[kunagi7]

It used to be like that, every television outlet had their own political views and openly criticized the opposing ones.

However, when the pandemic started the government spent over 15 million euros directly in private televisions [1], and gave over 100 million euros in institutional advertisements to radio outlets, newspapers and the aforementioned private televisions [2], supposedly to avoid their economic collapse. Also some regions did the same with regional or local outlets.

So, it's not like they're at their service... But why should the media in Spain criticize the hand that feeds them?

[0] Note, sources are in Spanish (and both sources got institutional advertisements!):

[1] https://www.lavanguardia.com/television/20200331/48219498329...

[2] https://www.elespanol.com/invertia/medios/20200407/moncloa-a...