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On 6 July 2015, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia - CNMC) adopted new guiding criteria for rating audiovisual content. These criteria apply both to providers of linear and non-linear audiovisual media and regardless of the transmission medium used (IPTV, online television, websites, mobile applications, etc.). The guiding criteria apply to the following age categories: "Especially recommended for children", "Suitable for all ages", "Not recommended for children under 7 years", "Not recommended for children under 12 years", "Not...

The Spanish government approved on 1 May a Royal Decree governing the commercialisation of audiovisual rights over broadcast football matches, as well as the distribution of the income generated. Already passed as law by Parliament, it will come into effect in 2016. One of the main sources of income for the clubs that participate in the First and Second Division of the Spanish Football League is the sale of TV rights to the Football League (Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera y Segunda División), known as “La Liga”, and the National Cup (Supercopa de España). The Professional Football League...

In two decisions of 9 April 2015, the Spanish Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (National Commission for Markets and Competition - CNMC) imposed sanctions against Spanish media service providers for breaches of advertising regulations. The CNMC found that both Atresmedia (SNC/DTSA/1753/14/ATRESMEDIA) and Mediaset (SNC/DTSA/1748/14/MEDIASET) had harmed the integrity of programmes through the way they had interrupted them with advertising. Programmes of various genres had repeatedly been interrupted in the middle of scenes and conversations, sometimes even in the middle of sentences...

On 23 April 2015, the National Commission for Markets and Competition (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia - CNMC) approved the merger of the telecommunications company Telefónica and the broadcasting company Distribuidora de Televisión Digital (DTS). The approval is subject to certain monitored commitments, which are valid for five years and may be extended for three additional years. Telefónica currently holds 44% of DTS share capital and, under the merger, will purchase 56% of the share capital held by the media company Prisa in DTS, meaning Telefónica will have sole control over...

On 11 March 2015, Law 3/2015 on administrative, finance and fiscal measures was published in the Catalan Official Gazette. Article 99 of this Law has amended Article 1(c) (definition of “in-house production”) of the Catalan Broadcasting Act (Llei 22/2005, del 29 de desembre, de la comunicació audiovisual de Catalunya) (see IRIS 2006-2/14). As the Catalan Broadcasting Act does not define the concept of chain broadcasting and considering provisions of Article 22 of the General Law on Audiovisual Communication (Law 7/2010 of 31 March), it was necessary that the definition that has been amended clarify...