This month, Thema America launched its Kanal D Drama subscription video on demand (SVOD) app in the United States, the first and only channel that brings the best Turkish series in Spanish for an American audience.
With over 4,000 hours of the channel’s programming on multiple devices, with a monthly cost of $4.99 or $49.99 annually, subscribers to this new platform will be able to instantly access a growing library of complete series, while also enjoying daily premieres from Monday to Friday, at any time and place. Readily available launch titles include “¿Qué culpa tiene Fatmagul?,” “Mi vida eres tú,” “Tormenta de Pasiones,” “Amor Prohibido,” and new releases in the region such as “Amor en Blanco y Negro,” “Meryem,” “Amor y travesuras,” “Agentes implicados,” “La trampa del amor,” and “Cruzando Mares.”
In a statement, Patrick Rivet, CEO of Thema America, said, “Kanal D Drama was designed to provide a home for premium Turkish drama. The newly launched SVOD app will help strengthen our positioning as the only network in the market that offers the best Turkish productions to Hispanic audiences, with the opportunity to enjoy their favorite series whenever and wherever they want, on their preferred digital devices. At the same time, it reaffirms our commitment to offer our affiliated operators, providing value added services adapted to the digital consumption patterns for Spanish-speaking audiences.”
The Kanal D Drama app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play for smartphones and tablets, with the option to play via Chromecast and is also available via Roku. It will soon be available on Samsung Smart TV and Amazon Fire TV.
Kanal D Drama is owned by Kanal D International Networks and launched in 2018 following to a strategic alliance between Thema America and Kanal D International. Thema America manages, operates, and distributes Kanal D Drama’s broadcasts in Spanish in the United States and Latin America, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Nicaragua, and Uruguay. Kanal D Drama currently reaches 17 countries on three continents.