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How Spain has achieved that one in every four series reproduced is its own

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The impact of Spanish series on the streaming market it is indisputable. a few years ago’The Money Heist‘ was on everyone’s lips, but in the same way that Korean fictions are much more than ‘The squid game‘, the Spanish are beginning to go much further than ‘Bella Ciao’. The latest data supports this: it may be that the streaming is hitting where it hurts the most to Spanish cinema, but in other aspects it is doing very well for the Spanish fiction industry. 25%. One in four of the most watched series on streaming is Spanish, according to a study by Parrot Analytics. It is a fact that reflects the international boom and consolidation of audiovisual content produced in Spain. ‘La casa de papel’ not only revolutionized the public’s perception of fiction in Spanish, but also paved the way for new Spanish productions. will conquer global audiences. Titles such as “Elite” or “Manual para senoritas” reach prominent positions in global rankings, confirming that Spanish content not only competes for local attention, but is capable of influencing and attracting viewers from multiple countries. Increase in demand. There is more notable data in this study: Spanish content has experienced notable growth in availability and global demand on streaming platforms between 2021 and 2023, with a 22% increase in the number of titles available. More than 200 Spanish productions are among the 10% most in demand on the main platforms, showing that interest transcends beyond the Spanish-speaking markets. And that is the genuinely relevant leap. In money. The economic value of this growth is significant: in the last four years, Spanish productions have generated 5.1 billion dollars in global revenue for the main streaming platforms. streamingwhich represents almost 9% of the total income generated by non-English titles. If we compile a ranking, Spain is in fourth place in the world in terms of income generated by non-English content, ranking only behind Japan, South Korea and India, all Asian countries. The importance of Netflix. Netflix has been leader in the global expansion of Spanish content: The role played by ‘La casa de papel’ and ‘Elite’ is indisputable, to which are added Spanish films such as ‘Nowhere’, among those that have acquired and retained the most subscribers on the platform in recent years. But Netflix is ​​not the only one: Prime Video and Apple TV+ are also joining this trend with Spanish titles such as ‘Red Queen’ or ‘Land of Women’ respectively. In fact, we are turning 10 years of the arrival of Netflix in Spain, and the figures make it clear to what extent it was key in turning around the situation of Spanish series: already in 2017 it premiered its first Spanish series, ‘The cable girls’, and that year the production of series in Spain doubled (from 11 to 22, not counting new seasons). Since the pandemic, the number has been growing consistently: in 2020 52 series, in 2022 53, in 2023 55, and there was a record in 2024 with 68 series, which has not been equaled. Netflix has partly led this trend: in 2022 it launched 15 Spanish series, the platform’s most productive year, and in 2025 it has already released 10 titles, the second best record. Spanish fictions are going further. It is almost a decade that has served to leave behind a stigma that had partly marked Spanish television fiction: despite the popularity of titles such as ‘Pharmacy on duty’, ‘Family doctor’, ‘Los Serrano’, ‘Cuéntame’, ‘No one here lives’ or ‘Águila Roja’, to list a few, they were considered series of lower quality than those coming from abroad. In recent years that perspective has changed: Spanish series, and the audience makes it clear, can be measured in technical and artistic quality with productions from abroad. The importance of Latin America. The Hispanic market has become a fundamental pillar for the expansion and success of the streaming in Spanish. In the United States, Spanish-speaking consumers dedicate more than 55% of their television time to streaminga figure in which, for obvious reasons, the content in Spanish is of great importance. This trend also moves to the south of the American continent, where the increase in subscribers and the expansion of streaming are transforming audiovisual consumption habits. In Xataka | The golden age of Spanish series: more and more is produced thanks to platforms and pay TV

So you can get Movistar Plus+ from 3.25 euros per month to watch series, movies and even football

