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Movistar Plus+
Formerly Movistar+ (2015?2022)
Industry Pay television
Predecessor
Founded 8 July 2015
Founder
Headquarters
Avenida de los Artesanos, 6
28760 Tres Cantos , Madrid
,
Spain
Key people
Cristina Burzako [1]
Products Satellite television
IPTV
Parent Telefonica, S.A.
Website Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Movistar Plus+ (formerly Movistar+ ) is the trade name of the subscription platform for digital television owned by Telefonica , which operates in Spain . The service is distributed via optical fiber and ADSL as well as with satellites such as Astra . The platform, which was officially launched on July 8, 2015, stems from the merger of Canal+ , previously responsible for the satellite TV operations, and Telefonica's Movistar TV . It is the largest subscription television provider in Spain with 3.7 million customers and 45% of market share. [2]

History [ edit ]

See also: Canal+ (Spanish satellite broadcasting company) and Movistar TV

Since 2013, various news regarding the possible purchase of Canal+'s Spanish assets by Telefonica were published. According to media reports, there were also many companies that expressed interest in buing the Pay-TV platform, as Al Jazeera, Vivendi , which owned Canal+ France , and Liberty Global mogul Rupert Murdoch. This was critical for PRISA , owners of Canal+ Spain, as they had been looking for ways to resolve the debt the company had been accumulating since 2008, as a result of the 2007?2008 financial crisis , [3] with rumors of an acquisition by Telefonica beginning to take place as early as this year. [4]

On May 6, 2014, Telefonica submitted a binding to gain 56% PRISA had in Canal+ Spain, in exchange for paying about 725 million euros. PRISA ended up accepting the offer the following month. [5]

On June 18, 2014, Telefonica submitted a binding offer to acquire Mediaset Spain 's 22% ownership of Canal+ Spain for 295 million euros. The offer was later accepted on July 4, 2014, allowing Telefonica to obtain full control of the company. [6]

On April 22, 2015, the CNMC gave its approval to the sale of Canal+ to Telefonica . After this, Canal+ began the process of merger with Movistar TV until July 7, 2015, which resulted in the creation of Movistar+ the following day.

In June 2019, an over-the-top video streaming service was launched under the brand Movistar+ Lite. It features select content but not LaLiga football matches or cinema and series exclusives. The streaming offer saw a complete overhaul on August 1, 2023, now offering a larger amount of content and the majority of the linear TV channels available on the satellite and IPTV offers, making the service more similar to Sky 's Now .

Over the course of 2023, Movistar Plus+ renew its deals with all major Hollywood Studios to continue offer their content on the Spanish TV platform. All television channels in Spain from Sony Pictures Entertainment , The Walt Disney Company , Warner Bros. Discovery , Paramount Global and Comcast will continue to be broadcast on Movistar Plus+. This also saw the incorporation of the studios' content directly on Movistar Plus+'s video on demand services, with said content coming directly from Sony's AXN Now , Warner Discovery's HBO Max and Paramount and Comcast's SkyShowtime , while Disney's content is available through the offer of subscriptions to Disney+ at a discounted price. [7] [8] [9] [10]

In January 2024, after earlier exceptional involvements in film production with While at War (2019) and Prison 77 (2022), Movistar Plus+ announced a strategy to develop as a co-producer of films on a sustained basis, presenting a slate of 5 initial titles set to begin production in 2024 and to be directed by Iciar Bollain ( I'm Nevenka ), Rodrigo Sorogoyen ( El ser querido ), Alberto Rodriguez , Oliver Laxe , and Ana Rujas ( El desencanto ). [11]

Channels operated by Movistar Plus+ [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "Movistar+ renueva su estructura para fortalecer su liderazgo" . Mundoplus (in Spanish). 26 June 2021 . Retrieved 24 January 2022 .
  2. ^ "Informe Trimestral" . CNMCData (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 April 2022 . Retrieved 22 May 2022 .
  3. ^ Marco, Agustin (7 February 2013). "Telefonica negocia la compra de Canal+ a Prisa para salvarla de los bancos" . El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compania Editorial, S.L . Retrieved 6 March 2019 .
  4. ^ "La negociacion de venta Digital+ empezara pronto, segun fuentes" . Reuters (in Spanish). 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015 . Retrieved 6 March 2019 .
  5. ^ Jimenez, Miguel (2 June 2014). "PRISA firma la venta del 56% de Canal+ a Telefonica por 750 millones" . El Pais (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa . Retrieved 6 March 2019 .
  6. ^ "Mediaset acepta la oferta de Telefonica por su 22% de Canal+, segun medios" (in Spanish). Madrid. Reuters . 3 July 2014 . Retrieved 6 March 2019 .
  7. ^ "Movistar Plus+ y Sony Pictures Entertainment renuevan su acuerdo, que incluye la extension de la transmision de los canales AXN y AXN NOW" (in Spanish). Madrid. Movistar Plus+. 12 May 2023 . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
  8. ^ "Movistar Plus+ y The Walt Disney Company Iberia renuevan su acuerdo de colaboracion" (in Spanish). Madrid. Movistar Plus+. 18 December 2023 . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
  9. ^ "Movistar Plus+ y Warner Bros. Discovery alcanzan un acuerdo estrategico que formulara la oferta de entretenimiento mas competitiva de Espana" (in Spanish). Madrid. Movistar Plus+. 15 December 2023 . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
  10. ^ "Movistar Plus+ lanzara SkyShowtime, convirtiendose en la mejor oferta de entretenimiento en Espana" (in Spanish). Madrid. Movistar Plus+. 15 December 2023 . Retrieved 18 December 2023 .
  11. ^ Zurro, Javier (18 January 2024). "Movistar Plus+ producira lo nuevo de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Iciar Bollain, Alberto Rodriguez y Oliver Laxe" . eldiario.es .
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