Media Delivery
Qwilt, Telefonica partner on content distribution system
The project is the first commercial integration based entirely on Open Caching standards promoted by the Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA)
Telefonica
Media Delivery
Telefonica, Haivision use 5G for live contribution at Spain Sail Grand Prix
In a proof of concept, the Telefónica 5G Customer Innovation team chose to test drone-based video contribution over 5G.
Business
Telefonica rebuffs Vivendi’s approach for Movistar Plus TV unit
Meanwhile, Movistar agrees non-exclusive distribution deal with DAZN for LaLiga matches from the start of the 2022/23 season
Media Delivery
Streaming Video Alliance members reach new interoperability milestone
Ateme, Broadpeak, Orange, Vecima, and Telefonica have demonstrated the capacity for their CDN solutions to be provisioned for streaming delegation within an Open Caching...
Media Consumption
Spain’s Telefonica testing 4K Olympics channel
Movistar is carrying out tests in conjunction with Eurosport
Media Delivery
Telefonica Spain streams in the cloud with Harmonic
Harmonic provides VOS360 cloud streaming platform for disaster recovery
Media Management
MediaKind enhances Telefonica’s VoD offerings
According to MediaKind, Movistar+ will also benefit from premium video quality up to 4K, enabled by its latest HEVC/H264 codec implementations
Business
CMA provisionally clears Virgin Media, O2 merger
Deal remains on track to close in the middle of 2021
Media Delivery
Spain’s Telefonica to distribute DAZN on Movistar+
New alliance with Movistar adds DAZN alongside those already consolidated on the platform including Netflix and Disney Plus
Business
CMA requests right to review Liberty Global/Telefonica merger
CMA said it has written to the European Commission as it believes the case should be transferred given its potential impact on competition in...
Media Delivery
Telefonica trials 5G outside broadcasts with Intel, Aviwest
Aviwest's CTO Roman Poullaouec tells TVBEurope about the project
Business
Liberty Global, Telefonica in talks over UK merger
Joint venture would look to take on the likes of BT and Sky
Business
Vodafone goes negative on Telefónica’s Disney Plus deal
Mobile operator warned of "covert exclusivity"
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
Technology
RTVE, Telefónica complete edge computing pilot
Provides real-time bandwidth and low latency of between 3-5 milliseconds
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
Production & Post
Telefónica unveils 5G news coverage innovation
Enables producer to remotely access signal in real time
News
TVBEverywhere
Telefonica deploys NAGRA for content protection
NAGRA Connect to secure Movistar IPTV service and 4K Ultra HD content in multiple countries
Business
La Liga sells rights for €3.14 billion
League has provisionally announced four of its eight packages
TVBEverywhere
Telefonica adds Aura to Movistar+
First integration of the AI assistant into a TV service
TVBEverywhere
Movistar+ integrates with Amazon Fire TV
Service is now available on the Fire TV Stick where customers can access films, series, documentaries and programmes
Data Centre
Netflix boom continues throughout Spain
Subscriptions have doubled in the past six months
TVBEverywhere
Movistar to include AI from next year
Artificial Intelligence will be included in its pay-TV service
TVBEverywhere
Movistar+ app available on Sony smart TVs in Spain
App available on sets released in 2015 or later
TVBEverywhere
Telefónica ‘set to launch Netflix-style European service’
Telefónica is reportedly planning to launch its own European-wide Netflix-style streaming service. According to Spanish newspaper El Pais, the operator is considering a streaming service with an à...
Technology
How Telefónica teamed up with Huawei to build a new data centre
Telefónica Peru built a data centre in one of its existing Lima offices
Business
Vodafone, Orange secure La Liga rights
Vodafone Spain and Orange have completed deals with Mediapro to provide coverage of La Liga for the next three seasons. The deal, which also...
News
Business
Telefónica signs LaLiga agreement for 2015-16 season
The newly rebranded LaLiga to begin a new tender process for domestic media rights before the end of the year
Production & Post
Telefónica backs FirstV1sion’s on-body sports camera
FirstV1sion, makers of an immersive wearable broadcast system and a member of Telefónica’s accelerator programme, Wayra, has launched its first investment round.
News
TVBEverywhere
Telefónica and Movistar unveil voice command OTT service
Telefónica has announced a joint initiative for the provision of TV OTT on devices with Windows Phone OS.
News
TVBEverywhere
nangu.TV celebrates major milestone
nangu.TV has announced a major milestone in its ten-year history. The company has revealed that more than 450,000 paid subscribers using active devices are...
News