BARREIRO - Disney has announced the relaunch of the Disney Channel in Spain on pay TV, following the end of its terrestrial broadcasts on January 7, 2025, according to mundoplus.tv . The company is finalizing a strategy to bring the Disney Channel back to the Spanish market after the brand disappeared from the television landscape. Disney Channel Spain stopped broadcasting on January 7, 2025, closing after 27 years continuously in Spanish homes . Its closure marked the end of an era for a channel that was the leading children's channel for 8-16 year olds since its launch in 1998 and which, for many more years, was also part of the Spanish digital terrestrial television offering. After 1 year and 2 months since the channel's closure, Disney is preparing for its return through a rebranding that will replace Disney Jr. Spain on pay-TV operators. The children's channel, currently aimed at children aged 3 to 7, will be transformed into the new Disney Channel Spain ...
Telefónica's Movistar Plus+ confirms the departure of MTV 00s and Paramount Network; other operators will bring it
BARREIRO - On January 1 of next year, Telefónica's Movistar Plus+ television service will update its channel lineup, at which point two channels will no longer be available on Spanish pay TV. Other channels leaving MTV 90s , MTV 80s , Club MTV , and MTV Live , which will cease to be part of the offering on January 19 of next year. This change is not limited to a single operator but affects all platforms where these channels were previously broadcast. The change will be finalized with the definitive departure of Paramount Network Spain and MTV 00s , two channels that are disappearing simultaneously from Spanish pay television and will no longer be available on all platforms where they were distributed. The way this disappearance will be handled varies depending on the operator. On Orange TV , the Paramount Network Spain signal will be replaced by Paramount Network de Pluto , the ad-supported FAST version of the channel, which can also be watched independently via Pluto T...