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Given so much increase in the price of subscriptions to streaming platforms, it is appreciated that from time to time some of them launch promotions that we can take advantage of to pay less monthly or annually. Movistar Plus+ It is one of the platforms that usually has the most offers and now, with the Young Cultural Bonusthe service can be accessed for an entire year for 39 euros (which would be 3.25 euros per month). Of course, there is also another offer for those who do not have the Young Cultural Bonus. Movistar Plus+, annual subscription The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Series, movies and sports with good promotion As can be read in the Movistar Plus+ pagethe streaming platform right now has a promotion for those people who have the Young Cultural Bonus. By 39 euros (3.25 euros per month) the service can be accessed for a whole year and includes a good variety of movies, series and football. Among what we can find on the platform, we have a movie premiere every daythe original Movistar Plus+ series and also other international series — there is a lot of content on the platform, whether it is premiere content or not. In addition, every day the Movistar Plus+ match is broadcast LaLiga EA Sportsthe best in the Champions League and the Premier League and the entire LaLiga HyperMotion. You can also access the best match of each day of the US Open and Winbledonthe 12 Masters 1,000 tournaments and the most important matches at Roland Garros. In addition, it also includes the two best matches per day of the Euroleague and the best matches and moments of ruby, golf and padel. Not everyone has access to the Young Cultural Bonus, but that does not mean that we cannot access an offer from the streaming platform. If we subscribe month by month, the price is 9.99 euros, but if we do it monthly we pay 99.90 eurosor what is the same Approximately 8.32 euros or two months free. It is a good way to access all its content at a discount, something that not all platforms offer. In addition, it is worth mentioning that beyond the content that we can access with the subscription (through the Young Cultural Bonus, the annual or month-by-month offer), The service can be contracted regardless of whether we are the operator or not and without permanence. Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Movistar Plus+ In Xataka | Movistar Plus+ for non-Movistar customers: what it is, how much it costs, channels, additional services and how to contract it In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price: which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs

In 2007, the Simpson movie could allow you to be a supprepisodium of the series. In 2027 it will have it much more difficult

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Almost two decades have passed since ‘The Simpsons‘They made the jump from television to cinema for the first time with a film that ended up becoming a Authentic global event. Now Disney confirms that a new tape is on its way, but the question is inevitable: do we need another Simpson movie in 2025? The second. The announcement of this new installment has simply made a publication in social networks of the image of a typical Donut Pink of the series, with ornaments in number 2 and the message “Homer’s Coming Back For Seconds”. Although there are no more details, we do have a date: July 23, 2027, which was initially reserved for a Marvel movie without announcing. In this way, there is no marvel movie among the premieres of ‘Avengers: Doomsday‘(December 2026) and’ Avengers: Secret Wars’ (December 2027). The first. Released in 2007, the first film raised more than 500 million dollars at the box office and showed that the yellow family was able to drag the spectators to the rooms. At that time, the series had two decades of life, and although it was already far from the golden age of the 90s, the series continued to enjoy a relevant status and maintained solid follow -up. In fact, it was a symbolic closure of an era of cultural influence, and the film was able to launch images that last among the most notorious of the franchise, such as the enraged mass of Citizens of Springfield or the presence of Spiderrdo. The status of the series. The Simpsons They just started, a couple of days ago, their season 37. His extreme longevity He has been accompanied by a decrease in the quality and cultural impact of his first years. In the 90s’The Simpsons’ They were a total reference in television humor and a satirical mirror of society, but in 2025 it works more as a established mainstream classic, valued more than anything by its legacy. For better. However, although it is far from the ferocity and impact of more independent series (and also successful, such as South Park or Rick and Morty). In The Simpsons They have shown signs of improvement. Yes, its golden age has already passed, but from a while this part tends to coincide in that From season 3 onwardsthe program has recovered narrative quality and characters development. It puts an end to the end, even if it is relative, to the decline that started around season 10, when the scripts began to be more repetitive and lost edge. The key to change. The scriptwriters of the last seasons are already professionals who have been educated with ‘The Simpsons’ within the cultural imaginary. Costumbrismo has given way to surrealism and self -conscious humor, and the characters are seen as icons, even giving way to a target humor of modern series. We have seen type episodes mockumentaryother dreamlike ones … If the new film wants to be more than a nostalgic artifact, we may see it more oriented in this sense, aware of the series category as a pop myth. A more traditional option, more sitcom type, would smell in rancid and outdated. 2007 vs. 2025. The cultural world of 2025 is very different from what it was when we saw the first film: it must be taken into account that at that time a movie of ‘The Simpsons’ could be considered an event, as we now see Marvel or ‘Star Wars’ movies. Now, with the competition of streaming And the cinema mainstream At a very different point of popularity and influence, the film must rethink its strategy. You just have to see how we access ‘the Simpsons’ itself: then it was a weekly premiere event, with repeated episodes daily. Now we have access through a platform to The entire Historical Archive of Seasonssomething that would have been unthinkable then. Without a doubt, they are variables that will influence the same conception of the film. Already then, this could not be allowed to be an elongated episode without more. Now, in addition, it must be aware of the Pop legend category of the mother series. Header | Disney In Xataka | The video game that never existed from ‘The Simpsons’: a technical demo of ‘Bug Squad appears!’ For Dreamcast

