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Telefonica kicks off Movistar+ original series productions
2016-01-25 08:45:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced its original TV production plans, revealing that it intends to create and broadcast eight to ten series a year, starting in 2017. The company said it has a total of 20 projects in development and will begin shooting "La Peste", a series set in a plague-ravaged 16th century Seville, later on this year. "La Peste" will be directed by Alberto Rodriguez, director of the critically acclaimed thriller "La Isla Minima" ("Marshland"), and will premiere in October 2017 on Movistar+. In a statement, the company said its plans will be mainly focused on Spanish-language TV series, but it will also take part in English-language international co-productions, alongside other major European studios (Canal+ France and Sky).
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Telefonica relaunches pay-TV offer as Movistar+
2015-07-06 14:42:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica has launched its new TV offer following the takeover of Digital+ in Spain. The new offer Movistar+ integrates its existing TV services with the Canal Plus premium offers. It will launch first to existing Canal Plus customers and Movistar customers on the package 'Fusion TV para Todos', starting 08 July, and gradually be extended to all Movistar TV customers. The basic package will offer over 80 TV channels, library of 5,000 VoD titles and a slimmed-down version of the Canal Plus content, for EUR 20 per month. Customers can add access to high-profile series from Canal Plus, such as Game of Thrones and Orange if the New Black, for another EUR 5 per month, access to new films on Canal Plus for another EUR 5 and top sports such as F1 and football for EUR 20 per month. Other Canal plus channels, such as those covering bullfighting, hunting and fishing, or classical music are also available on an a la carte bases, and Telefonica offers bundled packages of several of the above options under the names Premium, Extra Premium and Total Premium. The 'Premium' plans also come with a seven-day catch-up service, while the basic plan includes the Yomvi service for access to content from any device and a cloud recorder.
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Verimatrix provides enhanced revenue security for Telefónica's Movistar TV
2015-02-11 08:30:49| Digital TV News
Verimatrix has announced that Telefónica has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV to provide enhanced revenue security for its Movistar TV, part of the Fusión service in Spain.
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Alcatel-Lucent and Telefónica bring network DVR to Movistar TV in Spain
2014-07-28 15:30:22| Digital TV News
Alcatel-Lucent (Paris; NYSE: ALU) and Telefónica have enabled a cloud-based TV feature for Telefónica's, Movistar TV. Movistar subscribers now have access to up to 350 hours of personal online recording through their set-top boxes.
Movistar launches LTE in Costa Rica
2014-07-08 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Telco launches range of postpaid and prepaid LTE plans, including option to buy 4G one day at a time.
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