Spain’s Administration has approved a fresh DTT technical plan that paves the way for a new nationwide DTT channel, and will preprae the country for a migration to UHD transmissions with a reorganisation of the radioelectric spectrum that adopts DVB-T2 technology. The new DTT (SD) licence is likely to be awarded before this summer with […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the TV rights to the Football World Cup 2026 for €55 million, according to El Mundo, after offering the highest bid to FIFA, ahead of private TV operators. RTVE will share football matches from the World Cup with TV group Mediapro that will be able to launch its own […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the TV rights to the Euro 2028 football tournament – which will co-hosted by England, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales – for around €50 million. In addition, RTVE has secured TV rights to the Spanish national team between 2026 and 2028 for around €60 million. The deal […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE is set to launch a TV channel in Catalonian. The Regional Government of Catalonia has announced that the region will have an RTVE-owned TV channel in Catalonian to improve the TV offer in the region which currently has only TV3, the regional TV station, broadcasting in that language. The process will […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has acquired the TV rights to the next three years Champions League final (2o25, 2o26 and 2027) for a total cost of €7.5 million (€2.5 million per year). RTVE outbid both Mediaset and Atresmedia in securing the rights to the finals that historically draw siginificant TV audiences in the country. The […]
José Pablo López has been appointed as the president of Spain public broadcaster RTVE. His inauguration will take place on December 2nd. Until March 2024 he served as Director of General Content at the public broadcaster, but the controversial recruitment of comedian David Broncano to lead the late night talk show La Recuelta led to […]
Mediapro has been responsible for the live production of the Karate World Cup – National Teams Championship organised by the Spanish Karate Federation and the World Karate Federation and held November 22nd-24th in Pamplona. Throughout the three days of the championship, Mediapro BMS (Broadcast Media Services), the group division specialising in audiovisual production for events, […]
RTVE Play, the OTT service from Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, was the most widely watched OTT platform in the country in October 2024 with 10.5 million unique viewers, representing 27 per cent of its TV consumption, according to Barlovento Comunicacion. RTVE Play leads Movistar Plus+ and other national OTT platforms, bit still remains behind the […]
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 […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched its OTT platform, rtveplay+ in Asia and Oceania – two new continents in its international expansion. Viewers in Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Australia are now able to watch a wide selection of content including TV series, cinema, documentaries, newscasts, entertainment programmes and also linear channels including […]