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Spanish Pay-TV Subscriptions Rising

by Isaac Oburu

Parks Associates has announced new research showing 16% of Spanish pay-TV households subscribed to pay TV for the first time last year. ‘Connected Consumer in Europe’ reveals that Spanish consumers are more likely than …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 23 - Issue 08

GSMA Provides Further Updates on 2016 Mobile World Congress

by Isaac Oburu

The GSMA today provided further updates on the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress, including new keynote speakers, events and partner programmes. Mobile World Congress will be held 22-25 February 2016 at Fira Gran Via …

Tags:Events| GSMA| Spain

Chinese Companies Sign in Spain

by Tom Allen

Two mobile distribution deals have been signed in Spain. Tech Data’s mobility division will now distribute Haier’s notebooks, Chromebooks, smartphones and tablets; and Esprinet will handle Huawei’s smartphones and tablets.

Spanish Subsidies Were Illegal, Says EU Court

by Tom Allen

The European General Court has upheld a 2013 decision by the European Commission, which declared Spanish DTT subsidies illegal (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 42). Several DTT network operators in the country received funding …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Spain| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 48

V-Nova’s PERSEUS powers first UltraHD broadcast of Real Madrid vs. Barcelona, football’s “El Clásico”

by Isaac Oburu

V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, announced today that its innovative PERSEUS technology was deployed by Mediapro’s Overon for visually lossless contribution of the November 21 “El Clásico” match between Real …

Tags:Broadcast| Codecs| Spain| UltraHD (4KTV)

Orange Sells Smart TVs

by Tom Allen

Orange Spain will lower the price of its smart TVs, from the 1st December, in order to compete with rival Telefonica (Vestel Makes Deal for Free TVs with Telefonica) and boost adoption of its …

Spanish Pay-TV Rises

by Tom Allen

Spanish regulator CNMC has shown pay-TV services in the country added 1.4 million subscribers in the last year. There were 5.4 million subscribers at the end of Q1’15 – a 36% rise from Q1’14. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Spain: Over 4m use connected TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Telecompaper reports that the IAB of Spain has reported that 64% of connected users in the country use Smart TVs for the connection, with gaming consoles and PCs close together at 29% and 28%, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Movistar Plus Plans 4K over IPTV

by Milos Pavlovic

Economia Digital reports that Movistar Plus, the IPTV service from Telefónica in Spain, is launching UltraHD channels that will feature La Liga football and formula one racing. The content will be transmitted using HEVC …

Microtiles Installed in Madrid

by Tom Allen

Christie Microtiles have been chosen to form a video wall at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas’ new assembly hall, at its Cantoblanco campus in Madrid. Originally the University wanted a projector, which would have generated …

Spain Hosts 4k Summit

by Tom Allen

The 4k World Summit Sevilla, in Spain, will discuss the topic of UltraHD broadcasting on the DTH, DTT and OTT platforms. Organiser Medina Media has gathered speakers including Thierry Fautier (UltraHD Forum), David Wood …

Smart TVs Dominate Spain Connected TV Use

by Tom Allen

Spanish trade body IAB Spain has found that around 4.3 million people in the country regularly use connected TV. 64% access through smart TVs, followed by games consoles (29%), PCs (28%), hybrid DTT (10%), …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Spain| Vol 22 - Issue 44