Factoría de Ficción () was a Spanish specialty television channel specialised in drama series, available on satellite and cable TV providers. It started operations on 19 June 2000, and was available through satellite platform

Digital+ Canal+ was a Spanish satellite broadcasting platform. It was previously known as Digital+ since its launch in 2003, and from 2011 it was known as Canal+, being named after its main premium channel. Formed on 23 July 2003 as a result of the equal ...

and cable operator ONO. The channel was owned by Globomedia, Grupo Antena 3 and Gestevisión Telecinco. Factoría de Ficción broadcast mostly Spanish TV shows but also some international programming. The episodes of Spanish series were broadcast by this channel about 1–2 weeks after they premiered on Antena 3 and

Telecinco Telecinco is a Spanish free-to-air television channel operated by Mediaset España. The channel was previously known as Tele 5, because it had first begun its experimental transmissions on 10 March 1989, and a year later, it was officially laun ...

. It broadcast series such as ''

7 vidas ''7 Vidas'' is a Spanish sitcom that aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives (in contrast to English-speaking countries, wh ...

'', ''

Los Serrano ''Los Serrano'' is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on 22 April 2003 and aired on Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, i ...

'', ''

Mis adorables vecinos ''Mis adorables vecinos'' () is a Spanish comedy television series produced by for Antena 3 that was originally broadcast from 11 April 2004 to 21 May 2006. It revolves around the life of a Spanish family who moves to a wealthier neighborhood a ...

'', ''

Hospital Central ''Hospital Central'' ("Central Hospital"; previously ''Línea Roja'') is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco ...

'', '' Motivos Personales'' and '' The Tribe'', as well as older series like '' Manos a la Obra'' and '' Antivicio'' and the Canadian series ''

Are You Afraid of the Dark? ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' is a children's horror anthology television series created by D. J. MacHale and Ned Kandel. The original series aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from August 15, 1992 to February 3, 1996, and also o ...

''. The channel closed on 1 June 2007 due to contract renewal problems with

. On 18 February 2008, Gestevisión Telecinco relaunched its free-to-air TV channel Telecinco Estrellas as FDF Telecinco, and later as the new

Factoría de Ficción Factoría de Ficción (; formerly Telecinco Estrellas and then FDF Telecinco) is a Spanish free-to-air television channel owned by Mediaset España. It is a 24-hour channel and airs both acquired and original television series and films. It is a ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Factoria de Ficcion (defunct TV channel) Defunct television channels in Spain Television channels and stations disestablished in 2007 Television channels and stations established in 2000