https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish TV gets a bad rap from foreigners, but it's a window into society and current affairs which can help you integrate. Knowing the political bias of the main TV channels and radio stations will take your understanding one step further. https://www.thelocal.es/20230706/a-quick-guide-to-political-bias-on-spanish-tv-and-radio Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:58:04 +0200 a-quick-guide-to-political-bias-on-spanish-tv-and-radio US streaming giant Netflix said on Tuesday it was going to invest more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in productions in Spain, which has become one of audiovisual creation hubs in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20250610/netflix-to-spend-e1billion-to-make-more-made-in-spain-shows Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:07:06 +0200 netflix-to-spend-e1billion-to-make-more-made-in-spain-shows If you're a Brit in Spain and missing the BBC, or you simply enjoy the British Broadcasting Corporation's excellent content, there's now a way to legally and easily watch some BBC channels on Spanish TV. https://www.thelocal.es/20250117/how-you-can-now-watch-bbc-channels-on-spanish-tv Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:22:58 +0100 how-you-can-now-watch-bbc-channels-on-spanish-tv Watching Spanish TV can often feel like it's all just ads, and the actual programmes are the fillers. Why is it that ad breaks in Spain often run for more than 12 minutes? https://www.thelocal.es/20241115/why-are-tv-ad-breaks-so-long-in-spain Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:32:25 +0100 why-are-tv-ad-breaks-so-long-in-spain The first €450 fines for internet users who stream football on 'pirate' platforms have already been sent amid a crackdown on illegal streaming in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20241010/why-streaming-football-on-pirate-websites-in-spain-is-now-risky Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:53:32 +0200 why-streaming-football-on-pirate-websites-in-spain-is-now-risky If you want to watch the Spain-England Euro 2024 final, this is how to follow it live on Spanish TV or stream it online completely for free. https://www.thelocal.es/20240605/where-can-you-watch-euro-2024-matches-on-tv-in-spain Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:29:24 +0200 where-can-you-watch-euro-2024-matches-on-tv-in-spain Looking to improve your language skills while getting hooked on the most engrossing Spanish TV shows? Here are the most bingeable made-in-Spain series from 2023 and 2024 to watch on TV or stream. https://www.thelocal.es/20240507/the-best-new-spanish-tv-series-to-watch Tue, 07 May 2024 12:33:20 +0200 the-best-new-spanish-tv-series-to-watch Will you be in Spain when the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off in the 2024 Super Bowl on February 11th? Here’s how American football fans can watch it on Spanish TV. https://www.thelocal.es/20240131/how-you-can-watch-the-2024-super-bowl-on-tv-in-spain Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:41:49 +0100 how-you-can-watch-the-2024-super-bowl-on-tv-in-spain On February 14th, Spain will swap all its terrestrial television channels from SD to HD. Here’s why you may need to make some adjustments to your TV. https://www.thelocal.es/20240123/tv-in-spain-will-soon-be-fully-hd-what-changes-for-you Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:58:47 +0100 tv-in-spain-will-soon-be-fully-hd-what-changes-for-you If you’re a rugby fan in Spain, there are several ways you can watch the 2023 Rugby World Cup final between the Springboks and the All Blacks on Saturday, and the third-place play-off between England and Argentina on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230918/where-can-you-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:02:31 +0200 where-can-you-watch-the-rugby-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain Want to watch the Spain-England final of the 2023 Women’s World Cup from Spain? Here are the Spanish TV channels and big screens being set up outdoors across Spain's cities that will show the match for free. https://www.thelocal.es/20230804/where-can-i-watch-the-2023-womens-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain Fri, 04 Aug 2023 14:12:41 +0200 where-can-i-watch-the-2023-womens-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain If you want to tune in to watch the first British coronation in 70 years on Saturday May 6th, here are the TV channels and other platforms that will broadcast the event in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20230505/where-to-watch-king-charles-iiis-coronation-on-tv-in-spain Fri, 05 May 2023 16:25:20 +0200 where-to-watch-king-charles-iiis-coronation-on-tv-in-spain A contestant on Spain's "Big Brother" has been jailed for just over a year for sexually assaulting another contestant as the reality TV show was being filmed in 2017, court documents showed Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230418/spanish-big-brother-contestant-jailed-for-sexual-assault-on-camera Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:26:55 +0200 spanish-big-brother-contestant-jailed-for-sexual-assault-on-camera If you’ve watched a movie on Spanish TV you may have noticed that once it ends, they abruptly cut to ads or another film without showing the credits. Why does this happen? https://www.thelocal.es/20220113/why-on-earth-do-spains-tv-channels-always-cut-out-film-credits Thu, 13 Jan 2022 13:47:44 +0100 why-on-earth-do-spains-tv-channels-always-cut-out-film-credits Online video streaming giant Netflix on Tuesday opened new film studios in Spain, doubling its production capacity in the country that has become a hub of audiovisual creation in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20221123/netflix-bets-big-on-spain-with-largest-studios-in-eu Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:17:17 +0100 netflix-bets-big-on-spain-with-largest-studios-in-eu Which Spanish TV channels will show the 2022 Qatar World Cup games and what else should football fans in Spain know? https://www.thelocal.es/20221107/where-to-watch-the-qatar-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:14:15 +0100 where-to-watch-the-qatar-world-cup-on-tv-in-spain Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will be the protagonist of a new documentary series which will look at the inner workings of the Spanish government and offer a glimpse into the daily and personal life of the head of government.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220310/spains-prime-minister-to-star-in-his-own-documentary-series Thu, 10 Mar 2022 12:17:44 +0100 spains-prime-minister-to-star-in-his-own-documentary-series Netflix will on Friday release the final five episodes of "La Casa de Papel" (Money Heist), the most in-demand TV series in the world currently and one which blew open the door for other non-English language series on streaming services. https://www.thelocal.es/20211202/spains-smash-hit-tv-series-money-heist-reaches-end Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:48:40 +0100 spains-smash-hit-tv-series-money-heist-reaches-end Major companies have pulled their advertising from the Spanish version of worldwide hit reality TV show "Big Brother" over its handling of an alleged rape during the filming of the popular programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20191129/big-brother-spanish-reality-show-in-hot-water-over-handling-of-alleged-rape Fri, 29 Nov 2019 10:17:56 +0100 big-brother-spanish-reality-show-in-hot-water-over-handling-of-alleged-rape Colombian leader Juan Manuel Santos warned Wednesday against praising late drug lord Pablo Escobar "as a hero" as Bogota asked Madrid authorities to remove a giant poster advertising the Netflix series "Narcos". https://www.thelocal.es/20161215/colombia-asks-madrid-to-remove-netflix-narcos-billboard Thu, 15 Dec 2016 10:39:31 +0100 colombia-asks-madrid-to-remove-netflix-narcos-billboard