Portugal’s piracy problem is reaching “alarming” levels, with an estimated 288,000 households illegally accessing digital and audiovisual services monthly. The claim comes from Pedro Mota Soares, the general secretary of Apritel, the Portuguese association of electronic communications operators. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, he highlighted that young people are particularly affected, with Portugal having […]
Due to antitrust concerns raised by the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC), the targeted advertising platform Playce will be suspended from May 1st. This platform – used by major telecom operators including Meo, Nos and Vodafone – allowed for non-skippable pre-roll 30-second ads to play on set-top boxes before recorded TV programmes. The AdC initiated proceedings […]
Max, the streaming service from Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) is launching its Basic with Ads plan in Spain, Portugal and Andorra on April 8th, taking the advertising supported subscription plan availability to 14 markets in Europe. Spain and Andorra will cost €6.99 a month and Portugal €5.99. Existing markets include France, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Romania, […]
LFP Broadcasting has announced the launch of HUSTLER HD as a new stand-alone channel, designed to deliver exclusive content to viewers across Portugal. Available via MEO’s television platform, the new channel will provide an enhanced entertainment experience, featuring a diverse range of high-quality programming, including original productions, and curated content from multiple genres. This new […]
SVoD services continue to be increasingly popular in Portugal, reaching a record high in usage. Marktest’s BStream study found that 52 per cent of Portuguese people aged 15 and over now use streaming platforms, the highest percentage since the study began in 2021. Whilst usage grew by one per cent between September and December 2024 […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced that Bosco Aranguren, CEO of DAZN Spain, is leaving the company to pursue a new project. Oscar Vilda, former CEO of Finetwork, will replace him in the role from February 1st. Since joining in 2022, Aranguren has played a key role in the transformation and growth of the […]
At the end of Q3 2024, 4.6 million subscribers accessed pay-TV services in Portugal, a 1.7 per cent increase year-on-year – the slowest growth since 2006. According to data published by the National Communications Authority (Anacom), the pay-TV penetration rate reached 43.6 per cent, up from 43.4 per cent in Q2 2024. Optical fibre (FTTH/B) […]
Iceland’s Glassriver and Portugal’s SPi today announce the completion of production on upcoming crime thriller series Cold Haven. Cold Haven is an 8-part crime thriller probing the immigration experience, following Icelandic detective Soffia as she attempts to solve a murder within the Portuguese community on Iceland’s Westman Islands. The series explores the conflict of balancing […]
Romanian low-cost operator Digi has entered the Portuguese market with a quad-play offer focused on “flexibility and affordability”. The company offers a range of fixed internet, mobile, TV, and landline services, allowing customers to create their own personalised packages. There is no loyalty contract for mobile services and a maximum of three months for fixed […]
Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Portugal has been a “costly failure”, currently being used by less than 3 per cent of the country’s population and costing RTP €8 million annually. Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee on Culture, Pedro Duarte, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, admitted that DTT is a project “that did not take off”, describing […]