Movistar eSports

Television channel

Movistar eSports
Ownership

Country	Spain
Owner	Movistar+
History
Launched	20 February 2017; 7 years ago (20 February 2017)
Closed	16 December 2018; 5 years ago (16 December 2018)
Links
Website	esports.as.com

Movistar eSports is a Spanish premium channel exclusive from Movistar+ which was launched on 20 February 2017,^[1] being the first one to broadcast electronic sports.^[2] The website was opened on 15 June 2017,^[3] and from 24 April 2017 it broadcast 24 hours content for seven days per week.^[4]

In February 2018 it got integrated into Diario AS, showing esports news.^[5] It ended on 16 December 2018 and it moved to social media on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook,^[6] and shows amateur and professional competitions on YouTube and Twitch, creating also the club Movistar Riders.^[7]

References

^ Europa Press (17 January 2017). "Asalto de Movistar al universo de los eSports con canal y equipo propio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ Moya, Pedro (20 February 2017). "Movistar eSports, el primer canal dedicado para los deportes electrónicos". El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ "Movistar lanza movistaresports.com, su nuevo portal digital de contenidos eSports". Telefónica (in Spanish). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ Alcolea Huertos, Alejandro (25 April 2017). "Movistar eSports ya emite 24 horas al día, además de la ESL Masters CS:GO". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
^ Castañeda, Santi (21 February 2018). "Movistar y As se alían para la mejor cobertura de los eSports". As.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
^ "Movistar eSports evoluciona su estrategia y se vuelca en el mundo digital". As.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
^ Alcolea Huertos, Alejandro (13 January 2017). "ESL y Movistar definen el futuro de los eSports en España". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.