence from the failed right-wing 7NN news channel, which closed down in March. The new channel will initially broadcast in Madrid but plans to eventually cover the whole country and also expand into Latin […]

April 26, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: MásMóvil broadband overtakes Vodafone

MásMóvil ended the year as the third largest broadband provider in Spain – ahead of Vodafone – according to the latest CNMC data. MásMóvil hit a penetration rate of 18.6 per cent, higher than Vodafone’s 17.5 per cent, which is now in fourth place. Telefónica is the market leader with a 34.1 per cent share […]

April 12, 2023From David Del Valle in Madrid