Spain intensifies crackdown on illegal holiday rentals with new tourist tax enforcement

Anna Marie de la Fuente Producer Dominic Barlow, whose credits include “The Last Kingdom,” “Mr. Selfridge,” and “Discovery of Witches,” has teamed up with writer-executive producer Brendan Foley on “The Angolan Clan,” which will be pitched at Toledo, Spain-based TV forum Conecta Fiction & Entertainment.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Now on its 8th edition, the international TV forum Conecta Fiction & Entertainment (CF&E), held in the ancient Spanish city of Toledo from June 18 to 21, is turning its focus to Brazil and Portugal. The South American country is haltingly reactivating its audiovisual industry under President Lula de Silva’s new government, which earmarked nearly $1 billion for the sector last year.

British holidaymakers heading to Spain have been warned of nearly 50 ‘black flag’ beaches across the country. Coastal locations in holiday hotspot Canary Islands feature in the list, along with beaches in Malaga, Barcelona and and the Costa Brava (Girona).

A woman has spoken of her heartache after her husband of 15 years was deported to Spain leaving her and their teenage daughter in the UK.

A mum is battling for her life after suffering a horror collapse on holiday. Stephanie Williams had been enjoying a family trip to Spain when she became seriously ill hours before she was due to fly home to Wales.

A Place In The Sun's Jasmine Harman has given fans a glimpse into her family's new life in Spain, following their move from the UK last year.

Warner Bros Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language feature debut, The Room Next Door, for release in a host of key international markets including the filmmaker’s home turf of Spain.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language film debut “The Room Next Door” for key international territories, including the U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany and Latin America. Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton and John Turturro, “The Room Next Door” will also be released by Warner Bros.

Katcy Stephan UTA has signed rising global star India Amarteifio for representation. In 2023, Amarteifio starred in the eight-part Netflix series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” written and produced by Shonda Rhimes.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent ANNECY, France — Banijay Kids & Family, behind hit “Totally Spies!” and “Mr Bean: The Animated Series,” has unveiled first deals on “Froggie,” crowned best TV pilot at early June’s Cartoons on the Bay Pulcinella Awards. In deals which suggest one way much Annecy-announced business will go, Spanish pubcaster RTVE and top French kids channel Gulli, have acquired rights to Spain and France respectively. Both are among the biggest and most established players in Western Europe’s children’s entertainment.

Annika Pham Seven hot Spanish TV projects in early development will be making their debuts at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, unspooling June 10-14 in Madrid. Six projects from emerging writing talents were picked out of more than 150 submissions by a team of writing experts, including Int’l Emmy nominated Luis Gamboa (“Promesas de Campaña”, “Control Z”), Estibaliz Burgaleta (“You’re Nothing Special,” “Cable Girls”), Gorka Magallón (“Los hombres de Paco,” “Tad, The Last Explorer”) and Susana López Rubio (“The Time in Between,” “Presumed Guilty”).

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Spain will be the Country of Honor at 2024’s Mipcom, the biggest TV content market in the world. Celebrating Spanish creativity, the Country of Honor program will mix events will feature panels and screenings of first-look new content, focusing on opportunities for co-production and relocation to Spain, Lucy Smith, director of Mipcom, announced Thursday at a press conference in Madrid. The honor recognises “the country’s increased prominence in recent years on the global stage” which is “inescapable and is incredibly impressive,” Smith added.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden made a whirlwind return to Spain in less than 12 hours after her golden buzzer act, Sydnie Christmas, won the ITV show's top prize. Just after celebrating the grand finale where her chosen act bagged the £250,000 jackpot, 53 year old Amanda was already on a flight to sunny Spain, showing no signs of slowing down.The Heart Radio presenter also took the opportunity to turn heads, stepping out in a flattering, figure-hugging white tee.

Brits planning on holidaying in Spain this summer have been told that they are ‘still welcome’ despite anti-tourism protests. In recent weeks demonstrations have been held across popular holiday destinations in the Balearic and the Canary Islands.

Spain is set to impose fines on tourists who purchase goods from unlicensed vendors in a new crackdown. Undercover police officers will be patrolling the streets of Costa Blanca, issuing penalties to unsuspecting shoppers.

Giving everyone a major dose of relationship goals, Scott Mills finally marries his long-term partner Sam Vaughan this weekend. The couple are tying the knot in Sitges, near Barcelona in Spain, after Scott and Sam flew out for a week of preparations for the big day.

A popular Spanish holiday island is mulling over the idea of banning cruise ships as part of stringent new measures. Majorca is contemplating a prohibition on large cruise ships docking at the island and is considering levying a tourist tax on cruise passengers in an effort to regulate tourism.

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CMAT has responded after the BBC disabled comments on the video for her performance at Big Weekend due to extensive body-shaming.The Irish singer-songwriter took to the stage at the 2024 edition of BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend, which was held at Stockwood Park, Luton at the end of last week.However, footage of her set began to gather unwanted attention online, with many flocking to the post to criticise the musician about her appearance. After being up for less than a week, the BBC then decided to disable comments on the video.Now, following the decision, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson herself has responded to the backlash, and shared what it was like to face online abuse.“Yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments,” she shared on X/Twitter last night (May 29).“Today a different video of me at the BRIT awards is going viral on south american tiktok and now people are calling me fat in spanish.”In a follow-up post, she added: “I didnt realise it was ILLEGAL to have a HUGE ASS !!!! i am GUILTY as CHARGED it is time to lock me up and throw away THE KEY!!!!! By the way i am an award winning songwriter that has released two albums which were received to ‘universal acclaim’.”yesterday the BBC had to turn comments off a video of me performing at big weekend because so many people were calling me fat in the comments.

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