Thousands of people in Spain could be left without Internet access this Friday! Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica Movistar will start the countdown to the closure of ADSL internet connections in Spain. This Friday, the 19th of April 2024,they will start … Continue reading →
Spanish telco Telefónica has unveiled its Spanish football programming line-up but has yet to strike a deal with Catalan broadcaster Mediapro to carry its BeIN Sports channel, giving it access to European Champions League and Europa League matches as well … Continue reading →
Torrent site The Pirate Bay has a new European block to contend with after a judge in Spain handed down a ruling against the site today. Local ISPs now have 72 hours in which to block the site, the first … Continue reading →
Telecom operator Telefónica has announced that it will triple the connection speed for all its internet customers before the summer. The communications provider will also switch all its ADSL clients to its new fiber-optic network as soon as the service … Continue reading →
Telefónica / Movistar has made a €725 million bid for 56% of the Spanish pay-TV operation Digital Plus. Digital+ is the satellite TV service for Spain. The Telefónica / Movistar bid is somewhat less than the €1,000 million sought by … Continue reading →
Telefónica wants to buy Prisa’s 56% of Canal+ and has offered €600-€700 million, but the editorial group wants substantially more and has decided to pressure the telco by opening the process to other bidders, namely Al Jazeera, News Corporation, Liberty … Continue reading →
Spanish telecom giant Telefonica reported first-quarter earnings Wednesday, revealing that revenue fell 10 percent to €14.1 billion ($18.5 billion), even as net income grew 20.6 percent to €902 million ($1.1 billion). The company reported that it lost 51,000 pay-TV subscribers … Continue reading →