TVE to take Teledeporte off DTT

Spanish public-service broadcaster TVE has announced that it will take its sports channel Teledeporte off digital-terrestrial television as part of cost-cutting plans.

Teledeporte is set to be only available as an online channel, according to multiple reports.

TVE confirmed the plan after receiving €130m ($176.8m) in funding from the Spanish government to cover a drop in annual revenue.

TVE added that some of the channel’s programming would be transferred to DTT sister channel La 2, which showed the bulk of the broadcaster’s sports programming before Teledeporte was established.