Dozens of creators, journalists, and filmmakers from Spain and Latin America have launched Furor.tv, a worker-owned streaming platform designed to give content producers democratic control over their work. The organizers presented the initiative in Madrid on September 16, 2026, and launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Goteo platform to raise initial development funds.
The project seeks a minimum target of 50,000 euros, with an optimal goal of 150,000 euros, to build out its technical setup and launch operations. Organizers plan to release the platform in the first quarter of 2027 as a worker co-operative, operating without investment funds or external owners.
Furor.tv combines a subscription video catalogue with daily self-produced live programming. Content creators and filmmakers will participate as full cooperative members with voting rights in governance, rather than serving as third-party media suppliers. The economic model blends open-access broadcasts with exclusive content for subscribers, whose payments will sustain production and fund revenue sharing among participants.
Funding goals and technical roadmap
The initial 50,000 euro funding tier is designed to cover six months of web hosting and data storage alongside technical adaptations for the Furor.tv production studio in Madrid. The minimum goal also funds three months of salaries for an initial core team of four people, a creator reserve fund, and campaign administration expenses.
If crowdfunding reaches the secondary target of 150,000 euros, the platform will expand its software development to build dedicated applications for smart televisions. These include apps for Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, and Roku. The higher tier would also expand the staff, guarantee six months of production and maintenance, reserve additional funds for creator compensation, and purchase distribution licenses for films and documentaries that cannot be secured through revenue-sharing agreements alone.
Goteo, the platform hosting the campaign, is a Spanish crowdfunding platform established to fund civic, cultural, and social initiatives. Unlike equity crowdfunding platforms, Goteo relies on community contributions to support open-source and collective projects.
Content lineup and governance structure
The initial catalogue planned for Furor.tv includes social cinema, documentaries, animation, video essays, educational content, and live streams. In addition, the platform will broadcast a daily live schedule featuring political discussions, news analysis, entertainment programming, and social critique.
At launch, users will access Furor.tv through a web browser version and mobile applications. Expansion to television screens remains dependent on securing the higher funding threshold. Worker-owned cooperatives function as democratic enterprises where worker-members hold equal voting rights, contrasting with venture-backed digital media startups that prioritize shareholder returns.
The initiative relies on technical infrastructure and broadcasting experience provided by Furor.tv from its studio facilities in Madrid, the Spanish capital. Editorial director Sergio Gregori leads the initiative alongside a network of media figures, including economist Eduardo Garzón, streamer Outconsumer, cultural communicator Puto Mikel, Ayme Román, Bea Jordán, Candela Antón, Moi Camacho, Adriana Hest, Yuste, and Conceptos Básicos. Organizers noted that the network remains open to new additions.
International partnership and mentorship
Furor.tv is receiving formal mentorship from Means TV, an American worker-owned streaming service founded as a media worker cooperative. The two organizations are evaluating plans to share technical infrastructure, operational knowledge, and joint co-productions across Spain, the United States, and Latin America.
The service is slated to debut in early 2027, with its full technical scope and feature set to be determined by the final results of the crowdfunding campaign on Goteo.
