Netflix celebrates the tenth anniversary of its arrival in Spain announcing the investment of 1,000 million euros between 2025 and 2028. Ted Saraonds, co-cement of the streaming platform, has made it known in a visit to our country that commemorates the milestone and in which the company’s contribution to the local audiovisual industry has been valued.
The manager has communicated the will to continue betting on Spanish talent In an act that has taken place in the production center that Netflix inaugurated in three songs in 2019, and that has had the presence of, among others, the president of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, Óscar López.
Saraonds ensures that the investment will mean a reinforcement of the Platform commitment to the sector, one that has already manifested not only in the aforementioned facilities, which suppose the broader filming surface of Netflix in the European Union; but in a thick production. From 2017 until now more than 1,000 Spanish series and films have been released.
Netflix says it has contributed to generate more than 20,000 jobs in the sector
The platform ensures that in its ten years in Spain productions have been recorded in more than 200 cities and locations in all autonomous communities, and has contributed to generate more than 20,000 jobs in the Spanish audiovisual sector. An activity that has generated Positive economic impact in many areas of the country.
“Thanks to this investment, we can contribute even more to the Spanish economy, generate more employment, tell more stories made in Spain and help train the next generation of creative talent”; Ted Sarandos exposed.”None of this would be possible without the support of many people. So allow me to thank creators and creators, producers, screenwriters, directors, technical teams and artists who have worked with us throughout these ten years. Thank you for allowing us to take your stories to fans around the world”
The Spanish content, as they point out from the platform, has generated, in the last year, more than 5,000 million visualization hours In Netflix, which represents almost 20% of the total European series and films. In addition, four
Spanish productions are among the ten most viewed in non -English speech in the history of Netflix -“The snow society”, “Nowhere”, “El Hoyo” and “Through my window” -.
In a document shared by the company, a congratulation from Pedro Sánchez is collected to the company for its first ten years in Spain. “Today we are a
World reference in audiovisual production, thanks also to Netflix’s bet
For our country“, says. “We want the thrust in the dissemination and generation of new works and formats to continue. Spain will continue to contribute its diversity, its great and small stories, and encourage public-private collaboration as we do through the Audiovisual Spain Hub”
Pedro Sánchez and Ted Saraonds
The 10 years of Netflix in Spain
Netflix’s impact on our country has been collected in a Video entitled “10 years of Netflix in Spain”, Narrated by actress Blanca Suárez, who was the protagonist of the first original Spanish production of the platform, “Las Chicas del Cable”. The piece highlights the natural set that our geography supposes, the talent of the professionals of the sector and the particularity and character of the stories told.
It also highlights the economic impact, through the effects generated by “Georgina” or “Lady Gambit” in Longaniza Sales and Chess Boards, respectively. Also value the cultural impact of their productions and the social legacy of their characters. “The paper house”, “Paquita Salas” or “The Snow Society” are some of the most mentioned titles in this regard.
The company wanted to convert the anniversary into An event to connect with the public. That is why Alcalá Street, in Madrid, will host on the night of June 10, a series of concerts of artists who have collaborated with the platform, such as Amaia, Rigoberta Bandini, Pablo Alborán, Ralphie Choo, or Dani Fernández. Before the musical show there will be a previous show in which actors and actresses of the platform will participate, who will share their experience before an estimated physical audience of about 5,000 people.
