Free-to-air DTT TV in Spain has lost another TV channel. Following its exit from DTT, the Libertad Digital TV channel has now started broadcasting 24 hours a day via YouTube. DTT suffered a new setback in the country with the unexpected disappearance of Libertad Digital TV, which ceased its FTA broadcasts earlier this January. The […]
A Spanish court has set a new benchmark in the fight against TV piracy by imposing prison sentences of up to three years on those responsible for illegally distributing the signal of Movistar+ and other pay-TV operators. In a ruling – described as a turning point for the audiovisual industry – the Málaga Provincial Court […]
Movistar Plus+ has promoted Rebeca Aguilar to Head of International Distribution, four years after she joined the Spanisg company as a sales executive. The appointment strengthens the structure of Movistar Plus+ International, the division created in 2022 to drive the international expansion of original productions for Telefónica’s pay-TV service. Since its launch, Movistar Plus+ International has […]
Zayo Europe partnered with Reintel, a dark fibre operator in Spain, to expand its service offering across Iberia. The partnership sees Zayo Europe brings its 400GE enabled wavelength network to the Iberian Peninsula as well as expanding its Tier-1 IP offering to Portugal and to more Spanish cities. Carriers and enterprises in the region can […]
Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia communications group, has launched a full review of its business lines as part of a wider effort to restore profitability and drive growth, Executive President Sergio Oslé said in an interview with financial daily newspaper Expansión. Since taking over from Tatxo Benet on January 2nd, Oslé and new CEO Carlos Núñez […]
The Federation of Radio and Television Organisations and Entities (FORTA) in Spain has elected José Antonio Domínguez Sánchez, general director of Radio Televisión Madrid (RTVM), as its new president. Sánchez will assume the presidency until July 2026, in compliance with the rotating shift provided for in the statutes of FORTA. The new president succeeds Rosa […]
Prime Video has reached an agreement with Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE to offer live streams of its television channels on the streaming platform, expanding access to free-to-air content for subscribers in Spain. Under the deal, Prime Video users will be able to watch live broadcasts of La 1, La 2, Canal 24H, Clan and Teledeporte […]
Spain’s video entertainment market is navigating a different course to many of its European neighbours, exiting the year with renewed stability and a blend of traditional strength and digital evolution. Findings from Futuresource Consulting’s Video Insights Spain report show total consumer spend rising 5 per cent to €5.1 billion in 2025, underpinned by a pay-TV […]
Spain’s public broadcaster RTVE is set to launch a new television channel later this year, expanding its portfolio beyond established services such as La 1 and La 2. The new channel will be dedicated exclusively to cultural content and is expected to begin broadcasting in June. According to the broadcaster, the channel will be structured […]
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga, has criticised Cloudflare’s CEO Matthew Prince, accusing him of becoming the “Narco Maduro of the Internet” in an escalating dispute over online piracy. Tebas made the remark in a post on social media platform X, where he cited Prince’s response to a €14.25 million fine imposed on Cloudflare […]