- Government-related consortium and Mediaset
- Atresmedia, Prisa, Telefónica and Blas Herrero were excluded
In recent days there has been talk of moves in this direction by the Portuguese Media capital And Dutch DPG MediaIt is a rumor that encouraged speculation in this sector. Finally, the two blocs made their decision Don’t show up For the competition launched by the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
Official sources for DPG Media They confirmed to Confidencial Digital their dismissive stance: “Thank you for your message. I don’t know where this rumor came from, but our media group has no interest in this project.”
A similar line is supported by sources Media capitalwhich highlights: “Media Capital Group has not applied to the competition for the award of the new DTT license in Spain, the term of which has already expired. The Group remains attentive to all growth opportunities in the Iberian market.”
There was also talk that he would be there A coalition of government-linked businessmenwhich will come along with an international audio-visual suite, which will save the bulk of the investment know how Required to prove industrial solvency. There was talk among the Spanish partners about names linked to Brisa’s contribution, such as: Andres Varela, Diego Brito and Adolfo Autoralthough the publishing company El País is not involved in this capacity.
The Department of Early Childhood Development attempted to confirm this news and contacted sources close to this group, who had not responded at the time of publishing this report. If it is finally introduced, it will be its main competitor MediasetWho registered his candidacy before the expiry of the deadline.
Mediaset sources had left it open to introduce you a few weeks ago, but have not confirmed anything.
instead of, Atresmedia They said she resigned from the competition to focus her strategy on strengthening her open brands and promoting Atresplayer. hurry, phone and Blas Herrero They did not ask for this license either.
The editor of El Pais newspaper had ruled out performing the operation months ago due to the risks of debt. Movistar Plus+ is committed to financial discipline; The owner of Kiss Media did not see any benefit from it due to the collapse of the advertising market.
All of this is within the framework of requirements set by the competition: A Six million bank guaranteeCertified audio-visual income and proof of financial solvency.