Telefonica to produce 14 original TV series by 2018

(Telecompaper) Telefonica has announced that it plans to invest some EUR 70 million a year in the production of a total of 14 original Spanish TV series over the next two years. Luis Miguel Gilperez, president of Telefonica Spain, made the announcement at the presentation of the EUR 10 million production "La Peste", a series set in a plague-ravaged 16th century Seville. "La Peste" will be directed by Alberto Rodriguez, responsible for the critically acclaimed thriller "La Isla Minima" ("Marshlan