O2 (Ireland) fixed line and mobile services are branded as movistar. In January 2009, it was revealed that Ireland was nearly the most profitable market in the world for multinational mobile operators like O2. On 23 March 2009 Vodafone and O2's parent company Telefónica announced a deal to share their existing networks in Ireland and rollout future infrastructure jointly. On 6 April 2011 it was announced that Telefónica O2 Ireland and Eircom had agreed a new network sharing partnership. On 24 June 2013, it was announced that Hutchison Whampoa would acquire Telefónica's Irish mobile operations for €780 million, to be merged into
Movistar Fútbol Movistar Fútbol Movistar Fútbol (formerly Canal+ Fútbol and Canal+ Deporte 1) is a Spanish television channel, offered by the digital platform Movistar+. The channel broadcasts football throughout day, but not all of it is live. The channel broadcast mainly European football leagues but also the two main South American leagues. The channel began broadcasting on February 1, 2007, replacing "Canal+ Deporte 1". As of August 1, 2016, the channel was renamed "Movistar Fútbol". The replacement of the Canal+ brand was framed within the transition in the visual identity of the channels of the Movistar+ platform. From August 9, 2018, the