AMC Networks, Machinima launch SVOD gaming channel in Spain, Portugal

AMC Networks International Iberia is partnering with Machinima, a programming service focused on gamer culture, to launch a subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) channel dedicated to gaming and eSports in Spain and Portugal.

amc machinimaThe network will be available for pay-TV operators as well as via an app for smart TVs and iOS and Android mobile devices.

Programming will feature Machinima’s most dynamic original productions, including the recent series Street Fighter: Resurrection, eSports reality show Training Camp, The Bacca Chronicles and the upcoming Transformers: The Combiner Wars.

“This partnership enables us to offer our clients the opportunity to reach millennials, a community passionate about video games, animation, movies, TV and other forms of pop culture, who will find in this channel their main entertainment source. Machinima is a worldwide gaming authority and we are delighted to add this exciting channel to our portfolio,” said Eduardo Zulueta, president, AMC Networks International Iberia and Latin America.

“Heroes, eSports and video gaming are the new pillars of pop culture on a global scale and Machinima is the most notorious purveyor of this type of content in the world,” said James Glasscock, senior VP, strategy and business development, Machinima.