Flagship network Antena 3’s family-driven unscripted entertainment strategy and emphasis on variety are paying dividends for the Atresmedia group.

Telefonica-owned Spanish network Movistar Plus+ has teamed with Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi – the pair behind La Llamada, Paquita Salas and Veneno – on new drama series La Mesías (The Messiah).

Amazon's Prime Video and Mexican actor Diego Boneta, best known for starring in Netflix's musical biopic series about singer Luis Miguel, have signed an agreement to produce movies, series and reality shows.

MIPTV: Madrid-based prodco Secuoya Studios and Miami-based talent agency CTMOBS have created a new company specialising in the marketing and distribution of audiovisual content, led by the latter's Sergio Pizzolante.

The Mediapro Studio in Spain has added daily series specialist Tirso Calero to its creative team as a screenwriter and director.

Former Zeppelin exec Amparo Castellano has joined rival Spanish prodco The Mediapro Studio to direct the creation and production of non-fiction content in Spain and internationally.

US-based global streamer Disney+ has commissioned an original Spanish series produced by Grupo Ganga and starring Aitana Ocaña and Miguel Bernardeau .

Mediapro executive Miguel García has been appointed sales director at Atresmedia International Sales, the distribution division of the Spanish group.

Three heavyweights of Spanish television – Pepe Huertas, Pilar Nadal and Felipe Mellizo – joined forces at the start of 2022 to launch Tres Vacas, a fiction label based in Madrid that this week began to pitch its first projects.

Telecinco will air Pasión de Gavilanes 2 in Spain after reaching an agreement with NBCUniversal.