Business
Mediapro secures €120 million to weather coronavirus storm
Includes €55 million from Deutsche Bank
spain
Live Production
Mediapro employs AI to create personalised LaLiga highlights
AIProclips allows users to create custom highlights in near real-time
Live Production
‘It’s about creating an atmosphere’: LaLiga innovates the broadcast experience
Audio from EA Sports FIFA is being used to help create an atmosphere for fans watching at home
Production & Post
Virtual technology sound stage opens in Spain
Orca Studios uses the same LED volume technology as Disney's The Mandalorian
Data Centre
Disney Plus ‘hits 5 million app downloads’ on day one in Europe
Figures are for the mobile app only
Business
Vodafone goes negative on Telefónica’s Disney Plus deal
Mobile operator warned of "covert exclusivity"
Supponor, Mediapro extend licence for virtual advertising products
Includes provision for Mediapro to offer virtual services to other sports federations based in Spain
Business
Mediaset to withdraw and re-file merger plan
Part of ongoing legal battle over MediaForEurope
Technology
RTVE teams with Rohde & Schwarz to test 5G Broadcast
Trial will broadcast content in both live and non-live 4K streams
Features
Everything we know about: Vivendi vs. Mediaset
TVBEurope charts the ongoing dispute over the creation of MediaForEurope
Technology
Irdeto, Mediaset España partner for OTT delivery
Irdeto Control used to deliver Mitele Plus content
Business
Spanish court sets new date for Mediaset hearing
Vivendi warned the merger would "harm the interests of minority shareholders"
Business
Telefonica to finalise Disney Plus deal
Streaming service launches in Western Europe on 24th March
TVBEverywhere
Telefónica opens 360-degree video lab
Students will develop projects designed to engage young audiences
Production & Post
Spain’s Madrid Content City to become Europe’s second largest production hub
Site will grow by a factor of seven
Technology
RTVE, Telefónica complete edge computing pilot
Provides real-time bandwidth and low latency of between 3-5 milliseconds
Production & Post
TVU Networks drives RTVE’s coverage of 2019 Rally of Morocco
Included a blend of action captured with a smartphone and a standard camera
Verimatrix to power new Spanish OTT platform
Will provide a complete mutli-screen security solution to Plataforma Multimedia de Operadores
Technology
RTVE deploys Appear TV’s X Platform
Delivers low-latency 4:2:2 HEVC HD encoding and decoding
TVBEverywhere
Western Europe launch date for Disney Plus confirmed
DisneyLife will be rebranded in the UK and Ireland
TVBEverywhere
LaLiga lets the train take the strain
Passengers on Renfe trains can watch live matches on board
Business
Mediaset, Vivendi in talks to settle legal fight
Milan court was due to rule on the case this week
Business
Spanish football TV income “to exceed €2 billion”
Centralised sale of TV rights said to have stimulated competition
Business
Telefonica fined €1.5 million for breaching DTS takeover commitment
Failed to provide access to football content at a guaranteed minimum rate
Content
Facebook Watch reveals 27 short series
Digital publishers include Tastemade (UK), Brainpool (Germany) and Ciaopeople (Italy)
Business
Vivendi ‘prepares to step up legal fight with Mediaset’
Vivendi has decided not to sell its stake in the broadcaster
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV launches on LG Channels
Expands distribution in the UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Mediaset files complaint against Vivendi
Row over Mediaset's plans to create new Amsterdam-based holding
Business
Broadcast Solutions expands Zero Density’s distribution
Delivers virtual studio solutions for broadcasting, augmented reality, live events and esports
TVBEverywhere
DAZN, Discovery announce Eurosport distribution partnership
DAZN makes Eurosport 1 HD and Eurosport 2 HD available in Austria, Germany, Italy and Spain
Data Centre
Streaming piracy decreases with SVoD rise
"Users no longer need to turn to illegitimate sources to get their viewing fix"
Business
Spain looks to levy ‘RTVE’ tax on OTT platforms
Aimed at funding Spain's ad-free public broadcaster
TVBEverywhere
Insight TV launches on Ahí+
Spanish service operates in small communities and remote areas
Business
La Liga fined over mobile phone ‘spying’
App used microphones on smartphones to detect unauthorised broadcasts of matches
Business
Mediaset sets up pan-European media company
MediaForEurope will operate in Italy, Spain and Germany
Business
Italy’s Mediaset ‘planning corporate reorganisation’
Company to hold extraordinary board meeting
TVBEverywhere
Netflix to open Berlin office
Streamer is expected to release more German-made content
Business
Mediapro acquires VR company Visyon
Companies previously collaborated on the world's first live VR telecast of a football match