Microsoft raises the prices of the Xbox Series X | S in the US. We already know what will happen in Europe

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If you are in the United States and plan to buy a Microsoft console, time play against you. There are a few days left to order before the price upload the Xbox Series X | s. The company has announced that the increase will enter into force next month. From Redmond they explain that the measure responds to “changes in the macroeconomic environment.” They have not given more details, although in the background the current tariff war appears, which could be behind this decision, although Microsoft avoids mentioning it explicitly. The striking thing is that the adjustment is limited only to the United States. On its official website, the firm ensures that “prices outside the US remain unchanged.” A phrase that gives a respite to European users and other markets, at least for now. This is the prices of the Xbox Series X | S in the US Current prices in the US prices from October in the US Xbox Series S (512 GB) $ 379.99 399.99 dollars Xbox Series S (1 TB) $ 429.99 $ 449.99 Xbox Series x $ 599.99 $ 649.99 Xbox Series X Digital $ 549.99 $ 599.99 Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black (Special Edition) $ 729.99 $ 799.99 This is the second time in the year Microsoft makes its consoles more expensive. In May it already applied a global increase that, in addition, it extended to accessories such as controls and headphones. For example, the Xbox Series S of 512 GB, which could be achieved for 299.99 euros, stated 349.99 euros, an increase of 16.67%. But, as we say, in the old continent we will not have to support a new price increase in Microsoft consoles. Below we include a table with public sales prices (PVP) in Spain. It should be remembered that, although increases outside the United States will be applied, the figures may vary in other markets. Xbox Series X: First impressions – Are you going to give us great joys? Current prices in Spain Xbox Series S (512 GB) 349.99 euros Xbox Series S (1 TB) 399.99 euros Xbox Series x 599.99 euros Xbox Series X Digital 549.99 euros Xbox Series X 2TB Galaxy Black (Special Edition) 699.99 euros In development. Images | Billy Freeman In Xataka | No one would think of leaving ‘Super Mario 64’ on for 14 months. But whoever will find a surprise

Video games have fired their number of users, and come from an unsuspected place: television series

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The video game adaptations have long left behind the “impossible” sambenito. Criticism and public successes such as recent television series’The Last of Us‘ either ‘Fallout‘They have proven that the episodic format fits especially well with the long plot developments of the games and with their very wide characters. But there is more: a recent study shows that not only those series are successful because they attract the players. The flow also works in reverse. More spectators. According to A recent study by Ampere Analysisscreen adaptations drive the growth of the number of players by 140% on average. Among these adaptations, the average increase achieved by television series is up to 203%, much higher than films (48%). Among the former we can find such outstanding series as’Arcane‘,’ The Last of Us ‘,’The Witcher‘,’ Fallout ‘,’ Knuckles’, ‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners‘,’ Conserje Pokémon ‘or’ Halo ‘. Among the movies, ‘A Minecraft movie‘,’Sonic The Hedgehog‘,’Super Mario Bros. the film‘,’Uncharted‘,’ Mortal Kombat ‘or’ Detective Pikachu ‘. To the bunker. For example, the premiere of the “Fallout” series in Prime Video in April 2024 caused a 490% increase in monthly active users (UAM) playing the franchise: 80% of the 14 million active players were new. In contrast, additional content launches for ‘Fallout 76’ previously achieved only 17% increase in UAM. It is a phenomenon that had already been detected since the same premiere of the series, when the 2015 Búnkeres construction and management game ‘Fallout Shelter’ received an unusual impulse Almost a decade after birth, going from giving benefits of about $ 20,000 a day to enter $ 80,000 a day, thus increasing their benefits by 232%. The last ones will be the first. There is a more particular case, because it adapts a narrative game, closed, without online and that had been acclaimed by criticism and public a few years before, calling the attention of non -hardcore public, that is, that the middle fan had more than known. ‘The Last of Us “experienced a 150% rise in its players base: an absolutely spectacular figure if we take into account that the series does not” complement “or expands what is seen in the games, but tells it again. Without a doubt, it is a different phenomenon from that of ‘Fallout’: the excellent invoice of HBO production, much more mainstream That the prime video, it caught the attention of non-players. To compare: the relaunch of “The Last of Us Part II” for PS5 only made the monthly players in 70%. And in cinemas, ‘Minecraft’. This is one of the greatest recent box office successes, and here there has been a clear feedback: the commented Tumults in cinemas They are due to the preteen enthusiasm of the ‘Minecraft’ players, but the current was also in the reverse direction: the premiere in April 2025 produced a growth of 30% of users of the game. Of all of them, 54% of the new players were people who had abandoned the games previously, that is, the film reactivated their interest in the game. Some reasons. They are diverse (although we like to continue putting in the same sack to ‘Arcane’ already ‘Street Fighter’, these are adaptations for generations of completely different spectators), but the Massive television accessibility. This allows those who do not play videogames to know their emblematic stories without having to overcome the “input barrier” that sometimes lifts the technology, already later encouraged to enter them on their own. In any case, it seems that we are living a golden era for this type of series and films: fidelity to the originals achieved with films such as ‘Super Mario Bros.’ or ‘Sonic’ was unthinkable a few years ago. The change in the interests of the public causes these products to cease to be niche, or rather, that they no longer have the need to soften the elements of the original video game to become massive products. Viodeojuegos are already an entertainment mainstream and its adaptations catapult that audience. Header | HBO Max In Xataka | Umbrella to the end of the zombie world: all ‘resident evil’ films worse to better

