Spain

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DAZN and Movistar Plus+ extend distribution partnership in Spain

Global leading sports streamer DAZN has renewed its distribution partnership in Spain with Telefónica-owned streaming…

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Warner Bros. Discovery names Max Italy and Iberia production chief

Warner Bros. Discovery has appointed Alberto Carullo as vice president Max local original production Italy…

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Telefónica rises as state holding company unveils plan to take stake

Telefónica’s shares jumped on Wednesday after a Spanish state holding company said it planned to…

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Hispasat names new president

Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has appointed Pedro Duque as its new president following approval of…

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Movistar Plus+ secures new deal with Disney

Telefónica-owned streaming and pay TV service Movistar Plus+ has renewed its agreement with The Walt…

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Spanish watchdog warns LaLiga not to exclude FTA broadcasters from auction

Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has called on football’s LaLiga not to exclude free-to-air TV…

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EC sets February deadline for MásMovil-Orange decision

The EU’s competition watchdog has set a February 15 deadline for its decision on the…

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TVUP passes one million subscribers milestone

TVUP, the multitenant streaming platform developed by TVUP Streaming Media, will pass the milestone of…

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Movistar Plus+ to add SkyShowtime to TV offering

Spain’s telco Telefónica has launched European streaming service SkyShowtime to its TV service Movistar Plus+….

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Vodafone Spain to make all channels free to view over holidays

Vodafone España is to make all its linear channels available free to view from December…

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Tivify launches new Premium plan with AMC Selekt

Spanish streamer Tivify has launched a Premium plan, expanding its offering to 22 premium channels,…

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MediaForEurope sees brighter advertising prospects

MediaForEurope (MFE) expects an improvement in the advertising market in Italy in the last part…

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Zegona mulls network sale or merger for Vodafone Spain

Zegona Communications, the UK-based investment outfit in the process of acquiring Vodafone España, is looking…

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Vodafone’s TV base declines as it prepares for German law change

Vodafone’s TV base in Germany declined by 213,000 in the fiscal first half of the…

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Zegona raises equity as it moves to take over Vodafone Spain

Zegona Communications, the UK investment outfit that has struck an agreement to acquire Vodafone España,…

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Zegona to acquire Vodafone Spain for €5bn

Zegona Communications has confirmed its acquisition of Vodafone España for €5 billion, marking the UK…

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Vodafone and Zegona closing in on Spanish deal

Vodafone is close to selling a stake of at least 50% and potentially 100% of…

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Orange TV Spain launches on Apple TV

Orange TV España is being made available via Apple TV devices from this month. Orange…

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Movistar Plus+ to air Conmebol South American World Cup qualifiers

Telefónica-owned streamer Movistar Plus+ is to air Conmebol South American qualifying matches for the 2026…

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Vodafone Spain launches first Android TV box, set to be standard device

Vodafone España, currently subject to a potential acquisition bid by UK-based Zegona Communications, has launched…

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Zegona confirms in talks to buy Vodafone Spain

UK-based investor Zegona Communications, the former part-owner of Spanish cable operator Euskaltel, has confirmed it…

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MásMóvil passes fibre milestone

Spanish service provider MásMóvil has passed 29 million addressable homes with its fibre network in…

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Thema teams with Tivify to launch Moroccan suite in Spain

Canal+-owned channel distributor Thema has teamed up with Spanish TV platform operator Tivify to launch of…

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Spain vows to defend ‘strategic interests’ as stc looks to buy into Telefónica

The Spanish government is likely to probe Saudi telco stc’s plan to take a 9.9%…

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Galicia-based R adds Prime Video to line-up, offers three-month trial subscription

Spain’s Galicia-based cable operator R, owned by MásMóvil via the Euskaltel Group of northern Spanish…

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Spain’s LaLiga launches FAST channel LaLiga+

The Spanish football league organisation LaLiga has launched its FAST channel LaLiga+ on FAST platforms…

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FTTH becomes ever more dominant in Spanish broadband

Fibre-to-the-home lines in Spain passed the milestone of 14.3 million homes in June, while overall…

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Telefónica secures UEFA Champions League and US Open tennis

Telefónica has secured rights to the UEFA Champions League, Europa League and Conference League football…

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MFE sees first-half revenue and profit drop slightly

Mediaset-owner MediaForEurope’s (MFE) board has approved first-half financials that saw the group’s net revenue shrink…

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CNMC fines Telefónica another €5m over DTS acquisition

Spanish market regulator the National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) has fined telco operator…