Spanish pay TV users grow, satellite declines
The number of pay TV users in Spain passed 5.7 million at the end of the first quarter of this year, according to figures compiled by competition regulator the CNMC, with IPTV and cable adding a...
View ArticleSpain sees growth in pay TV and smart TV penetration
Pay TV penetration in Spain has grown by 10% over the last year, while 28% of the country’s installed base of TVs are now connected to the internet, up 17.3%, according to figures released by the...
View ArticleSpanish watchdog fines Telefónica for misapplication of faults penalties
Spanish markets regulator the CNMC has imposed a €5 million fine on Telefónica for charging rival operators for faults on wholesale leased lines. According to the regulator, the telecom operator broke...
View ArticleCNMC: Spanish TV spend increased in 2014, but Canal+ fell short
Spain’s audiovisual service providers invested €212.6 million in Spanish and European film and TV series creation in 2014, but History Channel and DTS – the former Canal+ now owned by Telefónica –...
View ArticleCNMC assesses 2015 content financing performance of operators
Spanish competition watchdog the CNMC has completed its assessment of how well the country’s TV operators and broadcasters met their obligations to finance European and Spanish content in 2015. The...
View ArticleCNMC: DTS on notice for failure to meet content commitment
Spanish media regulator the CNMC has said it may sanction DTS – the pay TV outfit operating the Canal+ service that was acquired by Telefónica in 2014 – for failing to meet its obligations to finance...
View ArticleEuskaltel names new board as shareholders meet to OK Telecable acquisition
Spanish regional cable operator Euskaltel’s shareholders are expected to give a green light to the company’s acquisition of Zegona Communications-owned Telecable today, along with a capital increase...
View ArticleTV holds its own as Spanish media usage evolves
Spaniards are continuing to use the TV as the major device for the consumption of audiovisual content, according to the latest survey of media habits by regulator the CNMC. According to the CNMC’s...
View ArticleWatchdog fines DTS for failure to meet content spend threshold
Spanish regulator the CNMC has fined Telefónica-owned pay TV operator DTS €661,796 for failure to meet its obligations to finance European content creation in 2014. The CNMC found that DTS, which...
View ArticleSpanish homes spending nearly €90 on multi-play bundles
Spanish households were paying almost €90 a month for ‘quintuple-play’ services – bundles that include fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband, and pay TV – at the end of 2016, according...
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