For months it seemed that Telefónica had declared war on Netflix. But, it seems that the conflict between the two companies will soon come to an end. Since it seems that finally both companies have reached an agreement. Thanks to this agreement, it is expected that Netflix contents are integrated into the Movistar + television platform.
This agreement is secret and it is expected that be announced throughout the month of February. Although it would not take effect immediately. Since it seems that wait until summer for this content integration between the two platforms is official.
In fact, It is not known to what extent Netflix will be integrated into Movistar +. Not if all the contents of the popular streaming platform will be available (which is to be expected). On the way in which it could be integrated, it has been The Confidential whoever has shown two possible ways.
As reported, It could be through a direct hiring from Movistar +. Something similar to what happens with Vodafone today. Or they could elaborate new rates in which Netflix is presented as an additional service that users could choose if they so desired. They are the two possible ways, although it has not been confirmed which one will be chosen.
Furthermore, it appears that both companies have reached a collaboration agreement. So they are looking for a deep integration of Netflix content in Movistar +. Something that many users expected, but that seemed far away due to the conflict between both parties. Although already in December something could be sensed, because the Telefónica's president already mentioned at the company's annual summit the intention of collaborating with other platforms. So it seems that they have seen that collaborating is more convenient than having a conflict with Netflix.
There are still some aspects that remain to be specified. What's more, many wonder if Netflix will work well with Movistar fiber. So it will be necessary to see if the company offers all the available bandwidth as Orange or Vodafone already do.
It is certainly news that consumers were waiting for and this absurd conflict between the two companies seems to be coming to an end. We hope that in a couple of weeks this agreement is officially announced. Surely then more details will be revealed about how and when will the integration of Netflix and Movistar +.