The Internet has increased the entertainment options available in Europe as an alternative to television. Streaming services are the protagonists, and although Netflix, Disney+ or HBO Max are the best known, there are also other platforms that can offer hours of entertainment and that are also completely free.
There are great free alternatives like Rakuten, Distro TV or Pluto TV, but there are also other lesser-known services that are free and can offer a lot. In EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre we are going to show you the latter. Some of them are not dedicated to on-demand content, but instead focus on live streaming. However, they can be great alternatives to pass the time.
Being free platforms, advertisements are the order of the day, but all the alternatives listed below have content in Spanish or with subtitles, which will make it properly understandable. There is no platform in English or dedicated to another language.
Cazaflix
In this case, it is a platform dedicated to hunting. As they say in their description, it is possible to find all types of content free hunting on this platform, with programs about animals, documentaries and even films related to this area.
There is no premium membership, so all of its content is free, but with some ads that help maintain the platform. It offers both live channels and on-demand content, which can be viewed at any time at the user’s discretion.
From time to time new content is selected in open access which are classified and added to the platform by the editorial team, so you can expect some renewal in the catalog. In addition, it benefits from the support of several organizations linked to hunting.
Artistic television
In this case, the platform is dedicated to varied content that has art as a meeting point. As the platform explains on its website, more than half of its programming consists of documentaries, while around 20% is allocated to films and fiction and about 15% is devoted to information programs.
Some of ArteTV’s content is in French or German, while a number of programs are also dubbed into Spanish. However, any item available in the catalog from Europe will at least be subtitled in Spanish so that it can be understood. Offers at least 400 hours per year of this content in Spanish.
Since 2022 they have a deal with RTVE and even have a YouTube channel where you can also see a lot of their original content. Your app has the ability to share a screen and even download content for viewing when there is no internet connection.
Rlaxx TV
This platform mixes content in Spanish and other languages, and this is evident both when accessing its live channels and selecting this content from its on-demand section. If a program is found started, we can see it from the beginningwhich is a plus.
Its channels are thematic, so each will broadcast certain types of films, series or programs. You don’t even need to create an account to start trying it, just download its app or access its platform, which is currently in beta.
RlaxxTV uses advertising to stay free, but the company ensures its breaks are short and infrequent. They are available on a large number of television platforms beyond Android TV, although it is also possible to access them from the web or in their Android application.
RTVE reading
Although it may go unnoticed, RTVE Play is one of the best streaming platforms accessible completely for free. You can find films like John Wick or The Orphanage, series like Downton Abbey and a wide range of documentaries in Spanish that can be very interesting. It also includes the ability to watch any RTVE TV channel live.
It contains a large amount of original content that adds a lot of value to the platform, and much of it can be downloaded to watch offline. As with the most popular streaming platforms, you can also Mark any item to view it later.
Without a doubt, it is one of the best free alternatives if you want to enjoy hours of entertainment in the form of films, series, TV programs and documentaries, and it can also be useful to watch its channels live on the Internet without need to do it. use an IPTV.
Other alternatives
Runtime is a streaming service with over 5,000 Spanish-language titles and can be a great option for fans of B-movies, although there are also series available. It is organized by thematic channels based on content, but it is also possible to watch content on demand.
It does not have a catalog that stands out for acclaimed titles, but it is true that it has a certain variety, and it is possible to find something interesting to see. One of its positive points is that it is possible to choose the quality of the visualization
Mitele and Atresplayer are the streaming services of Mediaset and Atresmedia respectively. They have the opportunity to see a lot of things for free, although for other items you will have to pay. They allow you to view both live and files from many of your programs.
On the other hand, there is some brands that have their own free streaming services. On the one hand, Samsung smart TVs have Samsung TV Plus, an ad-free and registration-free platform. It contains content from channels such as MTV Originals or Motorvisión, among others, so there is always content broadcast that may be interesting.
In the case of LG this is called LG Channels, and some of its channels offer content in 4K and HDR resolution. With more than 130 channels, it is a great option for entertainment, although in this case you must create an account to use it, and WebOS must be at least version 4.5.
Xiaomi, for its part, has MiTV+, which is not exclusive to the company’s TVs, but can be downloaded by anyone with Android TV. It has more than 200 thematic channels which broadcast sport, news, films, series and documentaries 24 hours a day.
Although it is not the same thing, Sony includes in some of its Smart TVs Bravia core, through which users can play select Sony Pictures titles in 4K quality with a bit rate of up to 80 Mbps, a figure similar to that of Blu-Ray discs. Of course, only 5 or 10 films can be redeemed per year depending on the model, the rest being live channels, available for 12 or 24 months.
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