Atresplayer Premium (often stylized as ATRESplayer Premium) is a Spanish paid subscription

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History and description

It was launched in

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on 8 September 2019. The first original series released on the platform was ''

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''. Besides the regular services offered by the ad-supported (catch-up service and some series), Atresplayer Premium offers three main types of programming: ''Premium Exclusivo'' (full releases before free-to-air broadcasting), ''Premium Preestreno'' (series releasing a week before free-to-air broadcasting), and exclusive programming. As of 30 June 2020, it had 253,000 subscribers. Unlike its rival Mitele Plus (initially betting on football/sport as main business line while leasing exclusive content rights in Spain to

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), Atresplayer Premium restricted its offer to streaming original programming. It is available outside of Spain in Latin America, United States, Canada and Mexico under the "Paquete Premium Internacional" subscription mode. There is however geoblocked content. Since Atresplayer Premium's launch, much of the Atresmedia original programming has been first released on the platform, including series such as ''La valla'', ''Veneno'', ''#Luimelia'', ''

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'' or ''Perdida''.

References

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