Movistar+ takes on Discovery
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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 27 January 2017

Telefónica and Discovery have inked a deal to add 30 hours of Discovery Channel’s hit factual shows to the Movistar+ video-on-demand (VOD) platform in Spain.

Among the selected Discovery content are factual series including Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Extreme Fishing, En Mitad de la Nada (Edge of Alaska) and The American West.

The platform is sold as a complement to the Movistar+ pay-TV subscription and doesn’t operate as a standalone service. However, according to the latest data, it is the most popular VOD service in Spain, ahead of independent streaming platforms like Netflix, HBO España and Amazon Prime Video.

Telefónica is currently preparing to start premiering its own in-house formats.