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Raising the glass ceiling in Spain, Laura Fernández Espeso has been promoted to the position of chief executive at The Mediapro Studio, where she will direct the management and strategy of Tms productions and production houses in and outside Spain.

Co-head of TV of The Mediapro Studio since its launch in March 2019, Fernandez Espeso was appointed corporate director in October 2019. Her new promotion makes her the highest-ranking female TV executive at a major player on Spain’s vibrant and ever more globalized TV and movie scene.

Part of the Mediapro Group since it absorbed Globomedia, Spain’s top prime-time producer — where Fernandez Espeso worked as head of international development — she can expect to accelerate The Mediapro Studio’s drive into international production, both with global streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, with which Tms produced Emmy-winning soccer doc series “Six Dreams” and now “Fernando Alonso 2” as well as with big U.

It’s finally the weekend, and the various major streaming services have got you covered for new material to watch with a load of great movies and TV shows arriving over the next couple of days. In total, 26 fresh additions are coming to Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video, so let’s take a look at what you should be checking out.

Netflix’s haul this Friday, December 11th totals five originals, including holiday movie A Trash Truck Christmas, poignant short film Canvas, documentary Giving Voice and Spanish TV series The Mess You Leave Behind. The highlight of the weekend, though, has to be The Prom, the new musical from Ryan Murphy which features a star-studded cast including Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and James Corden.

Moving on to Disney Plus, and the Mouse House’s streamer debuts nine new titles today. Among them is festive treat...