B2 – Upper Intermediate
Whether you are a big fan of US TV series or just a couch potato, here’s good news for you. HBO is launching a Spanish service real soon. No specific date yet, but officials are saying that it is coming very soon.
Read this article about HBO along with one of the most well-loved TV series Game of Thrones coming to Spain.
The US channel responsible for hit series including Game of Thrones, Girls and True Detective is launching a Spanish service.
Although no exact launch date has yet been confirmed, the streaming platform is expected to be active within days after HBO Spain activated a twitter account with the announcement that it was “coming very soon”.
A message from Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister in the hit series Game of Thrones, and is currently on location in Spain filming Season Seven also had a message to fans.
“Very soon everyone in Spain will be able to watch all the seasons of Game of Thrones fans on HBO España,” he said on in a clip filmed in Seville.
HBO has teamed up with Vodafone to offer the streaming service, with customers able to access it for €7.99 a month, after initial free trial periods.
It looks like there will be an option for non-Vodafone customers to access HBO España as well, although the price point hasn’t been made public yet.
The US company promises access to an initial catalogue of over 3,000 titles including documentaries, Hollywood blockbusters and kids’ shows.
New episodes of current hits such as The Night Of, Vinyl, Westworld, Divorce, and of course, Game of Thrones will be available as they premiere in the US.
Discussion Questions:
- What streaming platforms do you subscribe to? And why?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of using streaming platforms?
- How have streaming platforms changed the way people watch movies and TV shows?
- Do you think streaming platforms will completely replace movie theaters and cable TV in the future? Why or why not?
- Do you think streaming services are better than traditional television? Why or why not?
4 replies on “Winter and HBO Spain”
1. What streaming platforms do you subscribe to? And why?
I am subscribed a Vodafone pack, which includes HBOMax, Prime and Disney+. I am subscribed to Disney+ and HBOMax because it was un upgrade from Vodafone, but originally, I was only subscribed to Prime.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using streaming platforms?
I like using streaming platforms because they offer a lot of content. They allow to watch complete seasons, change the language and subtitles, and you can use them whenever it suits you. Sometimes you can even download the content to watch it without Internet connection, which is useful when you go to zones with no Internet signal.
3. How have streaming platforms changed the way people watch movies and TV shows?
I think the main difference is how people watch movies and TV series. Before these platforms you had to wait to the next episode to be released next week. Nowadys, a lot of people choose to wait until a complete season has been released to watch it in a row. Regarding the movies, I think these platforms have reduced the time between a film is showed at movie theatres and the release for TV or streaming platforms.
4. Do you think streaming platforms will completely replace movie theatres and cable TV in the future? Why or why not?
I do not think they will completely replace movie theatres or cable TV, because there will always be movies that you prefer to watch on a big screen, because of the photography, or because they are developed as 3D movies, for example. But it is also true that people want to personalize their experiences and being able to choose between a great variety of content is a big pro for these platforms.
5. Do you think streaming services are better than traditional television? Why or why not?
Yes, I do think that streaming services are better than traditional TV. You can choose what you want to watch at any moment, you can stop and come back later, you avoid a lot of ads that are constantly interrupting the movies and you can save content to watch after if you want to.
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1. Would you consider yourself a fan of the show Game of Thrones?
Absolutely no. I’m should be rare because there are many followers of the serie, however I have tried to see it more than twice and is not for me.
2. Why do you think GOT has become of the most famous series of all time?
Is difficult to give an opinion of a series I have never seen, however what I have heard it’s very well done, the sets, the special effects and the dialogue, for those who like that type of series.
3. What other shows do you enjoy watching and why?
I prefer other type of series like comedies, legal dramas, medical dramas, or stories about life itself. In the last year I have seen “Succession” in HBO “Griselda”, “the diplomat” or “the Lincoln Lawyer” on Netflix. Also the comedy “Emily in Paris”.
4.How much television do you watch everyday?
Not too much. From Monday to Thursday there are days that I don’t turn on the TV. Others a little while of TV after dinner, perhaps to watch a chapter of a series.
5. Are you happy with the programms on TV? Why or why not?
Yes I use to seen programms about questions and answer like “Pasapalabra” or “El cazador”, however I haven’t seen them for long. In my opinion there are no good TV programms. All of them seems to be the same and in addition is difficult to find a good series or film in the TV channels. Is better to use the streaming platforms like HBO or Netflix where you can choose what you want and when you want to see it.
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