It was launched in Spain on 22 June 2021, replacing the old catalogue 'RTVE a la carta', created in turn in 2008.

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.

[1] 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.

[2] Some of the earliest original programming set to release on RTVE Play include docuseries and/or Playz originals such as Edelweiss,[5] Grasa (season 2), Susana y el sexo,[6] 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.

[7][8] 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.