Movistar is reportedly set to launch a new OTT service, branded Movistar++, in an attempt to attract the 2.5 million Netflix subscribers who have dropped their subscription following the clampdown on password sharing. The company could reveal plans it by the end of June, with the service set to include movies, TV series and, according […]

Telefonica’s Movistar has launched ‘real’, standalone 5G in 700 municipalities with plans to cover most Spanish cities with over 250,000 inhabitants by the end of the year. With Ericsson and Nokia acting as the main providers, Movistar 5G SA network will allow up to 1,600 Mbps speeds in the 3,500 MHz band. Currently, Movistar covers […]

Telefónica has appointed Rosauro Varo, current vice president of media group Prisa, as vice president of Movistar Plus. Additionally, the company has added two new members to the Movistar Plus board in Verónica Pascual, current member of Telefónica board, and Iván Bohórquez, founder of Smartener. Sergio Oslé will continue his role as president of Movistar […]

Spanish regulatory body CNMC has opened a disciplinary file against Movistar for the Formula 1 deal signed with DAZN in 2021 for three seasons (2021-2023) over a possible breach of competition rules. The CNMC states that, with the deal, Movistar would have failed to abide by the deal limits imposed on the company for the […]

FTTH continues growing in Spain. The latest data from the regulator CNMC reveals that FTTH lines reached 13.8 million in January 2023 adding 89,944 new lines. Eighty-three per cent of broadband lines in the country are FTTH, with Movistar taking 36.6 per cent with 5.1 million lines. The three largest operators – Movistar, Orange and […]

The existing 73 pay thematic channels in Spain drew 21 million viewers in February, representing 45.5 per cent of the population and breaking and a new audience record, according to Barlovento Comunicación.The most widely watched pay-TV channels are DAZN LaLiga, followed by LaLiga TV (Movistar Plus), AXN, Fox, Liga de Campeones (Movistar Plus), TNT, Calle […]

Canal Toro, a TV channel in Spain dedicated to bullfighting, will cease its transmissions following Movistar Plus failing to keep the TV rights to the main bullfighting festivals in Madrid and Seville. The announced launch of a dedicated bullfighting streaming platform, branded OneToro, has contributed to the closure of Canal Toro, which has been in […]

Spanish telcos Movistar, Vodafone and Orange are raising their subscription fees to mitigate declining revenues. On average, Movistar and Vodafone are increasing their monthly fees by 6.8 per cent and 6.5 per cent, respectively. Moving with the tide, Orange is also set to rise its fees between €2 and €5 a month from March. Movistar […]

Spanish pay-TV platform, Movistar Plus leads the market in the number of Spanish TV production premieres, ahead of Netflix and Prime Video. According to consultancy firm Geca, Telefónica’s platform released 28 Spanish productions in 2022, 11 more than the previous year. Prime Video released 24, one less than in 2021, and Netflix had 19, four […]

Spain’s largest pay TV platform, Movistar Plus, has integrated the cinema VoD service FlixOlé into its service through its 4K STB. Subscribers will have access to over 4,000 cinema titles, including recently released Spanish productions as well as a library of classic titles. In addition the service has a wide catalogue of European films, westerns […]