{"id":220,"date":"2026-05-19T10:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220"},"modified":"2026-05-19T10:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T10:06:13","slug":"movistar-plus-appoints-new-management-under-new-ceo-alfonso-gomez-palacio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tMovistar Plus is marking the start of Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio\u2019s tenure as CEO with a restructuring of its operations, as the leading Spanish pay TV\/SVOD platform launches a new content and sports framework.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=218\">\u2018Baywatch\u2019 Set to Make a Splash Across the Pond as Sky Snaps Up U.K. and Ireland Rights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\tG\u00f3mez Palacio succeeded Daniel Domenj\u00f3, who left the post in April after just over a year as CEO of Movistar Plus. His appointment suggest a shift in executive profile, from Domenj\u00f3, a TV producer and former Satisfaction Iberia and Mediacrest executive, to a long-serving Telef\u00f3nica operator with deep experience in Latin America and corporate management.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe restructuring comes as Movistar Plus+ has helped Spain score a historic first of three Palme d\u2019Or contenders in main Cannes competition. The pay TV\/SVOD service co-produced or put down a substantal pre-buy on all three Spanish titles: Rodrigo Sorogoyen\u2019s \u201cThe Beloved\u201d (\u201cEl ser querido\u201d), starring Javier Bardem; Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo\u2019s \u201cLa bola negra,\u201d with Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Pedro Almod\u00f3var\u2019s \u201cBitter Christmas\u201d (\u201cAmarga Navidad\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>\n\tMovistar Plus+ also said it added 86,000 net customers in the first quarter, taking its paying subscriber base to 3.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tFor Spain\u2019s film industry, that Cannes footprint carries industrial weight. Movistar Plus+ has become one of the country\u2019s driving forces for ambitious Spanish cinema, backing what it calls \u201cevent auteur\u201d features, premium series, documentaries and commercially positioned films at a time when local producers are seeking scale, international visibility and reliable financing partners.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe new organization is structured around two main areas: content and sport. Juan Andr\u00e9s Garc\u00eda Ropero, widely known as \u201cBropi,\u201d will head the content division, assuming responsibility for films, series, documentaries, programs and new in-house production formats.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGarc\u00eda Rodero joined Movistar Plus+ in 2018 and has played a significant role in the development of the platform\u2019s sports content offer. His appointment now gives him larger oversight, in a move, Movistar Plus+ said Monday, designed to reinforce editorial capacity and production strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tUnder Garc\u00eda Rodero, content will be organized into four units. Bruna Hernando will lead Movistar Plus+ Originals, integrating scripted series and non-fiction originals. Guillermo Farr\u00e9 will remain as head of Spanish Cinema. I\u00f1igo Trojaola will oversee Editorial Development and Acquisitions, while Hugo Tom\u00e1s will lead Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tEnric Rojas will continue to head Business Management and Sports, keeping oversight of one of Movistar Plus\u2019 core differentiators in the Spanish market. Sports rights, original coverage and recognized on-air talent remain central to the platform\u2019s positioning, particularly within Movistar\u2019s broader convergent offer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=216\">Pop Up Film Residency Announces Eight Participants for 2026 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cMovistar Plus is opening a new stage with a clear ambition: to grow, invest in content and offer more and better entertainment services to our customers,\u201d said G\u00f3mez Palacio.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe added that the platform will remain \u201ca key piece within Telef\u00f3nica and Movistar\u2019s convergent value proposition,\u201d pointing to entertainment, sport and distinctive content as increasingly important elements in the company\u2019s relationship with customers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tG\u00f3mez Palacio brings a largely telecoms and operations background to the role. He previously led Telef\u00f3nica Hispanoam\u00e9rica, after earlier senior positions including leadership of Telef\u00f3nica Colombia and Telef\u00f3nica Hispam Norte. His career places him closer to Telef\u00f3nica\u2019s broader customer, business and regional strategy than to the traditional profile of a television content executive.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tG\u00f3mez Palacio\u2019s profile also points to Movistar Plus\u2019 broader role inside Telef\u00f3nica Espa\u00f1a, where the service aids customer retention, bundled offers and premium differentiation. It has also been widening access through new offers , including a free tier and Plan Libre: Cine y Series, priced at \u20ac4.99 ($5.80), for customers focused on films and series rather than sport.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tOne open industry question is the extent of further change inside the content team. Kin\u00f3tico first reported that Fran Ara\u00fajo, executive producer of original fiction at Movistar Plus+ and a key figure in its scripted strategy, is leaving the company.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAra\u00fajo has been closely associated with emblematic Movistar Plus+ productions as an excutive producer including Rodrigo Sorogoyen\u2019s prestige police drama \u201cRiot Police\u201d (\u201cAntidisturbios\u201d), Alejandro Amen\u00e1bar\u2019s international-facing limited series \u201cLa Fortuna\u201d and Alberto Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s \u201cAnatomy of a Moment\u201d (\u201cAnatom\u00eda de un instante\u201d), one of the platform\u2019s major recent political-history bets, where he also served a one of its writers. <\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe also co-wrote crime dramas \u201cHierro\u201d and \u201cRapa,\u201d two of Movistar Plus\u2019 biggest hits, and was the creative driving force behind the boldly experimental series \u201cOffworld\u201d (\u201cApag\u00f3n\u201d).  <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=214\">\u2018Low Expectations\u2019 Review: Eivind Landsvik\u2019s Tender, Joachim Trier-Adjacent Drama Wisely Suggests Embracing Stillness is Tougher Than It Looks<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Movistar Plus restructures content and sports under CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio, backed by subscriber growth and major Cannes visibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[257,3,258,259,260,261,262],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-alfonso-gomez-palacio","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-javier-ambrossi","tag-javier-calvo","tag-movistar-plus","tag-pedro-almodovar","tag-rodrigo-sorogoyen"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Movistar Plus restructures content and sports under CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio, backed by subscriber growth and major Cannes visibility.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"563\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"headline\":\"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220\"},\"wordCount\":805,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio,\",\"Cannes Film Festival,\",\"Javier Ambrossi,\",\"Javier Calvo,\",\"Movistar Plus+,\",\"Pedro Almod\u00f3var,\",\"Rodrigo Sorogoyen\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Film\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220\",\"name\":\"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=220#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Relocation Observer\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer","og_description":"Movistar Plus restructures content and sports under CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio, backed by subscriber growth and major Cannes visibility.","og_url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220","og_site_name":"Relocation Observer","article_published_time":"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":563,"url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"headline":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio","datePublished":"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220"},"wordCount":805,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp","keywords":["Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio,","Cannes Film Festival,","Javier Ambrossi,","Javier Calvo,","Movistar Plus+,","Pedro Almod\u00f3var,","Rodrigo Sorogoyen"],"articleSection":["Film"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220","name":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio - Relocation Observer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-19T10:06:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/9e1b62b7bea3aa559fecf55422f4c13c.webp","width":1000,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=220#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Movistar Plus Appoints New Management Under New CEO Alfonso G\u00f3mez Palacio"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/","name":"Relocation Observer","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/relocationobserver.com"],"url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}