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TVPlayer launches in Spain

Alchimie, the international OTT aggregator and distributor, has launched its Spanish TVPlayer service. Available on any connected device, TVPlayer is a freemium service offering viewers over 30 live and on-demand channels in Spanish. TVPlayer offers exclusive branded and themed VoD channels populated with a selection of premium content from Spanish and other European leading production […]

September 10, 2020

Profits collapse at Mediaset Spain

Mediaset Spain saw its profit fall by 45.1 per cent in the first half of the year to €70 million, mainly due to the sharp drop of 30.6 per cent in advertising TV revenues. Net revenues fell by 22.3 per cent to €375.1 million, with ad revenues reaching €314 million, down 30.6 per cent. EBITDA […]

September 3, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange Spain offers free football for a year

Orange Spain will offer all football for free during 2020-2021 season to new subscribers who sign up before September 30th. La Liga, La Liga SmartBank (second division), the Champions League and Europa League will be available for free for all new customers in an attempt to boost subscriptions and stem the loss – in the […]

August 18, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Only Vodafone adds pay-TV subs in Spain

Vodafone Spain has set a new a record in pay-TV subscriptions in Spain following the 100,000 gains to June 30th, now totalling 1,421,000. It has become the only platform in the country to gain pay-TV subscribers in the first half of the year. Movistar Plus lost 19,500, down to 4,054,000 and Orange shed 46,000 TV […]

August 6, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

5G advances in Spain

Orange will start its 5G launch in September in five Spanish cities – Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla and Malaga – becoming the second Spanish telco after Vodafone to provide such services, according to Expansión. The operator will initially focus on the centre of those cities, offering about 20 per cent coverage in the first phase. […]

August 4, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Sky OTT closing down

Sky’s OTT platform will close down in Spain on September 1st, the first victim of the country’s OTT boom. The service, which launched three years ago, has failed to make an impact in a crowded market featuring the likes of Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Filmin, Movistar+ and Disney+ among others. Sky’s streaming service launched its […]

July 23, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Telefónica scores Champions League rights

Telefónica (Movistar+) has reached a major agreement with UEFA for the broadcasting of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League until the 2023/2024 season. The top European football club competitions will continue to be part of La Casa del Fútbol in this new cycle. It is assumed the competition will go ahead as […]

July 2, 2020

Euskaltel, Movistar FTTH deal

Spain’s fifth largest telco operator Euskaltel has reached an agreement with Movistar to share the dominant operator’s FTTH network in those areas where the company is not obliged by law to allow third parties to use its infrastructure. With this 5 year deal, Euskaltel will be able to strengthen its national expansion through Virgin Telco […]

July 2, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid

The Secrets of La Roja free on Rakuten TV

Rakuten TV has announced the launch of its new original production, The Secrets of La Roja – World Champions 2010, a documentary that follows the path of Spanish national football team, La Roja, through the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The documentary will launch for free on Rakuten TV’s Rakuten Stories channel on July 9th, in […]

June 30, 2020

Spain: MiTele pulls out of football rights war

Movistar and Orange will be the only operators in Spain to offer La Liga, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, with Mediaset’s streaming platform MiTele Plus withdrawing from the bidding process for lack of profitability. MiTele had strongly bet on football to win subscribers but with all the competitions cancelled as a result of […]

June 25, 2020From David Del Valle in Madrid