Telefónica has opened a voluntary redundancy scheme for employees at Movistar Plus+, prompting concerns that the reduction in staff could affect the quality and reliability of the pay-TV platform’s service. The process will involve up to 175 employees (out of the total workforce of 860) – fewer than the 279 initially proposed – and will […]
Spain’s Movistar Plus has reported a 66,000 gain in pay-TV subscribers in the first quarter 0f 2025 – being its highest growth in customers since 2018 – and reaching a total of 3,586,000 subscribers as of March 31st. The platform added 7,000 pay-TV subscribers in Q1 2024; 22,000 in Q2 2024; 49,000 in Q3 2024 […]
Spanish pay-TV platform Movistar hopes to gain new subscribers for its streaming service Movistar Plus+ through a deal with electronics manufacturer Samsung. From May 15th, the South Korean brand will offer Movistar’s OTT service for free for three months to all buyers of its smart TVs in Spain. It is estimated that the Movistar Plus+ […]
WSC Sports has signed a multi-year agreement with Spain’s Movistar Plus+ who will employ its AI-driven technology. The audiovisual entertainment offering of the Telefónica Group, Movistar Plus+ will utilise WSC Sports’ platform to create real-time short-form video for a host of its sports rights including LaLiga and LaLiga 2, UEFA’s Champions League, Europa and Conference […]
Spain’s Movistar Plus has launched a low cost offer whereby all subscribers to Fusión or MiMovistar will be able to watch all LaLiga, LaLiga Hypermotion (second division), Champions League and Europa League content between now until August 31st for a one-off payment of €30. Under this promotion, subscribers will save €150 as the package usually […]
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and Telefónica Audiovisual Digital have signed a three year agreement to distribute all RTVE channels (La 1, La 2, Canal 24 Horas, Clan and Teledeporte) on Movistar Plus for the next three years. The deal also brings regional news programmes from all around Spain to the platform. The deal includes all […]
Movistar Plus+ has announced an agreement with LIV Golf League to exclusively broadcast the tournament in Spain.This recently created tournament (2022) is a professional golf tour whose name (LIV) refers to the total number of holes to be played in each event (54 in Roman numerals, corresponding to 3 rounds of 18 holes). The competition […]
Movistar Plus+ and SkyShowtime have announced a multi-year agreement, bringing SkyShowtime to Telefónica’s TV offering. From early 2024, Movistar Plus+ will becomes the first Spanish operator to launch SkyShowtime, with its exclusive selection of international and Spanish-language series and theatrical releases from Paramount and Universal. The service will be included in the Ficción miMovistar package. […]
Telefónica’s second brand, O2, has revamped its services and added pay-TV to its offering with the launch of the Movistar Plus OTT platform. O2 subscribers in Spain will now be able to watch Movistar Plus at a cheaper price of €12 a month compared to €14 through other operators. ustomers have to go to its […]
Movistar Plus+ International has closed a deal with HBO LATAM for the acquisition of ‘La Mesías’ rights in its territory. The 7 episodes of the series will be seen on the Latin American platform.‘La Mesías’ comes to join many Movistar Plus+ original titles that have already crossed our borders. It is a Movistar Plus+ Original […]