Streaming video content on demand is all the rage. In Spain we already have Netflix available, but not only is this popular service present in Iberian territory, and WuakiTV and Yomvi are other services that have been in Spain for some time. One of the ones we were missing was Amazon Prime Video, Amazon's online television service is preparing to land in Spain during this second half of the year. It will try to compete against Netflix and WuakiTV, with the same scourge that these two encountered, the monopoly of Movistar as a leading company.
That's right, the first problem that Amazon Prime Instan Video is going to face in Spain is the fact that Movistar has the broadcasting rights of many of its series, since before they could not be seen otherwise in Spain. On the other hand, HBO is also preparing its imminent arrival in Spain, so it will not be able to broadcast its content either.. Transparent is one of the series produced by Amazon Prime Instan Video and that it will not be able to offer in Spain because Movistar owns its broadcasting rights, and so we continue for bingo. They will have to prepare market models or start a war in the long run if they want to have something to do against Yomvi, which by the way, has already been offering offline content for a few weeks.
Meanwhile, the service has no prices or catalog in Spain yet. In other countries the service it is automatically activated for Amazon Premium subscribers, which in Spain costs € 19,95 per year, While in countries like Germany it amounts to € 49 (a € 20 increase recently). And so is the streaming content market, they all want us to contract with them, but it is impossible to end up contracting four or five different services. Meanwhile, Apple supposedly prepares its online TV service that could combine all these in a single subscription, and save us money and time.
