How will the DTT panorama look in Spain after the Supreme Court ruling?25 December 2013 [+] On December 18, the Supreme Court rejected UTECA's claims and imposed the immediate cessation of the emissions of a total...
The Supreme Court orders the immediate cessation of nine DTT channels18 December 2013 [+] The High Court rejects the claims of UTECA, Mediaset, Net TV, Veo Televisión and Atresmedia, to annul the Government's decision to order the...
Consensus in the Commission on a new financing model for cinematography17 December 2013 [+] The Film and Audiovisual Commission presents the conclusions of the working groups on direct aid and tax incentives. The report will be...
The new General Telecommunications Law could be approved in the first months of 201427 November 2013 [+] Calvo-Sotelo highlights that once the full debate is concluded, the law will go to the amendment phase, this week, where there will be a presentation and...
La comisaria Androulla Vassiliou pide dedicar más esfuerzos en la alfabetización audiovisual24 October 2013 [+] “Hay que fijar más la atención en estimular la educación audiovisual en los niños”, sostiene Androulla Vassiliou, comisaria europea para la educación, la cultura, ...
The European Union opens a consultation on crowdfunding8 October 2013 [+] The European Commission opens this consultation to determine the possible benefits, risks and the design of an optimal regulatory framework of this new way...
Telecommunications will increase its budget for 2014 by 2.7%8 October 2013 [+] La partida destinada al plan de actuaciones para la liberación del dividendo digital pasa de diez millones a uno. El presupuesto de la Secretaría ...
The Government approves the new General Telecommunications Law13 September 2013 [+] El Proyecto de Ley recupera la unidad de mercado y marca las bases para la inversión en redes ultrarrápidas fijas y móviles. El Consejo ...
The Ministry of Industry publishes the first seven specific plans of the Digital Agenda10 July 2013 [+] The plans, which include 102 measures and foresee an investment of about 2.1 billion euros between 2013 and 2015, will boost the deployment of...
El Gobierno apuesta por la extensión de la banda ancha ultrarrápida5 July 2013 [+] El Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Turismo destinará 200 millones de euros hasta 2015 en subvenciones y préstamos a aquellos operadores que fomenten la ...
Luxembourg validates the tax imposed on telcos for financing France Tèlèvisions28 June 2013 [+] The Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg validates the tax imposed by the French government on communications operators...
The Government will dialogue with the European Commission and the Autonomous Communities to seek solutions to the extension of DTT coverage20 June 2013 [+] The European Commission has declared some of the aid intended for actions carried out not compatible with EU regulations.
Brussels leaves the film business out of trade with the United States18 June 2013 [+] Important filmmakers from the old continent had publicly denounced the attempt to suppress it. The Council of the European Union approved, last Friday the 14th...
After four years of debate, Chile gives the green light to DTT under ISDB-T7 June 2013 [+] The signal concession time will be extended for up to 20 years for large media outlets, while for those who use “media outlets”...
Soria presents to the European Commission his commitment to increasing spending on the development of ICT6 June 2013 [+] The Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism has held bilateral meetings with the Vice-President of the Commission and Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, Antonio...
Industry allocates 477 million euros to innovative technological projects22 May 2013 [+] The aid program for the telecommunications and information society sector will have 55 million euros in 2013 for subsidies and...
The Senate puts out to tender the distribution of institutional television signals17 May 2013 [+] La Dirección de Relaciones Institucionales de la Cámara Alta convoca este concurso por un importe de 538.525,02 euros. El Senado ha sacado a concurso ...
The date of the second blackout on DTT… in the air10 May 2013 [+] In the national frequency allocation table published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), where the attributions to the services are indicated...
The European Commission seeks opinions on the rapid convergence of the audiovisual world26 April 2013 [+] There are already more than 40.4 million connected televisions in Europe, and by 2016 they could be present in the majority of homes...
Partial reform of the Intellectual Property Law25 March 2013 [+] The Government will toughen the sanctions and, in the event of repeated failures to remove illicit content, the sanctions will range from 30,000 to...
Soria believes it is possible to advance the digital dividend to next year26 February 2013 [+] Despite the “slowdown” caused by the Supreme Court ruling, which annulled the awarding of nine DTT channels because it was...
The European Union will cut its telecommunications allocation by 1,000 million euros12 February 2013 [+] With this budget cut, the European Union has just lost an important opportunity to achieve a competitive Europe not only for the coming years, ...
Competition imposes a fine of 15.6 million on Mediaset8 February 2013 [+] The National Competition Commission fines Mediaset España for allegedly failing to comply with the Resolution of the CNC Council of October 28...
Europe distances itself from the Spanish model of private copying1 February 2013 [+] The European Mediator recommends to the European Commission a private copy model radically opposite to the Spanish one. In the opinion of the management entities...
Regulation for spaces of esotericism and clairvoyance on television?18 January 2013 [+] The Audiovisual Council of Andalusia asks the Ministry of Industry to tighten the regulation for spaces of clairvoyance and esotericism on radio...
The Government finalizes measures to further control author entities12 December 2012 [+] The partial reform of the Intellectual Property Law will try to “strengthen the State's supervision and intervention mechanisms in the correct performance...
Competition initiates sanctioning proceedings against DTS, Mediapro and Telefónica12 December 2012 [+] The National Competition Commission (CNC) has initiated a disciplinary proceeding against DTS Digital Television Distributor (DTS), Telefónica de España and Mediaproducto...
Industry tests possible interference of 4G telephony in DTT26 November 2012 [+] The Ministry's technicians aim to detect possible problems that may arise when new mobile services and DTT coexist In the midst of the debate on...
