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Riedel’s Bolero elevates wireless communication at Teatro Real Opera House

Riedel Communications has announced that the Teatro Real opera house, Spain’s institution for the performing and musical arts, has upgraded its wireless communication system with Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercom system. Having initially upgraded to Bolero in 2020 due to its advanced features, the Teatro Real now boasts 43 beltpacks, nine antennas, and four NSA interfaces […]

February 22, 2024

EC clears Orange, MásMóvil merger

The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture by Orange and MásMóvil. The approval is conditional upon full compliance with a commitments package offered by Orange and MásMóvil. The decision follows a prolonged investigation of the proposed transaction. The EC explained that “Orange is a full […]

February 21, 2024

DAZN packages on Vodafone Spain

Vodafone Spain and sports streaming service DAZN have signed a deal that will see Vodafone offer its subscribers content packages from DAZN including La Liga football, F1 and Moto GP. Vodafone subscribers will have access to three possible DAZN options “with complete flexibility and without any permanent commitment to any convergent package,” said a joint […]

February 20, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

CaixaForum+ reports 170,000+ users

CaixaForum+, the free online platform supported by Spain’s la Caixa Foundation, has celebrated its first anniversary with more than 170,000 users. The OTT service, developed by Mediapro, and specialising in cultural and scientific topics, has also just launched an app available on a number of smart TV brands. Since its launch, the platform has notched […]

February 19, 2024

Spain ends SD DTT

Spain has today [February 14th] switched off all its SD DTT signals and completed the migration to HD. Around 384,000 homes, only 2 per cent of the total in the country, have had to buy a HD-equipped TV set or STB to keep receiving DTT now its on HD, with Regional Administrations like in Galicia […]

February 14, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain nears 15m FTTH lines

Spain is nearing the 15 million FTTH milestone after the country ended 2023 with over 14.8 million lines, according to the latest CNMC report. Movistar maintained its position as the market leader taking 36 per cent (5.3 million) of all FTTH lines. Year-on-year FTTH gained 1.1 million lines, up 7.3 per cent, versus a loss […]

February 14, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Orange Spain raises fees

Following similar moves by Movistar and Vodafone in the country, Orange Spain is set to raise its subscription prices by up to €3 a month this April. The company says the price hike are a necessity as a result of huge investments in high capacity networks and its mass deployment that requires significant financial resources. […]

February 12, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Extreme E extends RTVE deal

Off-road electric race series, Extreme E, has announced that Spanish broadcaster RTVE (Radiotelevisión Española) has renewed its agreement with the championship and will televise all ten of the upoming season’s races on its free-to-air linear channel.Race highlights, review and magazine shows – which will all be broadcast in Spanish – will join the line-up of […]

February 9, 2024

Spain: RTVE switches off SD signals

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has switched off the SD transmission of its six channels (La 1, La 2, Canal 24 horas, Clan, Teledeporte and TVE Internacional), migrating them to HD, a week before the February 14th deadline. Meanwhile, it is launching the first UHD channel in Spain with regular transmissions, La 1 UHD, which will […]

February 6, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: RTVE signs Movistar distribution deal

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and Telefónica Audiovisual Digital have signed a three year agreement to distribute all RTVE channels (La 1, La 2, Canal 24 Horas, Clan and Teledeporte) on Movistar Plus for the next three years. The deal also brings regional news programmes from all around Spain to the platform. The deal includes all […]

February 5, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid