BBC Studios has renewed its partnership with Spain’s Movistar Plus+ through a multi-year content deal that includes the launch of BBC Player, additional FAST channels, and a continued commitment to natural history programming. The BBC Player streaming service will offer up to 1,000 hours of content, including The Louis Theroux Interviews, Simon Reeve’s South America, and Amanda & Alan’s Italian Job. The Paradise franchise, featuring Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise, and Return to Paradise, will also be available.
Movistar Plus+ subscribers will have access to a BBC Earth-branded programming block featuring Blue Planet III and Kingdom. The deal includes Movistar Plus+ serving as BBC Studios’ local advertising sales partner for the newly introduced FAST channels—BBC Top Gear, BBC Drama, BBC Food, and BBC History.
The agreement was announced ahead of the annual BBC Studios Showcase, a key industry event where the company highlights upcoming content offerings and strategic partnerships.
Cineflix Rights has secured international distribution rights for Hildur, a ‘Nordic blue’ crime series currently in production. Based on novels by Satu Rämö, the series follows a surfing detective in Iceland who races against time to track a serial killer while uncovering secrets about her missing sisters.
The English- and Scandinavian-language production is a collaboration between Finland’s Take Two Studios, Nelonen Media’s Ruutu streaming service, and Iceland’s Sagafilm for Siminn. Financing support is provided by IPR.VC. The cast includes Ebba Katrín Finnsdóttir (Húsó, Vigdís), Lauri Tilkanen (Deadwind), and Rick Okon (Das Boot, Tatort). Other key performers include Nína Dögg Filipusardóttir (Prisoners, Valhalla Murders), Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir (Black Sand, Darkness), Oddur Julíusson (The Minister, Descendants), and Oona Airola (Helsinki Syndrome, Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki).
The ‘Nordic blue’ genre focuses on themes of family, friendship, and resilience set against the region’s landscapes of fjords, ice, and mountains. The Hildur trilogy has sold nearly one million copies worldwide, fueling anticipation for the screen adaptation as it moves into production.