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Carullo exits Max to join Mediaset Spain

Mediaset Spain is facing a key change in its content division with the appointment of Alberto Carullo, the VP of production for Italy and Iberia at Max, as its new Director of Content of the Spanish TV group. Carullo will replace the 67-year-old Manuel Villanueva who has held the role for the last 22 years, […]

October 29, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Atresmedia’s profit up 8.2%

Spanish TV group, Atresmedia, owner of Antena 3 TV and La Sexta among other channels, has reported a net profit of €77.4 million, up 8.2 per cent, in the first nine months of 2024. Revenues grew by 7 per cent to €713.2 million with TV ad revenues totalling €560.9 million, a 5.2 per cent increase. […]

October 24, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain, France lead UHD adoption

The annual 4K HDR Summit in Seville, Spain (November 11th-14th) will be asking whether there is likely to be any progress in the adoption of UHD transmissions other than those already happening in Spain and France. Spain and France are leading the implementation of UHD in Europe, deploying terrestrial channels to bring it free to […]

October 23, 2024By Chris Forrester

Samsung TV Plus adds new Spanish channels

Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, Samsung TV Plus, has announced a suite of new Spanish channels and content to further expand its offering in the region. According to MIPCOM, Spain is second only to the UK in scripted TV commissions in Europe from global streaming platforms, and its TV sector has surged by […]

October 23, 2024

Comercio TV chooses Broadpeak

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions for content providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has announced that Comercio TV, the OTT financial news channel tailored for Spanish-speaking audiences, is improving monetisation and content delivery with solutions from Broadpeak. Leveraging Broadpeak’s SaaS platform, broadpeak.io, for server-side ad insertion (SSAI) and content […]

October 22, 2024

Report: Traditional TV holds steady in Spain, Italy

The latest annual Turning Digital study from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting reveals that traditional TV continues to hold its ground in Italy and Spain, even as streaming services gain popularity. However, in Europe and the US, VoD platforms are still seeing significant growth. The TV market in Western Europe saw marginal growth of 1 per cent […]

October 21, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Data: Spanish content to generate $1.4bn in revenue in 2024

At MIPCOM, ICEX Spain Trade & Investment and Parrot Analytics showcased the international success of Spain-originated content. Parrot Analytics, a specialist in entertainment analytics, presented data showing that Spain-originated content has generated an estimated $5.1 billion (€4.7bn) in global streaming revenue over the past four years. The success of iconic Netflix originals such as Money […]

October 21, 2024

Analysis: Korean, Spanish content tops Netflix non-English viewing

Korean and Spanish titles are the most viewed non-English language content on Netflix, according to Omdia’s What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report for H1 2024. Korean titles now account for 8.71 per cent of all non-English language content consumption on the platform, with Spanish-language content following closely at 7.11 per cent. This popularity represents […]

October 18, 2024

Fremantle signs package deal with Spain’s Filmin

Fremantle, the producer and distributor of entertainment and film, has signed a drama package deal with Filmin, the Spanish VOD platform, that offers a range of European series and films, along with classics and contemporary documentaries. The agreement includes some of the company’s headline scripted titles of the year, including Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson’s modern […]

October 18, 2024

Spain tops Netflix Speed Index

Fifty-three per cent of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) maintained the same speed, while 45 per cent saw an increase of 0.2 Mbps during September on the Netflix ISP Speed Index – a monthly update on which ISPs provide the best prime-time Netflix streaming experience.  Spain was the only country in the top performance tier for […]

October 15, 2024