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On 17 December 2025, the Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (National Commission on Markets and Competition – CNMC) decided to terminate the proceedings opened against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices affecting Spanish press publishers and news agencies. The CNMC closed the case after considering that the commitments submitted by Google on 19 March 2025 address the competition concerns identified. Google has undertaken to improve negotiations relating to Extended News Preview (ENP) agreements, which affect Google Search, Google News and Google Discover,...

The third annual report from the Spain Audiovisual Hub, published in October 2025, provides a comprehensive overview of the legal frameworks shaping Spain’s audiovisual industry. The Spain Audiovisual Hub is a strategic initiative launched by the Spanish Government in 2021 as part of the national Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. Its objective is to position Spain as a leading European centre for audiovisual production, distribution and innovation. As part of its mandate, the Hub publishes an annual report to track the sector’s evolution, assess the impact of public policies...

The National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC), the body that acts in Spain as the audiovisual authority and, therefore, oversees compliance with Law No. 13/2022 of 7 July 2022, the General Law on Audiovisual Communication (LGCA), has imposed two fines on NBC Universal Global Networks España S.L.U. (NBCU), amounting to a total of €4 516. The reason for those sanctions was the broadcasting of audiovisual commercial communications that exceeded the time limits set out in Article 137.1 (a) and (b) of the LGCA. The sanctioning procedure began following a request submitted...

Autocontrol, the Spanish organisation that promotes self-regulation in the advertising industry, has made certain amendments to the code of conduct on advertising through influencers, which came into force in October 2025. This update is part of the commitment of Law No.13/2022, of 7 July, on Audiovisual Communication (LGCA), to self-regulation and co-regulation codes, and continues a long tradition of self-regulation in the advertising sector in Spain. Although the Code of Conduct on advertising through influencers follows the lines of the previous 2021 code, which it replaces, Autocontrol...

New data has been published on how audiovisual media services fulfil obligations on European works (quotas and prominence) in Spain. The regulator, the CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia), has released the monitoring report for the 2022-2023 period. As the authority responsible for overseeing compliance, the CNMC assesses national requirements under the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). The report covers a transitional period in Spanish regulation: it reflects both the application of the earlier General Audiovisual Communication Law of 2010 and the current...