Vodafone TV Launches AMC Selekt in Spain

Vodafone TV has launched AMC Selekt in Spain with more than 5,000 programs rolling out throughout the year, including films in every genre, series, documentaries, lifestyle programs, children’s content and music.

AMC Selekt offers a range of on-demand content from 11 AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) thematic channels, which include AMC, Canal Hollywood, SundanceTV, DARK, Somos, XTRM, Odisea, Canal Cocina, Canal Decasa, Canal Panda and Sol Música. The content is available at no additional cost for customers of the packages Vodafone launched last year in Spain:

The Seriesfans and Serieslovers Packs include AMC Selekt series, with on-demand content from channels AMC and XTRM; the Cinefans Pack features AMC Selekt films with on-demand movies from channels Canal Hollywood, SundanceTV, DARK and Somos; the Documentary Pack gives access to AMC Selekt documentaries and entertainment with on-demand content from channels Odisea, Canal Cocina, Canal Decasa and Sol Música; and the Kids Pack includes AMC Selekt kids with on-demand children’s content from channel Canal Panda.

Manuel Balsera, executive VP and managing director of AMCNISE, said: “On-demand content has become more important than ever, and this alliance with Vodafone TV, one of the main television operators in Spain, reinforces our priority to provide exclusive and acclaimed programming to local audiences. AMC Selekt is the most diverse channel network library in Spain with a broad variety of themes and formats catered to all tastes, and this launch builds on our long-term partnership with Vodafone TV.”

Ignacio García-Legaz, director of Vodafone TV in Spain, said: “With this launch, we take a further step in our strategy of bringing the best content to our clients offered in the simplest way possible through our platform. With AMC Selekt we continue to offer a significant volume of films and series, and we reinforce our position as the largest content aggregator through a unique user experience.”

All content included on AMC Selekt is available in HD and 4K quality, on all compatible devices (smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and PCs). Users will have access to series such as Dispatches from Elsewhere, Das Boot, Wisting, Philharmonia, Made in Italy, This Close, Non Mentire and The Swell; and films including The Godfather (parts I, II and III), Chinatown, A Beautiful Mind, Airplane!, Rango, the Meet the Parents film series, The Truman Show and The Host. Among the Spanish films on offer are The Dumbfounded King, Jamón Jamón, Sister Citroën, The Holy Innocents and Come to Germany, Pepe.

The service also offers documentaries like The Weekly (New York Times docuseries), Drowning in Plastic, The Hunt for the Trump Tapes, Secrets of the Mediterranean, Drone Wars, A Life Among Monkeys and World’s Most Extreme.

In-house productions by AMCNISE on AMC Selekt include culinary programs Cooking with Blanca, Let’s Taste the World, Culinary Festivities, Canal Cocina on the Road, Trips with Taste, Classic Pastries, Julius’ 22 Minutes and Cooking with You; and home décor and fashion programs such as A Touch of Chus, Customize Your House, Recycle-art and House & Style. The offer also includes music concerts by national artists such as Amaral, Carolina Durante, Izal, Vega and Natalia Lacunza; and children’s content such as Panda and the Cardboard Rocket, Masha and the Bear, The Superminiheroes and Panda Kitchen with Julia Macaroni.