TOTEM, the European TowerCo wholly owned by Orange, is now operational. Orange says it will allow the company to strengthen its position as a manager and operator of passive mobile infrastructure and to benefit from new sources of growth. Its management and operation will be completely independent following the transfer of all key passive mobile […]
Spain’s Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital (Ministry of Economy) has awarded the country’s largest telco, Telefónica, with €200 million public funds to extend FTTH to all rural areas in the country at a speed of over 100 Mbps. This means Telefónica has taken 80 per cent of the planned €250 million public aid […]
Spanish telco MásMóvil has won several 4G and 5G spectrum lots in Portugal for €70 million following a public auction with its participation through subsdiary Nowo. The company won two lots of 5MHz in the 1,800 Mhz band, a block of 5Mhz in the 2,600 MHz band and four blocks of 10 MHz in the […]
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat and French operator Eutelsat have formed a partnership to promote initiatives to bridge the digital divide in Spain and Portugal that Hispasat has already put in place. As part of this agreement, the Hispasat will complement its current capacities with those of Eutelsat’s Konnect satellite over the two countries. This way, […]
French media conglomerate Vivendi has asked the Spanish government for authorisation to buy up to 29.9 per cent in Spanish media company Prisa. Prisa revealed the request in a filing to the stock market regulator. Vivendi already holds a 9.94 per cent stake in Prisa. Vivendi had previously said the initial stake was part of […]
HBO Max, the streaming platform from WarnerMedia, has rolled out in the Nordics and Spain, commencing its 27-territory rollout in Europe. HBO Max offers series and movies from Warner Bros, HBO, DC, Cartoon Network and Max Originals in one place. A month-long launch promotion (ending November 30th) has been announced that gives new customers 50 […]
Orange Spain will close down its smallest stores, in a similar decision to Vodafone’s, coinciding with the 4.9 per cent drop in its January to September revenues to €3.5 billion. The business in its 800 stores fell by 25 per cent in the period whereas digital sales grew by 30 to 35 per cent. Hit […]
Research carried out across the EU5 (UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy) by omnichannel sell-side advertising platform Magnite reveals that 78 per cent of European audiences watch Connected TV (CTV), making it an essential element of TV planning for advertisers. The report, CTV Is for Everyone: 2021, shows that CTV adoption across households in the […]
Spanish regulator CNMC has backed La Liga’s proposals to open up its football rights to more bidders through a new auction format with different options and packages. The CNMC has also stated that the rights should also be available to FTA broadcasters. La Liga’s proposal to market the rights in various lots “may encourage more […]
SPI/FilmBox and Mediaset España’s streaming service, Mitele Plus, announce have signed a distribution agreement to bring SPI’s premium drama brand Dizi to Spain and Andorra. The deal will make hundreds of hours of Turkish drama series available with Spanish dubbing to Mitele Plus subscribers via the Dizi branded corner. “Dizi has achieved remarkable success globally […]