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The upcoming football season will bring significant changes to the way LaLiga matches are broadcast. The league has decided to adopt a new production standard: HD HDR 1080p, abandoning the Ultra High Definition (UHD) production that was previously used for Real Madrid and FC Barcelona matches.
This change has had a direct impact on Movistar Plus+'s television offering, which has permanently removed the LaLiga UHD channel on M+ , which had been devoid of content since the end of this year's season. The platform will replace it with the new LaLiga HDR channel on M+ , which will offer superior image quality to traditional HD thanks to the use of high dynamic range (HDR) , providing greater color depth, improved contrast, and a more cinematic experience.
Unlike the UHD channel, which only offered one match per week, of Real Madrid or FC Barcelona, the new HD HDR channel will broadcast all the matches of each week owned by Movistar Plus+ in this new format , significantly expanding the amount of high-quality content available to subscribers.
According to the current rights distribution, Movistar Plus+ broadcasts half of the LaLiga matches each week , while the other half belongs to DAZN. However, there are three matchdays per season in which Movistar Plus+ broadcasts all the matches , which means that during those weeks all matches can be seen on the new LaLiga HDR channel on M+.
This move is in line with the decision UEFA made a year ago, when it also adopted HD HDR as the production standard for its European competitions. This change also impacted the Champions League UHD channel, which was replaced by a new version adapted to the HD HDR format.
In addition, Movistar Plus+ has confirmed that the new LaLiga HDR channel will coexist with traditional HD SDR 1080i channels , allowing users to choose the version that best suits their devices. This guarantees greater compatibility without sacrificing technical innovation for those with more modern televisions capable of taking advantage of the benefits of HDR.
This change responds to both a technical necessity and a resource optimization strategy: UHD production, although visually spectacular, requires a complex and expensive infrastructure that doesn't always justify its exclusive use for certain events.
This change has had a direct impact on Movistar Plus+'s television offering, which has permanently removed the LaLiga UHD channel on M+ , which had been devoid of content since the end of this year's season. The platform will replace it with the new LaLiga HDR channel on M+ , which will offer superior image quality to traditional HD thanks to the use of high dynamic range (HDR) , providing greater color depth, improved contrast, and a more cinematic experience.
Unlike the UHD channel, which only offered one match per week, of Real Madrid or FC Barcelona, the new HD HDR channel will broadcast all the matches of each week owned by Movistar Plus+ in this new format , significantly expanding the amount of high-quality content available to subscribers.
According to the current rights distribution, Movistar Plus+ broadcasts half of the LaLiga matches each week , while the other half belongs to DAZN. However, there are three matchdays per season in which Movistar Plus+ broadcasts all the matches , which means that during those weeks all matches can be seen on the new LaLiga HDR channel on M+.
This move is in line with the decision UEFA made a year ago, when it also adopted HD HDR as the production standard for its European competitions. This change also impacted the Champions League UHD channel, which was replaced by a new version adapted to the HD HDR format.
In addition, Movistar Plus+ has confirmed that the new LaLiga HDR channel will coexist with traditional HD SDR 1080i channels , allowing users to choose the version that best suits their devices. This guarantees greater compatibility without sacrificing technical innovation for those with more modern televisions capable of taking advantage of the benefits of HDR.
This change responds to both a technical necessity and a resource optimization strategy: UHD production, although visually spectacular, requires a complex and expensive infrastructure that doesn't always justify its exclusive use for certain events.