The Walt Disney company has taken an 20% interest in the Spanish DTT broadcaster Net TV for €27 million. The free-to-air broadcaster holds one of the six nationwide DTT licences and is controlled by the Vocento group, which holds 55%. The Intereconomia group owns the remaining 25% . “We believe DTT is the technology of the future and will reach 100% of the Spanish population,” said Disney’s John Hardie, VP EMEA. Disney will contribute its expertise in launching channels as well as a vast library of movies and programmes to the venture. Disney’s efforts will be concentrated on creating one of the channels that is part of the Net TV licence.
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