Spanish regulator CNMC has fined Telefónica €20 million over a bundled offer that included a mobile phone – which the regulator said violated conditions related to pay-TV services. Telefónica plans to appeal the fine before Spain’s National Court, arguing that the sanction is “disproportionate”. The penalty stems from a probe launched by the CNMC in […]
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 […]
On April 14th, Spain’s top flight football league La Liga announced that it had awarded its production contracts to HBS (Host Broadcast Services) and TSA (Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales) – ending a decades-long production partnership with Mediapro. Mediapro, the Spanish multimedia group, has now issued a heated respond to La Liga’s “unprecedented” decision, claiming that it […]
Netcracker Technology has announced that Telefónica Ecuador and Telefónica Móviles del Uruguay have extended their relationship with Netcracker to strengthen the ongoing partnership, ensure stability and create new business opportunities that will lead to additional revenue streams. The two operators have deployed Netcracker Digital BSS to manage B2C and B2B customer relationships, streamline order handling, […]
Spain’s Administration has approved a fresh DTT technical plan that paves the way for a new nationwide DTT channel, and will preprae the country for a migration to UHD transmissions with a reorganisation of the radioelectric spectrum that adopts DVB-T2 technology. The new DTT (SD) licence is likely to be awarded before this summer with […]
The Board of Directors of Telefónica has approved – following the favourable recommendation of the Nomination, Remuneration and Good Governance Committee at the proposal of its Executive Chairman, Marc Murtra – the following changes: The Board has approved the appointment by co-optation of Emilio Gayo as Executive Director of Telefónica and has also appointed him […]
Spanish telco Telefónica is considering bidding for the new nationwide free-to-air DTT channel to be awarded by public tender in the last quarter of 2025. According to El Economista, Telefónica is negotiating with a group of media group Prisa shareholders who would be interested in the new TV channel, unlike Prisa – which has ruled […]
Atresmedia, one of the largest TV groups in Spain and operator of six TV channels, among them Antena 3 and La Sexta, has reported it achieved a record revenue of €1.01 billion in 2024, up 4.8 per cent on the previous year. EBITDA amounted to €177.6 million, an increase of €4.5 million on 2023. The […]
The joint-venture between Telefónica and Vodafone to provide combined fibre optic services in Spain will operate under the new brand Fiberpass. The former operations director at Telefonica, Pablo Ledesma, will be the CEO of the company that will cover some 3.5 million homes. Telefónica is the largest shareholder in Fiberpass with a 63 per cent […]
Marc Murtra has been named Executive Chairman of Spanish telco Telefónica, replacing José Álvarez-Pallete who held the role for nine years. Alvarez-Pallete was asked to resign as at a board meeting on January 18th and complied. The Spanish government had a key role in the decision, which came after an investor shake up that began […]