Spanish streamer Movistar Plus+ and Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) have renewed their multifacted film and television series content agreement.
Under the renewal, Movistar Plus+ will continue to be the exclusive Pay 1 home in Spain for Sony Pictures feature films following their theatrical and home entertainment windows.
The movie titles include recent release 28 Years Later and new instalments of franchises I Know What You Did Last Summer and Karate Kid: Legends, as well as catalogue franchises such as Spider-Man, Ghostbusters, Jumanji, Men In Black, Bad Boys, Hotel Transylvania, The Da Vinci Code, Equalizer and individual classics such as Little Women, Whiplash and Call Me by Your Name.
The extension also includes Sony networks’ AXN channel in the platform linear TV offering, and the return of AXN Movies, specialized in blockbuster films, which are both part of the Movistar Plus+ channel offering.
AXN series include The Good Doctor, Criminal Minds, Chicago Fire, and S.W.A.T, alongside a library of over 100 series on including award-winning drama Damages, The Shield and exclusive Sony Pictures Television shows such as Twisted Metal, High Country, and Accused.
Mark Young, EVP, Distribution & Networks, Sony Pictures Television, welcomed the extension of the “longstanding” partnership.
“We have a slate of feature and television titles here that we are extremely proud of, and we can’t wait for audiences in Spain to get to enjoy them following their theatrical window,” he said. “Additionally, our AXN networks are in terrifically robust shape and through this partnership they will continue to be a benchmark in quality programming enjoyed across Spain.
Recently installed Movistar Plus+ CEO Daniel Domenjó highlighted the renewal of the movie component.
“We want to have the best film offer in Spain and be the first to showcase the biggest international titles. The renewal of our partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment is a solid step forward for it,” he said.
The renewal announcement comes just days after Domenjó addressed Spanish fears around the future for original films and TV shows on the platform, pledging to maintain the platform’s role as a “driving force” for the local creative sector.
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