Around half of Spanish household now receive pay-TV services. According to the regulator CNMC, 47.8% did so at the end of 2021.
Of these, 23.7% said the main reason was that they were offered alongside other telecom services, with 19.5% citing interest in thematic channels and 14.4% the retransmission of sporting events.
The regulator notes that the cost of quadruple packages (fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband) fell by 4.8% in 2021 to an average of €46.6 a month.
However, the cost of quintuple packages, which also include pay-TV, rose by 2.8% to €80.1.
