Movistar Fútbol


Movistar Fútbol was a paid Spanish television channel owned by Telefónica, which broadcast matches from two of the five major European leagues: Serie A and Ligue 1. It was available exclusively on Movistar+, and had two other auxiliary signals, for matches played simultaneously.

History

The channel began broadcasting on February 1, 2007, replacing "Canal + Deportes 1". The channel dedicated exclusively to football, began broadcasting matches of some of the major, as well as qualifying matches for the final stages of UEFA selections. As of August 1, 2016, the channel was renamed "Movistar Fútbol". The substitution of the Canal+ brand was framed within the transition in the visual identity of the channels of the Movistar+ platform.
On August 9, 2018, the channel became exclusive for the non-residential clients of the platform, as a replica of the contents broadcast by the Movistar Liga de Campeones channel for individuals. Mid-season 2018/19, on March 7, 2019, the channel returned to individuals, to cover the Ligue 1 of France and the Italian Serie A, after having acquired the rights of the same to Mediapro. Finally in mid-April 2019, the channel stopped broadcasting disappearing weeks later on IPTV and on May 10, 2019 on satellite, moving its content to #Vamos and Movistar Liga de Campeones and its auxiliary signals.Movistar Fútbol was closed officially on August 7th, 2019.