Football fans were treated to some decisive action late in the game in each of the Euro 2024 quarter-finals. From last gasp equalisers and winners to penalty shootouts, the action really came in the second half and beyond in each match. As a result, the viewing and advertising trends from Yospace, the dynamic ad insertion […]
The Brazilian football competition, Brasileirao Betano 2024, has joined the GolStadium content line-up. One of the leading international leagues will be available on the platform live free-to-air until the end of the season with four games per match day, kicking off with this week’s mid-week round of matches on July 3rd. Estevao, Luis Guilherme, André, […]
SkyShowtime will be available through Prime Video Channels for the first time across four European markets: Spain, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. SkyShowtime on Prime Video will roll out in Spain on July 1st, and launch soon in the other three territories. Prime customers will be able to subscribe to the channel for: €7.99 (Spain), […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has added new FAST channels across the continent. There are three new channels in Spain: Red Bull TV, Vevo Pop and Vevo Latino; three new free channels in the UK: Red Bull TV, Vevo Pop and Vevo Hip-Hop & R&B; three new channels in Italy: Red Bull TV, Vevo […]
Soon after having completed the acquistion of Vodafone Spain for €5 billion, Zegona has launched a redundancy job plan that will affect 1,198 workers – equating to over 36 per cent of Vodafone’s staff. José Miguel García, former CEO of Euskaltel and Jazztel, will pilot the plan that has to be negotiated and agreed with […]
Zegona Communications has announce the completion of the acquisition of 100 per cent of Vodafone Spain for €5 billion. The deal was first announced in October 2023. Vodafone is the #3 telco player in Spain with significant market shares in mobile, broadband and TV. Eamonn O’Hare, Zegona’s Chairman and CEO, commented: “We have now completed […]
Max, the successor to HBO Max, is available through all the major telcos in Spain: Movistar, Vodafone, Orange as well as cable companies Euskaltel, R and Telecable. All operators are now promoting the service with different optios in their packages. Movistar is offering Max in six different packages from €16 to €36 a month Ficción […]
Spanish TV group Mediaset, operator of Tele 5 and Cuatro among other TV channels, has appointed Cristina Garmendia as the new president of the company, replacing Borja Prado. Former minister of Science and Innovation (2008-2011), Garmendia, aged 62, is PhD in Molecular Biology, entrepreneur and president of the COTEC Foundation, a private non-profit organisation whose […]
The Spanish cabinet has approved the acquisition of Vodafone España by UK investor Zegona in a €5 billion deal. The greenlight comes soon after the go ahead to the Orange-MásMóvil merger to create MásOrange – which has become the leading national operator in broadband and mobile customers – and as the State has taken a […]
Spanish pay-TV platform Movistar hopes to gain new subscribers for its streaming service Movistar Plus+ through a deal with electronics manufacturer Samsung. From May 15th, the South Korean brand will offer Movistar’s OTT service for free for three months to all buyers of its smart TVs in Spain. It is estimated that the Movistar Plus+ […]