Vodafone España, currently subject to a potential acquisition bid by UK-based Zegona Communications, has launched its first Android TV set-top. Vodafone said the 4K HDR-enabled Android box would become the standard device for Vodafone TV in Spain in the future, and would be made available to new subscribers progressively, beginning in the second half of […]
UK-based investor Zegona Communications, the former part-owner of Spanish cable operator Euskaltel, has confirmed it is in talks to buy Vodafone España. Zegona confirmed to the London Stock Exchange that it is in discussion with Vodafone about acquiring the Spanish operation, and with banks in relation to its filing. The confirmation followed reports about the […]
Vodafone España has begun swapping out of a large number of legacy set-top boxes and routers as it seeks to improve the experience of pay TV and broadband subscribers. The Spanish arm of Vodafone has already completed the swap-out of 55,000 TiVo set-top boxes. It said that the new set-tops would delvier a differentiated and […]
AMC Networks International Southern Europe has launched a new travel-themed channel in Spain. ¡Buenviaje! will be available on the Movistar Plus+, Vodafone TV, Orange TV and Jazztel TV platforms and on the platforms of the MásMóvil-owned Euskaltel Group – Euskaltel, R and Telecable, as well as CLICtv, the platform of Avatel Telecom. The channel will […]
Vodafone España has named Mário Vaz, hitherto CEO of Vodafone’s Portuguese operation, as its new chief executive, effective April 1. Vaz began his career with Vodafone Portugal in 1992 and became CEO in 2012. He had previously served both as head of business services and head of consumer services. Vaz is credited with guiding Vodafone […]
Vodafone España CEO Colman Deegan is to leave his post on March 31. He will continue to advise on strategic projects until the end of July, when he will leave the group definitively. Deegan has led Vodafone’s Spanish unit for the last two years, helming the operator through the latter part of the COVID pandemic. […]
Service provider Vodafone España has incorporated pubcaster RTVE’s RTVE Play streamer and kids service Clan in its set-top offering. The RTVE Play app offers all the content from channel La1, La2, 24h and teledeporte, along with a mix of Spanish and international drama, some of whichis specifically commissioned for the platform, along with documentaries and […]
Vodafone España has launched a new movie offering, Pack Más Cine, to “celebrate the 15th anniversary of Filmin”, the Spanish movies streaming service. The new package will cost €5 a month for Vodafone’s Móvil or Móvil + Fibra bundled offerings and will include Filmin, the main movie streaming offering available exclusively from Vodafone and the […]
Vodafone España has integrated Disney+ in its 4K Pro set-top boxes , with plans to roll the streamer out to oher 4K decoders in the coming weeks. The move means that Vodafone TV customers in Spain will be able to access Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Star content direct via their set-top […]
AMC’s streaming service AMC+ is launching in Spain on Vodafone España’s TV platform. The launch will enable Vodafone TV subscribers in Spain to view the entirety of AMC+’s content line-up for €3.99 a month, which will also include access to content from ‘best-of-British’ SVOD offering Acorn TV and a line-up of content from horror offering […]
