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Movistar
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Movistar+ prepares TV epic with Shine Iberia about legendary musician Miguel Bosé
Movistar+ in Spain has partnered with Shine Iberia and US-based prodcos Elefantec Global and Legacy…
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Deals round-up: PBS takes Backshall, visits Vienna; UK, Germany land ‘Secret Song’; APC boards ‘Invisible Line’
PBS explores with Backshall, visits Vienna PBS in the US is preparing to air 10-part…
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Telefónica, Atresmedia join forces for content powerhouse
Spanish telco Telefónica and La casa de papel broadcast group Atresmedia are joining forces for…
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Movistar, DLO/Magnolia adapt BBC format ‘No More Boys and Girls’
Spanish broadcaster Movistar has ordered a local version of BBC format No More Boys and…
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Formats round-up: ‘Guess My Age’ in Greece; Movistar+ adapts ‘No More Boys…’
Greece to adapt Vivendi’s ‘Guess My Age’ Greek commercial broadcaster Skai has ordered a local…
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Telefonica’s Movistar+ unveils response to Netflix Spain expansion
Telefonica’s Spanish premium PayTV service Movistar+ has unveiled a strategic alliance at MIPTV with Germany-based…
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Telefónica: Netflix integration, a new kids app and 4K box rollout
Telefónica is to integrate Netflix in its TV service by the end of the year…
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Banijay Rights to distribute Movistar+ drama Hierro
Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of Banijay Group, has acquired international distribution rights to Spanish…
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Report: Telefonica close to agreeing Spanish Netflix deal
Telefonica is reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Netflix that will see it integrate…
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The pilgrims of coproduction at Contecta Fiction
Much like the determined pilgrims of Galicia’s famous Camino de Santiago, Spanish-language TV companies in…
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Captive audience: the Spanish SVOD boom
Spain’s drama production sector is moving swiftly towards international television’s top tier, fuelled by the…
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Sky Arts, Movistar+ explore History of Comedy
Three European pay TV channels and Israeli have acquired a new eight-part CNN series about…
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Hierro marks Franco-Spanish drama first
Paris-based prodco Atlantique and its Coruña-based counterpart Portocabo are joining forces to make drama series…
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Telefónica makes eSports move
Telefónica España has signed a strategic agreement with electronic sports giant ESL to develop a…
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Movistar+ crosses Bridge with multi-genre original
Telefonica’s Spanish pay TV platform, Movistar+, has commissioned Endemol Shine Iberia-owned Zeppelin TV to create…
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HBO Spain hires original programming chief
HBO is preparing original programming for its new Spanish service and has hired Miguel Salvat…
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HBO launches in Spain with Nick and Disney fare
HBO has launched its Spanish service. HBO España is currently available exclusively to Vodafone customers…
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Raft of Secret Life of 4 Year Olds deals
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds format has been picked up by broadcasters across…
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Sky buys Belgian drama for UK, Germany
Sky has picked Public Enemy, taking the Belgian drama for its Sky Atlantic channels in…
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Showtime cable net cuts landmark Spanish deal
Movistar will be the exclusive Spanish home of Showtime series after the pay TV platform…
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Telefónica’s Movistar orders original drama
Telefónica is ramping up its investment in original content following the launch of Netflix in…
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Canal+ name to go as Telefónica rebrands nets
Telefónica is rebranding its Spanish Canal+ channels in a move that will see the Canal+…
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Telefonica buys StudioCanal drama package
Telefonica has acquired a package of drama series from StudioCanal for its Spanish pay TV…
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A (Movi)star is born
A new player is joining Europe’s top drama producers: Spain’s leading pay TV platform Movistar…
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NAPTE: Spanish pay service orders Web Therapy
Spanish digital pay TV Movistar+ has commissioned a local version of Lisa Kudrow improve comedy…
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Report: HBO Now faces Netflix in Spain
Premium over-the-top service HBO Now will reportedly launch in Spain by the year-end. The Time…
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First Euro deals for Canal+’s Versailles
Zodiak Rights has sealed German and Spanish deals for epic Canal+ period drama Versailles. The…
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News brief: Wellness cable channel extends to Colombia
A new wellness and well-being cable channel has launched on Colombian pay TV platform Movistar….
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Telefónica stakes international claim with new TV and film Studio
Spanish telco Telefónica has put all of its production units into a single Studios division…