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 […]
Open Cosmos has unveiled eight new Earth observation satellites to advance Europe’s ability to monitor climate-related disasters and environmental threats from space at the ESA Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum (ESA CommEO). The final design of the satellites was presented by Tiago Rebelo, CRO of Open Cosmos, along with Cecilia Hernández, Director of Programmes and Industry […]
DAZN, the sports streaming platform, will broadcast France’s Ligue 1 McDonald’s in Spain following a new multi-year agreement with LFP Media. DAZN is already the official broadcaster of the top-flight French football league in markets including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium and Japan. Through this partnership, Ligue 1 football will also be available exclusively in Spain […]
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 […]
Warner Bros International Television Production Spain and Atresmedia have begun filming a new season of The Wheel, marking a return for the global format three years after its Spanish debut, and bringing in Arturo Valls as its new host. Originally launched in Spain on Atres in 2023 as El círculo de los famosos, the first […]
LaLiga will discontinue its OTT platform, LaLiga+, on June 30th, bringing an end to a seven-year experiment in direct-to-consumer broadcasting. The organisation, led by Javier Tebas, confirmed that the service will cease operations this summer, stating that it has “fulfilled its cycle and purpose within LaLiga’s audiovisual strategy”. In a message addressed to users, LaLiga […]