Spanish pay-TV operator Sogecable will have complete access to the country’s top flight football after a Madrid court told rights agency Mediapro to hand back the broadcast rights to first […]
Spain’s DTT pay platform unites
Sense has prevailed in the Spanish DTT market after an agreement between Prisa and Mediapro to operate a single pay platform.
Prisa and Telecinco agree on Digital+ sale
Prisa has signed an agreement that sets out the terms for the sale of a 22% stake in DTH platform Digital+ to Telecinco. The Spanish arm of Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset […]
England misses out on 3D World Cup
England will not be a part of Sony’s 3D coverage of the World Cup unless the team progresses to the quarter-final stage – and even then seems unlikely to have […]
€97m fine in Spanish football clash
A Madrid court has ordered Mediapro should pay €97 million in a breach of contract dispute with rival Audiovisual Sport (AVS) over the live rights to top flight Spanish football.
Sogecable fined €44m in cable dispute
A Spanish judge has ordered Sogecable to pay compensation of €43.94 million for its refusal to offer its premium channels to the cable operator Auna.
€470m seals Telefónica stake in Digital+
Amid intense speculation, Telefónica has purchased a 21% stake in Sogecable, operator of Digital+ from Prisa for €470 million. It places a value of over €2,350 million on the direct-to-home […]
Telefonica could partner Mediaset in Sogecable takeover
The protracted sales of process of the Spanish DTH platform Digital+ has taken a further twist, with the free-to-air channel Cuatro potentially a part of the package. The Berlusconi owned […]