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43% Spanish football viewers use pirate TV warns Movistar Plus

The CEO of Movistar Plus+, Daniel Domenjó, has sounded the alarm over sports piracy, warning that nearly half of football fans in Spain consume matches illegally. Speaking at the Círculo Ecuestre in Barcelona on October 2nd, Domenjó revealed that “43 per cent of the people who watch football in Spain pirate it,” a practice he […]

October 3, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: RTVE, FORTA launch DVB-I pilot

RTVE and FORTA have officially launched the Spanish DVB-I Pilot, an initiative in Spain aimed at testing the DVB-I standard. The project seeks to assess its suitability as a strategic tool to enhance the visibility, accessibility, and relevance of audiovisual content, while adapting to new consumption habits. The pilot is framed within the Convenio Compostela, […]

September 26, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

SES Satellite Ibérica to launch Astra HD+ in Spain

SES Satellite Ibérica, a subsidiary of SES, is finalising the launch of a new satellite television service in Spain under the brand Astra HD+. The platform is set to roll out in the coming weeks. At launch, Astra HD+ will offer around 26 HD TV channels which will be free of charge until early next […]

September 24, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

SWISSto12 opens Madrid facility

SWISSto12, the aerospace company and manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, has announced the opening of a new facility in Madrid, Spain. The expansion aims to accelerate SWISSto12’s capabilities in developing advanced satellite payloads and user terminal systems. The buildout of a facility in a new region signals the company’s continued growth, […]

September 23, 2025

Secuoya Studios appoints Zamora as Head of Global Pre-Sales and Distribution

Secuoya Studios announces the appointment of Andrés Zamora to lead its Global Pre-Sales and Distribution division, a strategic move that further consolidates the company’s international positioning in the content market. With this addition, the studio advances the execution of its global roadmap, aimed at bringing productions developed in Spain, Europe and Latin America closer to […]

September 23, 2025

Spain: DAZN nets NBA rights

The NBA and DAZN have announced a rights agreement that will allow the sports streaming platform to show live games and original programming in Spain starting with the 2025/26 season – which tips off on October 22nd. DAZN will offer a selection of regular season games, the playoffs, the Conference Finals, the NBA All-Star Game, […]

September 15, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Spain: RTVE, Mediapro share World Cup 2026

Spanish broadcasters RTVE and Mediapro will share the 2026 World Cup to be held in the US, Canada and Mexico following an agreement reached with FIFA. The competition will be held from June 11th to July 19th 2026 and will be the biggest in history, as 48 teams from the five continents will compete for […]

September 10, 2025

Media Press Group acquires MediaData TV

Media Press Group, the European specialist in entertainment metadata solutions, has acquired MediaData TV, the Spanish market player with operations in Spain, Brazil and Mexico. This strategic move brings Media Press´ metadata processing technology to MediaData operator, streamer and broadcaster customers in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. Media Press clients will benefit from an expanded […]

September 10, 2025

Netflix offers Spanish feed for Álvarez vs Crawford

The boxing matchup between Canelo Álvarez and Terence Crawford will stream live on Netflix on September 13th — and for the first time, viewers will be able to choose between a live English or Spanish broadcast option.  “We’ve assembled a knock-out group of combat sports veterans to call every shot. The English broadcasting team will […]

September 10, 2025

UK, Spain among top performers on August Netflix ISP Speed Index

During August 2025, 0.5 per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps, 18 per cent stayed the same, 81 per cent decreased  0.2 Mbps, and 0.5 per cent went down 0.4 Mbps on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix […]

September 9, 2025