iPhone Air, iPhone 17 and 17 Pro, Apple Watch Series 11, Airpods Pro 3 and all the News of Apple’s Keynote

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Apple’s “Awe Awe Dropping” event has just finished and, as always, the information is abundant. The iPhone Air has been the star of the day, but it has not arrived alone. The Cupertino company has taken the opportunity to teach more products. In this summary you will find everything Apple has presented on Tuesday in a single glance. We have organized each announcement so you can follow them without losing detail and, if you want to deepen, at each point you will have direct links to learn more. iPhone Air: An absurdly thin proposal Design and screen: degree titanium 5, only 5.6 mm and very light, Ceramic Shield 2 in front and Ceramic Shield back for greater resistance; SUPER RETINA XDR 6.5 inches with promotion up to 120 Hz and up to 3,000 nits. Chambers: main sensor 48 MP Fusion with Quad-Pixel and TV 2 × optical; New Center Center Stage 18 MP with a square field, Dual Capture and 4K60 Dolby Vision recording. Chips and connectivity: A19 PRO next to N1 and C1X; N1 enable Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, C1X is up to 2 × faster and consumes 30% less energy. Battery and software: autonomy for the whole day thanks to internal architecture and adaptive power mode in iOS 26; iOS 26 incorporates Apple Intelligence and translation and visual intelligence functions. Colors, storage and availability: Space Black Finishes, Cloud White, Light Gold and Sky Blue; 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB; From 1,219 euros. iPhone 17 Pro and 17 pro max: Premium functions, premium price Design and screen: Unibody of Aluminum 7000, space for more battery, available at 6.3 and 6.9 inches, Ceramic Shield 2 in front and behind, promotion 120 Hz and up to 3,000 nits. Professional cameras: three 48 MP Fusion (Main, Ultra and Tele), Tele 4 × and Tele 8 × Optic the longest on an iPhone, new Center Center Stage 18 MP, Raw, GenLock and Dual Capture for filming prores. Chips and connectivity: A19 Pro with CPU 6 nuclei and 16-core Neural Engine, N1 for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, C1x Modem more efficient; Apple speaks of up to 40% more sustained performance. Battery and software: greater autonomy by architecture and steam chamber for thermal dissipation, load 50% in 20 minutes with an optional adapter; iOS 26 brings Apple Intelligence, Live Translation and News for Video and Games. Prices and Availability: Deep Blue Finishes, Cosmic Orange and Silver; 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB in Pro, Pro Max add 2 TB. From 1,319 euros for the PRO, and from 1,469 euros for the Pro Max. iPhone 17: The essential Design and screen: Unibody with contoured edges, 6.3 inches Super Retina XDR, Promotion 120 Hz and Ceramic Shield 2, up to 3,000 Nits. Chambers: 48 MP Fusion Rear system with TV 2 × Optic and Ultra 48 MP, Center Stage 18 MP, Dual Capture and Video Dolby Vision. PERFORMANCE: A19 with faster CPU and GPUs and neural accelators integrated, support for local and N1 for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Battery and software: up to 30 hours of video playback according to Apple, load 50% in 20 minutes with optional adapter and iOS 26 with Apple Intelligence. Colors, storage and availability: Black, Lavender, Mist Blue, Sage and White; 256 GB and 512 GB; From 959 euros. Apple Watch Series 11: Turning the most popular smart watch Health: hypertension notifications that analyze 30 days of data and Sleep Score that scores sleep quality Battery and resistance: Up to 24 hours of autonomy, 15 minutes of load give about 8 hours, Ion-X with 2x ceramic coating more resistant and titanium sapphire crystal CONNECTIVITY AND SENSORS: 5G Cell, Redesign Antenna and ESIM, more Health Monitoring and Workout Buddy with Apple Intelligence Software and Limitations: Watchos 26 premieres Workout Buddy, gestures and new spheres; The hypertension function is pending regulatory approval and will reach 9 and subsequent series Colors, sizes and price: Aluminum in Space Gray, Jet Black, Rose Gold and Silver, Titanium in Natural, Gold and Slate; 42 mm and 46 mm; From 449 euros. Apple Watch Se: The entrance clock graduates and opens a new level Health: Sleep Score, retrospective ovulation estimates, apnea notifications and doll temperature sensor Screen and load: always-on display, 18-hour autonomy and fast charging that gives about 8 hours with 15 minutes or ~ 80% in 45 minutes S10 and gestures: S10 allows Siri on the device, double touch and wrist gesture, Voice isolation and audio reproduction from the speaker CONNECTIVITY AND FAMILY: 5G Cell, ESIM and functions for children with Apple Watch for Your Kids, more security and parental control Sizes, colors and price: 40 mm and 44 mm in Midnight and Starlight, from 269 euros. Apple Watch Ultra 3: The most advanced Apple for those who are looking for the best Screen and drums: the largest screen on an Apple Watch with LTPO3 and ALWOS-on 1 Hz, up to 42 hours and 72 hours in Low Power Mode Satellite and connectivity: Bidirectional communications via satellite for SOS, messages and Find My, two years free, in addition to 5G and redesigned antenna Health: Hypertension notifications and Sleep Score as new health signals, function subject to regulatory approval and available in compatible models Sport and sensors: more precise GPS, advanced metrics for running and cycling, recreational diving support and workout Buddy with Apple Intelligence Finishes, price and availability: natural and black titanium. 899 euros. Airpods Pro 3: An improved experience that goes beyond sound ANC AND SOUND: Active Noise Cancellation up to 2 × more effective than Airpods Pro 2 and 4 × vs the original, Adaptive EQ and new multiport acoustic architecture Adjustment and resistance: smaller design with foam tips in five sizes including XXS for better fastening, IP57 Sweat and water resistant Sensor and training: PPG sensor for heart rate in training and monitoring of more than 50 types of exercise, integration with the fitness app and workout Buddy Autonomy and translation: Up to 8 hours of reproduction … Read more

In 2011 a mysterious series of numbers and letters appeared in Reddit. Thousands of people would spend years trying to decipher her

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Fourteen years ago a Reddit user appeared called ‘A858DE45F56D9BC9’ and began publishing characters of characters, apparently meaningless, in a SubnetDit of the same name. For more than a year the publications went unnoticed until one day madness began. What followed was the creation of a community with thousands of obsessed people with solving the puzzle And, above all, know who was behind the one who is considered One of the biggest Internet mysteries. Reddit’s Stonehenge Although the user’s name was much longer, in Reddit it is known as The mystery of A858. Although the first publications arose in July 2011, it was not until 2012 when the Reddit community began to pay them attention. Some users attempted to disappoint the messages and there was one that made interest explode. The comment and the answer confirmed that A858 was not “something”, but “someone.” A user mentioned that A858 was Reddit’s Stonehenge in reference to Its function was a mystery. A858 responded shortly after with one of his classic encrypted messages. The surprise came when they discovered that it was an image in ASCII format that represented precisely that: the Stonehenge. Until that point he had not given too much importance, but with this it was demonstrated that Behind A858 there was someone human. And then madness unleashed. Years trying to solve it Users wanted to know the goal behind those messages and set out to disregard them, but they soon realized that it was not going to be simple. In September 2012, the SOLVINGA COMMUNITY858 which currently has 15,000 members. Here a collective effort to understand The goal behind A858 that lasted years. Decipher A858 seemed impossible. He also behaved strangely: he disappeared, erased posts … the community was frustrated Only a few messages were deciphered by the community, including some citations of famous authors such as is from Max Lerner, Christmas greetings either References to April’s Fool (The equivalent of innocent’s day). The challenge was very complex from the technical point of viewhe used unusual obfuscation techniques, and there was not a clear pattern in his behavior; Sometimes he disappeared, he deleted posts, the submandit made deprived, Some messages were very easy to solve and others seemed impossible… This made the community frustrate and begin to lose interest, but then A858 appeared and everything was reactivated. Ask A858 Anything One of the points in the Subbreddit Solvinga858 was in 2015 when A858 made a mist (Ask Me Anything) where He attended to the numerous doubts of the users, although they also had to disappoint them. It wasn’t going to be so simple. Users asked him if they were wasting his time trying to decipher him, to which A858 replied that no, but I couldn’t tell them the goal behind the project. He also revealed that only a woman from the United Kingdom had managed to decipher him and expected more correct answers. Here you can read in fullbut then we highlight some of the questions and answers of the session: What is R/A858DE45F56D9BC9? The objective cannot be revealed. A858 published ASCII art drawings, prime numbers tables, Apple II source code fragments, etc. Were you playing with us? Because? Coded posts are designed to be easily resolved. And the other encrypted using a stronger encryption? The other posts are not designed to be easily resolved. There are often long pauses in which there are no A858 posts. Is A858 your only job? Sometimes we are retouching. Other times we are working on other projects. Are you doing this love alone or are we talking to the team of which you are part? A858 is a project with a team. I am a member of the team. Are you affiliated with a government organization? I don’t know any place that has no government. An unsolved mystery The question session fed even more if the mystery fits, but over time A858 was publishing less frequently until the publications ceased completely. In March 2016, after months in which the Subbreddit had been deprived, A message appeared which said “the A858 project has concluded. It can be unsubscribed.” Many users did not believe it, but A858 never published again. A858 was never resolved. We only know that there was a company behind that one day cut the financing. The next news that was had was In September 2016 through one of the moderators of Solvinga858which revealed that he had had contact with the person behind A858. In his message he assured that this mysterious person was paid by a company to “post code puzzles through encryption and different text handling methods.” After a while, The company behind the project decided to cut the financing And there all ended. Needless to say that It was not the answer that the community expected and left too many unknowns to solve. Theories behind A858 As a good mystery, there are many theories about what was really behind A858. One of the most repeated is that it was A company looking for experts in encryption To hire them. A858 agreed over time with Cicada 3301 Another very similar mystery, although much easier to solve. Supposedly those who managed to decipher Cicada, received a message to enter a mysterious organization. Another of the theories defends that A858 a ‘Numbers Station’ Used by Mossad for Espionage Tasks. It does not seem to be known with total certainty, but one of the theories that makes more sense is that A858 was A company testing its own safety. In this scenario, The objective of the project would be precisely for anyone to solve the puzzleswhich would show that security was good. If so, they got it. Image | Amparo Babyloni, Xataka In Xataka | The James Webb has just photographed one of the great mysteries of the universe’s galaxies: how they intertwine

Netflix reinvented the way of seeing series. In France, he has signed an agreement to return to Life TV

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Before streaming changed everything, watching TV was to follow very clear rules: Wait for your program to startendure the ads and accept the offer of the moment. This was the game. But then platforms like Netflix arrived, promising something different. And for a while, it was. Suddenly, it was no longer necessary to wait on Thursday night to see the new chapter of your favorite series. There were no advertising cuts. And if you wanted to see three episodes in a row, you could do it without anyone preventing it. Everything pointed to a new way of consuming content: freer, more personalized. But time has done his own, and little by little that new television has begun to resemble that before. Life TV in Netflix The ads arrived first “Although only for those who don’t pay the most expensive plan.” After, live sports and contents in collaboration with traditional chains. Now, the last step: a lifetime television, with linear channels included. And it is not a metaphor. Netflix has signed an agreement historical with Tf1the main private chain in France, to incorporate its channels in open directly into the platform. From the summer of 2026, Netflix users in France can see live The five linear channels of TF1as well as access more than 30,000 hours of content on demand through TF1+. This includes from games of the French team to realities, contests, entertainment programs and local production series. For Netflix, it is a strategic movement: integrate what was previously its direct competence and, incidentally, expand its offer in the French market. For TF1, it is a way of approaching an audience that has been moving away from traditional television for years. And for the spectator, another symptom that the borders between open television and platforms on demand are increasingly diffuse. Among the programs that TF1 issues is Secret Story, one of its most popular realities The agreement arrives at a key moment. While Netflix leads the global streaming business with dozens of own productionstraditional chains drag largely a sustained loss of audience and advertising income. This type of alliances could allow both parties to gain time. But ask a question. In the end, is the great streaming revolution ended by rediscovering the usual television? For now, there are no public details about how income will be distributed or if Netflix has paid anything to integrate these channels into its platform. Nor is it clear if we will see similar movements in other European markets, such as Spanish. What seems evident is that traditional streaming and television are intended to be. And when that happens at all, perhaps we can no longer distinguish where one begins and the other ends. Images | Xataka with Grok | Netflix | Tf1 (1, 2) In Xataka | YouTube risked a lot trying to be more like Tiktok. 200,000 million visualizations have proved him right

Netflix has left the fever by the Korean series: they are drowning in their own money

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Although they have not yet arrived in the mainstream As they have done, for example, The Turkish soapsKorean fictions are followed by millions of people worldwide and have transcended the borders of Asian countries. Netflix is ​​to blameand has led to South Korea to be known for much more diverse and varied productions than the one that remains its greatest success, ‘the squid game’. However, Netflix machinery He also has his dark side and has been about to crack the solid bases of the genre. Korean explosion. In recent years, Korean or K-Drams fictions have experienced unprecedented growth. Netflix has been a key actor in this phenomenon, positioning the South Korean content as The second most watched globallyonly behind American productions. Since 2023, K-Drams are between 8% and 9% of the total visualization hours in Netflix, highlighting titles such as ‘The Squid’s game’, but also ‘The Queen of Tears’, ‘Crash Landing on You’ or ‘Love at the door next door.’ Cloud expenses. Netflix investment in Korean products It is very important: More than half of the popular Korean titles on the platform are originals of Netflix herself, and about a third are exclusive, many of them made in collaboration with local studies. However, The costs have shot: At present, the average price per episode is about $ 700,000, arriving in some cases, such as ‘the squid game’, to exceed two million dollars per episode, more than double what they cost in 2020, and much more than they cost before the arrival of Netflix (about 200,000 dollars). Success series such as ‘If life gives you mandarins’ cost more than 40 million dollars per season. In Xataka Netflix’s best Korean series (because not everything is ‘the squid game’) Fall in production. The consequences that Netflix, a powerful platform and with financial muscle, has multiplied costs to generate luxurious and interesting productions for the international public are multiple. On the one hand, production has fallen, especially the one that comes from medium -sized companies and produced by traditional Korean channels: From 141 in 2022 to 123 in 2023 already just 100 in 2024. A pressure has also been generated so that the series are more expensive, which has multiplied the number of blockbustersbut it has reduced the average productions. The superstars. The architects of the Korean series know that the deals are often the authentic causing causes a series to succeed, which leads to a good part of the budgets to be invested in the protagonists, which can come to charge around 500,000 dollars per episode. One of the decisions that Netflix has taken to stop is climbing in the series budgets that can make the industry crackimitate the salaries of the actorswhich has set 400 million WON (just under $ 300,000) per episode. {“Videid”: “x850eq5”, “Autoplay”: false, “Title”: “The game of the squid”, “Tag”: “The game of the squid”, “Duration”: “476”} Goodbye to risk. The Korean fiction industry is at a key moment, where it is continually discussed between profitability and quality. The increase in budgets has raised expectations on the series, but has also increased financial risk, to the point that, unlike the situation before the arrival of Netflix, The series need to be global successes To recover the investment. This entails an added danger: to greater financial risk, less taste for risk, more will tend to be conservative, to embrace proven success formulas. What can make the Korean series lose one of their indisputable strengths for the global public: the ability to surprise. Has Netflix charged the Korean fiction industry? Of course, it has immersed it in a dynamic of inflated budgets and the need for show that at the moment, it is affecting medium, authentic mortar productions that give solidity to the industry with volume and stability. Korea has a clear benchmark to not look for mistakes: Hollywood, plunged into a creative crisis and an elephantiasis in the productions that question its near future. For now, the South Korean industry has a margin to react. If Netflix allows it. Header | Netflix In Xataka | This intriguing Netflix Korean series set in an infernal contest is the perfect successor of ‘The Squid’s game’ (Function () {Window._js_modules = Window._js_modules || {}; var headelement = document.getelegsbytagname (‘head’) (0); if (_js_modules.instagram) {var instagramscript = Document.Createlement (‘script’); }}) (); – The news Netflix has left the fever by the Korean series: they are drowning in their own money It was originally posted in Xataka by John Tones .

The British who lost 700 million in Bitcoins when he threw his album has just achieved what anyone saw coming: his own series

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In the world there is only one hard drive that nobody has been able to find, but many remember. Contains between 7,500 and 8,000 bitcoins and, According to its owneris buried under tons of garbage in a Newport landfill, Wales. James Howells It has been trying to recover it for more than a decade because its digital assets exceed 700 million euros. He has not succeeded. However, its story is now more valuable than ever: an American producer has bought exclusive rights to turn it into docuserie, podcast and, if everything goes as planned, also into content for social networks. Howells is a computer engineer. He lives in Wales and has been obsessed for years with the idea of ​​recovering that device, which ensures that he keeps the private keys of a digital fortune generated in 2009, when the price of cryptocurrency had not yet risen. At that time, Bitcoin was a newborn experiment. It used to undermine from domestic computers and its value was so low that no one imagined what it would be. Howells was one of the first to get on that wave, and also one of the first to lose everything without having sold anything. A landfill, a digital fortune and an obsession without end to view As told the Guradian years agomore than a decade ago, while cleaning at home, confused hard drives. He threw the wrong. Shortly after, seeing how the price of Bitcoin raised, he realized what he had done. “Do you know when you throw something in the trash and you think ‘it’s a bad idea’? It really happened to me,” he told the newspaper. Since then he is convinced that the device ended up in the Docksway Municipal Villagemanaged by the Newport City Council. And since then, he has also tried to recover it by all possible means. Over the years he has presented different proposals to find the album. In 2022 came to raise an operation of 10.7 million euros To execute with a team of data recovery specialists, environmental engineers and specific machinery. Its plan included the use of artificial intelligence, a robotic arm to sift waste and even Boston Dynamic robot dogss. He also offered part of the money with the authorities and the citizens of Newport. But nothing worked. Authorities have always refused. They allege that environmental risks are too high, that the operation does not guarantee results and that the public cost, in case of failure, would be unassumable. In January 2025the British Superior Court rejected the claim of Howells, claiming that There was no “realistic possibilities” successful Shortly after, the resource was also dismissed. Howells represented himself in the view, using AI tools to prepare his case. It was not enough. Now plan Bring the case to the European Court of Human Rights. And meanwhile, consider another option: Buy the landfill. The City Council has announced that it will close during the 2025–2026 year and plans to convert part of the land in a solar park. For Howells, that decision disassembled one of the key arguments used against him in court: to suspend the activity of the landfill to dig would cause damage to the neighbors. If the closure is already underway, he maintains, there should be no more obstacles. He says he talked to investors and ensures that he has support to acquire the installation “as it is.” This whole route is the one that has captured the attention of Lebula producer based in Los Angeles specialized in multiplatform stories. As we point out above, he has acquired the exclusive rights of Howells’s history to develop what they have entitled ‘The Buried Bitcoin: The Real-Life Treasure Hunt of James Howells‘, a project that will combine different formats and channels. The objective is not only to tell the past, but also to follow in real time the next steps of the protagonist. The initiative includes “a premium format docuserie”, a narrative Póstcast and a short content strategy for social platforms. Lebul defines the project as “a live treasure search” that mixes technology, judicial drama and personal ambition with a very current backdrop: the promise of cryptocurrencies. As explained by the company, CGI effects and high -level narrative resources will be used to recreate the key moments of history and show the technical plan proposed by Howells. “This is not just content,” said Reese Van Allen, president of Unscripted Entertainment in Lebul. “It is a real -acting technological thriller With almost one billion dollars at stake, and Lebul is proud to bring it to the world. “The company affirms that the project has already aroused the interest of streaming platforms, global sponsors and relevant figures of the crypto ecosystem. At the moment, however, we do not know what service we could see, if it becomes a reality. “After seeing the documentary, people will understand that it is not crazy” Filming is scheduled for the summer of 2025, with an estimated premiere between October and November. The producer has also confirmed that the story will include the purchase attempt of the landfill, the last judicial failures and the current state of the conflict with the City Council. For Howells, this project represents a unique opportunity: “It is the first time that I will be able to clearly teach what we want to do in the landfill. After seeing the documentary, people will understand that it is not crazy,” told the BBC. The case has caught the attention of dozens of producers over the years. According to Howells himself, He received more than 200 proposalsincluding some winners of the Bafta and the Emmy. Until now he always said it was not the time. The legal battles were open, and the story still had no shape. Lebul’s announcement marks a change. For the first time, its history becomes a media project with calendar, budget and ambitions digital distribution. Is the hard drive really there? Is it still intact after more than a decade underground? Will you keep private … Read more

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