It and Veo Televisión [es] won concessions from the government of Spain in 2000, with Net TV receiving two DTT slots, expanding to four in 2005.
[4] Another major change in investors occurred that year when Dinamia sold its 20 percent share in Net TV to The Walt Disney Company.
[5] After the Spanish government granted Net TV and other multiplex holders a full four channels in 2010,[6] two new channels launched in the span of a week on the Net TV licenses in September 2010: MTV and La 10 [es], which had previously launched earlier that year as a brand for Vocento-owned local stations and moved entirely to its national slot.
[9] Six days later, Intereconomía—suffering from financial difficulties and the departure of several key presenters—announced that its channel would cease airing nationally, with broadcasts continuing in Madrid and Valencia, where it held its own concessions.
[1] It also came as a surprise to many in the industry, particularly given then-recent actions in the United States to selectively allow increased foreign ownership in the broadcasting sector.