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Spain's biggest telebroadcasting network operator Abertis Telecom has bought 80% of Madrid's regional telebroadcasting network operator Teledifusión Madrid.
The buy represents the failure of Madrid's regional government to have its own telebroadcasting network operator. Teledifusión Madrid was made up of all Madrid’s regional and local DTT channels who created the regional operator so as not to have to depend on Abertis Telecom for digital signal distribution. These channels are Cadena COPE's Popular TV, Unidad Editorial's Aprende Inglés TV, Antena 3's Uniprex's, Intereconomía TV, Kiss TV, Libertad Digital TV and film entrepreneur's Enrique Cerezo's 8Madrid TV.
Abertis Telecom is owner of Spain's main telebroadcasting tower Torrespaña (pictured, left) based in Madrid, created in 1982. Also Abertis owns some 3,000 telebroadcasting national centres and at the same time is European satellite operator Eutelsat's main owner.
Only two of Madrid's local DTT channel opposed the buy out - 8Madrid and Kiss TV music channel owned by Spaniard construction mogul Blas Herrero who also owns music radio station Kiss FM.
Teledifusión Madrid gives service to ten Madrid areas given licences for the distribution of local and regional DTT in this autonomous region.
The buy represents the failure of Madrid's regional government to have its own telebroadcasting network operator. Teledifusión Madrid was made up of all Madrid’s regional and local DTT channels who created the regional operator so as not to have to depend on Abertis Telecom for digital signal distribution. These channels are Cadena COPE's Popular TV, Unidad Editorial's Aprende Inglés TV, Antena 3's Uniprex's, Intereconomía TV, Kiss TV, Libertad Digital TV and film entrepreneur's Enrique Cerezo's 8Madrid TV.
Abertis Telecom is owner of Spain's main telebroadcasting tower Torrespaña (pictured, left) based in Madrid, created in 1982. Also Abertis owns some 3,000 telebroadcasting national centres and at the same time is European satellite operator Eutelsat's main owner.
Only two of Madrid's local DTT channel opposed the buy out - 8Madrid and Kiss TV music channel owned by Spaniard construction mogul Blas Herrero who also owns music radio station Kiss FM.
Teledifusión Madrid gives service to ten Madrid areas given licences for the distribution of local and regional DTT in this autonomous region.