Broadcast Rights

Competitions available on Movistar+

	Copa América (2024) Movistar Plus+ has secured exclusive broadcasting rights for the 2024 Copa América in Spain, providing coverage of all 32 matches from June 20 to July 14. Subscribers in Spain can stream the Copa America live on Movistar Plus+ on many devices and enjoy match highlights and additional shows to enrich their viewing experience. More details The live broadcasts on the platform include the opening match between Argentina and Canada, but fans may expect late-night viewing due to the time difference.
	UEFA Champions League (2021-2024) Telefónica, a leading Spanish telecommunications company, acquired the broadcast rights to the UEFA Champions League for approximately €1.1 billion, covering three years from 2021. Annually, the company has agreed to pay close to €360 million to air matches in Spain, including group and knockout stages. More details This strategic move marked Telefónica's significant investment in sports broadcasting amidst stiff competition, particularly from online streaming firms. The COVID-19 pandemic's economic impact influenced the bidding process, with some competitors scaling back. Telefónica has announced plans to distribute these rights to various over-the-top (OTT) providers, such as DAZN Spain and Mitele Plus, suggesting varied package offerings and prices.
	UEFA Europa League (2024-2027) Telefónica has secured the broadcast rights for the UEFA Europa League in Spain, covering the 2024/25, 2025/26, and 2026/27 seasons. The deal, part of a broader acquisition that includes the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Youth League, and UEFA Europa Conference League, involves a total expenditure of 960 million euros, equating to 320 million euros per season. More details This acquisition aligns with Telefónica's existing strategy of maintaining comprehensive football rights within the Spanish market, with Telefónica Audiovisual set to provide these broadcasts to its residential segment customers.
	UEFA Super Cup (2021-2024)
	UEFA Europa Conference League (2021-2024)
	England - Premier League (2022-2025)
	Spain - La Liga (2021-2027) Spanish telco Telefónica has successfully re-negotiated its broadcast rights for LaLiga, covering Spain and Andorra. This renewed TV deal follows a regulatory re-evaluation of their initial agreement with LaLiga spanning from 2021 to 2027. The re-acquisition, effective from the latter half of the 2024/25 season to the end of the 2026/27 season, is in response to the Spanish competition regulator CNMC's concerns. More details CNMC had contended that Telefónica's acquisition of pay TV operator Digital+ constrained it from holding rights for a period exceeding three years. Under the new arrangement, valued at approximately €1.29 billion, Telefónica may continue broadcasting five LaLiga games per matchday through its digital subscription platform Movistar+. It has also agreed to exclusively cover three match weeks in both the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons. The financial commitment involves €250 million for the latter half of the 2024/25 season, increasing to €520 million for each of the following full seasons. This revised contract aligns Telefónica's rights period with DAZN's existing contract for consistent LaLiga coverage.
	Italy - Serie A (2021-2024)
	Germany - Bundesliga (2021-2024) Telefonica has acquired the broadcast rights for the German Bundesliga in Spain. The telecoms operator will carry live HD coverage of the matches on its pay television service, Movistar+. Subscribers may gain access to live online streams for the games on the Movistar+ app.
	Spain - Supercopa de España (2022-2025)
	Spain - Copa del Rey (2022-2025)
	England - FA Cup (2021-2024)
	Italy - Coppa Italia (2021-2024)
	UEFA Youth League (2021-2024)
	Spain - Segunda Division (2022-2027)

About

Movistar+ History, Coverage, Features

Movistar + is a Spanish online streaming platform owned and operated by Telefónica. It was launched July 8, 2015 after the merger between the satellite platform Canal+ and the IPTV service Movistar TV.

The online streaming platform has added channels to its grid so fans can watch all their favorite networks on the go via their mobile devices or through their computers. Some of the channels available on this platform over the years have included all of Movistar’s channels, such as Movistar La Liga and Movistar La Liga de Campeones, and other services such as Netflix and Disney+.

Over the years, Movistar + has been able to stream most sports broadcasting rights owned by Telefónica, such as the UEFA Champions League, the Spanish Primera División, and the UEFA Europa League. Other tournaments aired by the network may not be streamed by this platform due to some restrictions.

Movistar + may be available on web browsers such as Edge and Google Chrome. Other options to stream the content provided by this service include mobile devices that work with Android and iOS. Movistar + has also been available on select smart TVs, on video game consoles such as Xbox 360, and on Android TV.