How spiraling costs and soccer united Spanish TV competitors

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Canal Satellite Digital SA, the digital platform which is being operated by Grupo Prisa with Canal Plus SA of France is discussing a possible alliance with Via Digital SA, the platform being operated by Telefonica SA through its 35% interest. Telefonica's chairman, Juan Villalonga, is representing Canal Satellite, while Via Digital is represented by Prisa's chairman, Jesus Polanco. The two parties, which have been fighting for 18 months over the TV broadcasting rights to Spanish soccer, are now trying to work together to fight an expected onslaught of competition from new cable and terrestrial digital TV operators.

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Is discussing a possible alliance with Canal Satellite Digital

Television Broadcasting, Television broadcasting industry, Canal Satellite Digital SA, Via Digital SA

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Cableuropa starts service, rivaling Spain's Telefonica

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Cableuropa SA, a US-Spanish cable consortium, launched new cable-television, Internet and telephone services in Valencia, Spain, through the corporate brand, Ono, in its effort to become the initial integrated cable operator to battle Telefonica SA of Spain. Cableuropa chief executive David Colley observed that many foreign operators are trying to compete in the Spanish market. In October 1998, the company will try to offer the same array of services in Spanish cities such as Cadiz, Palma de Majorca, Albacete and Murcia aside from Valencia, which is the third-biggest city in the country.

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Launches new cable-television, Internet and telephone services in Valencia, Spain, through the corporate brand Ono

On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Wired Telecommunications Carriers, Cable Television Systems, Cable Networks, Telephone Communications, Services introduction, Internet services, Cable television broadcasting industry, Cable television, Telephone services, Cableuropa S.A.

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Spain awards mobile license to Retevision

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Retevision SA has won a mobile telephone license in Spain. According to the company, which started providing fixed-phone services in January 1998, it intends to make a 597 billion-peseta investment in the next ten years in its new mobile service. Retevision will use 329 billion of that amount to expand its network and information systems. The company said it will start providing its new service in December 1998, at rates 30% less than the rates of Telefonica SA, the leader in Spain's telecommunications market.

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Wins mobile telephone license in Spain

Cellular Mobile Radio Services, Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications, Cellular telephone services, Retevision SA

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