Movistar+ Lite


Movistar+ taps Ateme for pay TV and OTT headend

Telefónica pay TV service Movistar+ has tapped technology outfit Ateme’s Titan solution converged software headend, for distribution of its live DTH/OTT services. Titan comprises a pure software-based encoder that can run on any COTS or virtualised server. According to Ateme, it provides Movistar+ with bandwidth savings in MPEG-2 and H.264, resulting in savings in satellite […]

Movistar+ Lite ‘exceeding expectations’ for Telefónica

Subscribers to Telefónica’s recently launched OTT TV service Movistar+ Lite are using the service for an average of two and half hours a day, with 80% of that time being spent on video-on-demand content, according to the Spanish telco. According to Telefónica, the data from June on usage of the €8 a month service shows […]

Telefónica debuts OTT TV service Movistar+ Lite

Telefónica last week debuted its OTT TV service, Movistar+ Lite. The service is available for €8 and offers eight linear channels as well as a raft of on-demand content and live sports. Linear channels on the service comprise #0, #Vamos, Movistar Series, Movistar Seriesmanía, Fox, TNT, Comedy Central and AMC. Sports content available includes Wimbeldon […]