FC Barcelona launches Barça One, its new streaming platform

FC Barcelona football club has launched its new streaming platform, Barça One, during an event in Barcelona on Thursday evening.

One of the plans of the new platform is to have a "commitment to live and original content," as the team shared in a written statement.

Among the available content, there will be news programs from Monday to Friday and even live shows during men's first-team training sessions or recordings of youth football matches.

Other shows include original content such as new documentary series, such as 'Origins,' which explains the different personal backgrounds of the men's first team players. Also, there will be episodes on some of the Barça's legends such as Xavi Hernández, Rafa Márquez, and Deco.

There will also be a place for the women's team in ‘Born to Play’, which tells the stories of the different players, beginning with episodes on Patri Guijarro and Fridolina Rolfö. And this summer, Barça One will be releasing one of its biggest products, the first team documentary from the 2023/24 season, focusing especially on the younger players.

"It is the finest audiovisual platform that a sports club has ever had, a window on the world with the very best Barça themed content. Barça is more than a club and will also be just so because of its audiovisual service," Joan Laporta, FC Barcelona president, said.

FC Barcelona members will have access to the Barça One Premium version free of charge, and previous BarçaTV+ subscribers will automatically obtain the Barça One Premium service for the same period they contracted BarçaTV+.

Barça One aims to reach the entire world from Barcelona and the content will be in Catalan, Spanish, and English.

It is initially available throughout Europe, the United States of America, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico and will soon be rolled out in other countries.

The platform has three user levels. The most accessible option is available free of charge with advertising. Another free-of-charge option requires registration but allows for channel customization. Lastly, there is a Premium subscription service for €1.99 a month, with no ads and the option to download content to watch offline.