Movistar Plus and the DP World Tour have expanded their partnership through a new long-term agreement that will consolidate the platform as the ‘Home of Golf’ in Spain for years to come. Per the deal, Movistar Plus will continue to offer exclusive coverage of the complete DP World Tour through to 2031, including some of […]

Movistar Plus, the Spanish broadcaster, is preparing to launch four dedicated channels for the 2026 FIFA World Cup under the ‘DAZN Mundial’ brand which will air all 104 matches of the football tournament. The platform, which secured the rights to broadcast the entire competition through a partnership with DAZN, will temporarily reshape its existing football […]

Movistar Plus, the Spanish pay-TV platform, has announced it is “entering a new phase” under the leadership of Alfonso Gómez Palacio “to accelerate growth, strengthen its editorial capabilities, and consolidate its role as one of the key differentiating assets in Movistar’s value proposition”. The new editorial structure will revolve around two major entertainment pillars: content […]

Telefónica, in collaboration with Sony, has carried out a pioneering 5G connectivity trial at the Movistar Arena, achieving speeds of several gigabits per second thanks to the use of the 26 GHz band, also known as the millimetre band or mmWave.   Telefónica is the only operator in Spain to have 1,000 MHz of spectrum in this […]

Movistar Plus, Telefónica’s pay-TV platform, has extended its recovery into a new phase of sustained growth, recording its strongest quarterly subscriber gain since the turnaround began in 2023, even as parent company Telefónica continued to grapple with losses linked to its LatAm restructuring. At the close of the first quarter of 2026, Movistar Plus reached […]

Movistar Plus+ has unveiled a new low-cost subscription tier in Spain aimed at viewers more interested in films and television than live sport. The new package, branded Plan Libre Cine y Series, is priced at €4.99 per month and includes access to the platform’s full catalogue of films, series, documentaries and more than 70 television […]

Orange Spain has unveiled Vuela TV, a new low-cost TV platform aimed at expanding access to premium entertainment across Spanish households. The launch comes on the heels of Movistar Plus introducing a reduced-content version of its own TV service in an attempt to attract a broader customer base, signalling growing competition in Spain’s streaming and […]

Telefónica has appointed Alfonso Gómez as the new CEO of Movistar Plus+, replacing Daniel Domenjó after just over a year in the role. The decision was approved by the board of the television business controlled by the telco and marks another senior management reshuffle under Telefónica chairman Marc Murtra. Gómez, who most recently led Telefónica’s […]

Spain’s National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has dismissed a complaint filed by Vodafone Spain against Telefónica over the integration of Disney+ into its pay-TV platform, Movistar+. Vodafone had argued that the agreement amounted to a form of hidden exclusivity, potentially restricting competition. However, the regulator – chaired by Cani Fernández – found no […]

Movistar Plus+, the Spanish pay-TV and streaming platform owned by Telefónica, has unveiled plans to “evolve and adapt” its organisation with the aim of strengthening its value proposition in the global audiovisual market. The company says it is moving forward integrating the rights acquisition function (Film, Series, Sports, etc.) together with the management of Global […]