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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

Photocall shuttered following action by ACE, DAZN

The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the antipiracy coalition, and DAZN, the sports streaming platform, have announced that the operator of Photocall – a website with pirated content hosted from Spain that retransmitted live channels – has agreed to shutter the illicit operation. Following an investigation conducted by ACE and DAZN, the operator of […]

November 20, 2025

Spain: Tarkinia launches TV Home

Tarkinia, a company specialising in television solutions for the hospitality sector through its TV Hotel service, is extending its reach into the domestic market with the launch of TV Home – a new proposition designed to allow households in Spain to access a curated selection of international TV channels. Aimed principally at the large communities […]

November 19, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

NFL Madrid Game free on La Liga YouTube channel

La Liga and the NFL are furthering their partnership in announcing an official NFL regular-season game can be watched for free, live on La Liga’s official YouTube channel. On November 16th (3:30pm, Spain time), the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Commanders will face off at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as part of the NFL Madrid […]

November 14, 2025

Spain: Tivify launches Fibra TV

Spanish streaming platform Tivify has announced the launch of Fibra TV, its new broadband and mobile service that includes access to more than 250 television channels at no extra cost across all plans. Fibra TV operates on the MásOrange network, offering a range of broadband and TV bundles with speeds of 300 Mb (€26/month), 600 […]

November 13, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Prime Video leads streaming services

Prime Video is the leading streaming service in Spain with 17.5 million viewers, just ahead of Netflix with 17.3 million viewers. According to the 10th edition of the OTT Barometer by Barlovento Comunicación, covering October 2025, a total of 35.8 million Spaniards accessed digital content over the past month – a figure that confirms the […]

November 7, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid