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LaMusica TV on The Roku Channel

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), the Hispanic-controlled US media and entertainment company, has announced that LaMusica, its top-ranked audiovisual entertainment app, will begin livestreaming as LaMusica TV on The Roku Channel. This summer, Roku’s Hispanic customers in the US and Mexico will gain access to LaMusica TV via The Roku Channel, the #2 app on the […]

June 9, 2025

Spain renews six DTT licences

The Spanish Government has agreed to renew the DTT licences of Atresmedia, Mediaset, Veo and Net TV for 15 years in a decision published by the Official State Gazette, BOE. In total, there are six DTT licences that allow the existence of 15 DTT channels in the country, out of which six are operated by […]

June 2, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Samsung TV Plus reaches 2.2m users

Samsung TV Plus has become one of the leading FAST platforms in Spain, offering 140 TV channels through a free app pre-installed on all Samsung connected TVs. In an interview with Hablemos de Tele, Ana Izquierdo, Head of Business Development for Samsung TV Spain, said that the service currently has 2.2 million active users in […]

May 30, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Mitele rebranding as Mediaset Infinity

Mediaset Spain has revealed it will complete the technological and brand transformation of Mitele with the launch of Mediaset Infinity in the coming weeks.  The new platform will offer open access to a wide range of Mediaset España content: live and on-demand broadcasts of its programming and series; exclusive content derived from its television formats; […]

May 30, 2025

Spain: 47% of OTT users watch pirate content

The latest report from consultancy firm GECA has revealed that 47.4 per cent of OTT viewers in Spain watch pirate TV content. The most pirated content is movies (32.8 per cent), followed by TV series (30.6 per cent) and sports (18.4 per cent). People aged 18-24 are the age group who watch the most pirated […]

May 28, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Movistar Plus sees highest pay-TV subs growth since 2018

Spain’s Movistar Plus has reported a 66,000 gain in pay-TV subscribers in the first quarter 0f 2025 – being its highest growth in customers since 2018 – and reaching a total of 3,586,000 subscribers as of March 31st. The platform added 7,000 pay-TV subscribers in Q1 2024; 22,000 in Q2 2024; 49,000 in Q3 2024 […]

May 15, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Telefónica reports €1.3bn loss in Q1

Telefónica, the Spanish telco, has presented the results for the first quarter of 2025, marked by the ratification of financial targets for the full year and the strengthening of businesses in the main markets. Net income from continuing operations – those that remain within the Group – stood at €427 million up to March. In […]

May 14, 2025

Mediapro strike puts La Liga TV matches at risk

Around 800 workers from Mediapro – the Spanish production group responsible for broadcasting La Liga and La Liga 2 – have been called to strike during the final match days of the season, putting TV transmissions at risk. Trade Unions have warned of the fact that the Swiss company HBS, the new producer of La […]

May 9, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Atresmedia tops ratings, but profits down

Spain’s private TV group Atresmedia has reported a net profit of €28.6 million in the first quarter of the year, down 14.5 per cent. With TV ad revenues falling by 2.7 per cent in the quarter, the group’s revenues were largely flat at €243,2 million (versus €245.1 million the same period last year) with EBITDA […]

April 30, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Mitele Plus on Prime Video Spain

Mediaset España and Prime Video have reached an agreement to add Mediaset’s OTT platform, Mitele Plus, to the Prime Video service in Spain as an additional suscription. Mitele Plus is now available within Prime Video at €7.99 a month with a promotional seven days free trial. Prime customers who subscribe to Mitele Plus will have […]

April 25, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid