A Spanish court has set a new benchmark in the fight against TV piracy by imposing prison sentences of up to three years on those responsible for illegally distributing the signal of Movistar+ and other pay-TV operators. In a ruling – described as a turning point for the audiovisual industry – the Málaga Provincial Court […]
Movistar Plus+ has promoted Rebeca Aguilar to Head of International Distribution, four years after she joined the Spanisg company as a sales executive. The appointment strengthens the structure of Movistar Plus+ International, the division created in 2022 to drive the international expansion of original productions for Telefónica’s pay-TV service. Since its launch, Movistar Plus+ International has […]
The Confédération Africaine de Football has announced a record 20 media rights partnerships across over 30 European territories for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 which will kick-off on December 21st. Building on the landmark deal with Channel 4 in the UK – the first time all 52 AFCON matches […]
Consumption of time-shifted TV reached 8 minutes per person per day in November 2025, representing 5 per cent of total television use, according to the latest report from Barlovento Comunicación with data from Kantar. The study, which measures non-linear viewing of television content within the seven days following its original broadcast, as well as same-day […]
Telefónica’s pay-TV service, Movistar Plus, has consolidated its recovery in the Spanish television market, extending its growth streak for another quarter. The company’s latest figures confirm that the rebound, which began after the 2023 downturn, represents a lasting shift rather than a temporary uptick. By the end of the third quarter of 2025, Movistar Plus+ […]
BBC Player has debuted on Movistar Plus+, offering viewers in Spain up to 700 hours of curated content on-demand from the BBC Studios catalogue. Curated specifically for the Spanish audience and available in Spanish, BBC Player features a mixture of drama, natural history, documentaries, lifestyle, and entertainment titles. Launch titles include Louis Theroux documentaries, Natural […]
The CEO of Movistar Plus+, Daniel Domenjó, has sounded the alarm over sports piracy, warning that nearly half of football fans in Spain consume matches illegally. Speaking at the Círculo Ecuestre in Barcelona on October 2nd, Domenjó revealed that “43 per cent of the people who watch football in Spain pirate it,” a practice he […]
SES Satellite Ibérica, a subsidiary of SES, is finalising the launch of a new satellite television service in Spain under the brand Astra HD+. The platform is set to roll out in the coming weeks. At launch, Astra HD+ will offer around 26 HD TV channels which will be free of charge until early next […]
The Nameless, a series created by Pau Freixas and Pol Cortecans, will be broadcast exclusively on Disney+ in all its Latin American territories from September 10th, thanks to an agreement signed by Movistar Plus+ International with Gloriamundi Producciones. This is the second original Movistar Plus+ series that Latin American audiences will be able to enjoy […]
Movistar Plus ended H1 2025 with 3.67 million television subscribers, marking a 6.4 per cent year-on-year increase and 224,000 new customers. The platform’s all-time record was set in June 2019, according to The Objective, with 4.11 million subscribers, closing that year with 4.07 million. Numbers then declined to 3.93 million in 2020 (–3.4 per cent), […]