Two new HD channels on TDT in Spain RTVE will start High Definition (HD) broadcasts on its La 2 and Clan channels on Tuesday, October 31st. For the Clan HD channel, these transmissions will be made within the second RTVE … Continue reading →
Browsing the local expat newspapers this weekend, I looked at the adverts from other satellite TV companies in the area. One advert from one company caught my eye. One of their installation options offered a “Ferguson Freesat HD digibox”. However … Continue reading →
The Spanish regulator CMNC has taken action yet again against Mediaset and Atresmedia, the country’s leading commercial broadcasters. In the case of Mediaset, it has fined the company €229,136 for exceeding the permitted advertising airtime, as stipulated by the General … Continue reading →
Spain’s Supreme Court will meet on June 23 to decide on whether to order the closure of eight DTT channels. According to El Economista, the decision, which result in a huge blow for Mediaset and Atresmedia, the country’s two leading … Continue reading →
Spain to get three more HD TV channels on TDT. Spain’s Council of Ministers has announced a public tender for the allocation of six state wide DTT licences. The licences are for three SD and three HD channels, with each … Continue reading →
Spain’s Ministry of Industry has put back by one month the changes to Spanish TV that would see the freeing up of the 700 MHz band. This band has been allocayed for 4G/LTE networks. El Economista reports that this new … Continue reading →
Spain will get five new Spanish TV channels in 2015. The Spanish government has confirmed that they will be awarding Spanish TV licences for four new HD and one new SD channels in 2015. Currently, there are 15 national digital … Continue reading →
Spanish TV is due for a few changes in the next few months. Several Spanish TV channels, that you receive via a TV aerial, are schedule to change frequencies. This is due to their current frequencies due to be sold … Continue reading →
Changes to TDT – Spanish Digital Television – Changes to TV in Spain TDT – Television Digital Terrestrial – is broadcast through waves, occupying a part of the frequency spectrum. This spectrum is shared by TV, radio, telephone and other … Continue reading →
Spain’s audiovisual groups have decided which channels will close before 6 May if the government’s position doesn’t change: Xplora, Nitro, laSexta3, La Siete, Nueve, Net TV and Veo TV will all stop broadcasting within the coming weeks. According to the … Continue reading →
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Thursday, March 27, that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in Europe can legally block piracy sites that illegally distribute copyright-protected material. The European court ruled on a case brought back … Continue reading →
The Spanish national broadcaster RTVE have launched a new HD channel on TDT. Teledeporte HD has been launched this December. Teledeporte is the TVE channel dedicated to sport, showing many live sports including football, cycling and Olympics. Teledeporte HD is … Continue reading →
With all the recent gossip, rumours, and expat bar chat, about the possible loss of UK TV in Spain, and the threat of the UK satellite TV channels “going off the air in Spain”, I hope this quick question and … Continue reading →