The original online platform offering
RTVE content was created in 2008 under the name
RTVE a la carta or simply
A la carta or
alacarta. In late 2020, RTVE announced its intention to merge its
A la carta service together with the embedded
Playz streaming platform specifically dedicated to a young audience. The new service replacing alacarta in Spain was created on 22 June 2021 under the name 'RTVE Play'; the launch included the release of the beta app for
smartphone and
tablet. Prior to the launch, RTVE did however offer its international streaming platform operating outside of Spain (launched in the
Americas on 8 June 2020) already under the same name 'RTVE Play'. The pay international service available in the Americas was thus ensuingly rebranded to 'RTVE Play+' (a domestic pay model for RTVE is illegal in Spain as the Spanish public service is already paid by
taxes). Initially available without
registration, RTVE slated the deadline date of 15 July 2021 for compulsory (yet free) registration on the RTVE Play app, reportedly in order to offer the user "a more personalized experience" and to be able to make recommendations.
Grasa (season 2),
Susana y el sexo,
Yrreal,
Lucía en la telaraña,
Ruiz-Mateos, el primer fenómeno viral or
Raíces, to which a number of licensed international shows such as
Unreal,
Baron noir,
Years and Years,
Three Girls,
Happy Valley,
Top of the Lake,
The Split or
Harlots add up. At the
MIPCOM 2024, TVE announced the launch of international RTVE Play+ in Asia and Oceania (Japan, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Australia) for 22 October 2024. == Programming ==