Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España 
MADRID -- Telefónica, Spain’s largest telecommunications company, has announced a series of immediate and free-to-the-public initiatives in response to the country’s ongoing struggles with the Covid-19 breakout.In a surprisingly personal press release sent Tuesday, company chairman/CEO José María Álvarez-Pallete outlined the company’s plans to aid in that struggle.“Throughout our almost century-old history, Telefónica has experienced crisis situations at different times and in different countries. We know that in times of crisis, communication networks and tools are more crucial than ever....
Telefónica
José
María
Álvarez-Pallete
Chairman / CEO
Under Álvarez-Pallete, Movistar Plus, the pay-TV division of Spain’s Telefónica, has produced 21 original series, 13 returnees and one original film since 2017. It’s now looking to grow even more, scaling up on both series size and corporate reach. In August, producing with AMC Studios, Movistar Plus rolled on epic adventure “La Fortuna,” from Alejandro Amenábar of “The Others,” one of Spain’s biggest series. By summer, the first projects were starting to roll out from Buendía Estudios, a joint venture with Atresmedia designed to create content for third-party streaming platforms, tapping creative talent from Spain and Latin America. The scale on which those projects will often be made, if only to realize the talent’s artistic ambitions, means Movistar Plus is poised to partner ever more with deep-pocketed U.S. players.
