Playz
{{Short description|Online television service}}
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Playz (stylised as playz) is an online service belonging to Radiotelevisión Española (RTVE), the Spanish public broadcaster, streaming free-to-air content for a young audience. It was launched on 30 October 2017.
History
Embedded within the RTVE webpage,{{Sfn|Maroto González|Rodríguez Martelo|2018|p=668}} Playz was launched on 30 October 2017,{{Cite web|url=https://dircomfidencial.com/actualidad/playz/|work=dircomfidencial|title=¿Qué es Playz?|date=4 December 2019}} with the release of Colegas, {{ill|Mambo (webseries)|es|Mambo (serie digital)|lt=Mambo}}, Dorien and Inhibidos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/tele/20171030/rtve-estreno-plataforma-digital-playz-6383967|website=El Periódico|title=RTVE estrena su plataforma digital Playz|date=31 October 2017}} The launch was predated by the premiere of another original release on 11 September 2017, Si fueras tú, a transmedia fiction series loosely adapting the New Zealand series Reservoir Hill which served to promote the kickstart of the platform.{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/73201/playz-plataforma-transmedia-tve-estrena-30-octubre/|website=FormulaTV|title=Playz, la plataforma transmedia de TVE, se estrena el 30 de octubre con 'Inhibidos', 'Colegas' y 'Dorien'|date=25 October 2017|first=Raquel|last=Peláez}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/vida/20180315/441547612478/la-serie-de-playz-si-fueras-tu-de-rtve-finalista-en-la-primera-edicion-del-festival-de-series-de-cannes.html|website=La Vanguardia|title=La serie de Playz 'Si fueras tú' de RTVE, finalista en la primera edición del Festival de Series de Cannes|date=15 March 2018}}
Programming
{{See also|Category:Playz original programming}}
The platform aims towards a young audience, from 15 to 35 years,{{Sfn|Maroto González|Rodríguez Martelo|2018|p=673}} intending to draw the interest from that demographics, with decreasing viewership figures in traditional television.{{Sfn|Maroto González|Rodríguez Martelo|2018|p=673}} Content includes original webseries, interactive documentaries, fiction stories in a podcast format, interactive cooking shows, a music and sport-centered section and a debate on current issues.{{Sfn|Maroto González|Rodríguez Martelo|2018|pp=670–671}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4569212/0/la-juventud-es-gen-playz-debate-y-deconstruccion/#|website=20minutos.es|title=La juventud es 'Gen Playz': debate y deconstrucción|date=24 February 2021|first=Ana|last=Latorre}}
;Fiction
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| Title
! Genre ! Premiere ! Seasons ! Status |
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| Si fueras tú
| Thriller | {{Start date|2017|09|11|df=y}} | 1 season, 7 episodes | Ended |
| {{ill|Mambo (TV series)|es|Mambo (serie digital)|lt=Mambo}}
| {{Start date|2017|10|30|df=y}} | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | Ended |
| Dorien
| Horror | {{Start date|2017|10|30|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Colegas
| {{Start date|2017|10|30|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Inhibidos
| Thriller | {{Start date|2017|10|30|df=y}} | 1 season, 7 episodes | Ended |
| Neverfilms
| Parody | {{Start date|2018|01|31|df=y}} | 1 season, 20 episodes | Ended |
| {{ill|El punto frío|es}}
| {{Start date|2018|04|19|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Cupido
| Fantasy | {{Start date|2018|05|16|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Limbo
| {{Start date|2018|06|26|df=y}} | 1 season, 8 episodes | Ended |
| {{ill|Bajo la red|es|Bajo la red (serie de televisión)}}
| Thriller | {{Start date|2018|09|12|df=y}} | 2 seasons, 14 episodes | Ended |
| Wake Up
| {{start date|2018|11|08|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Abducidos
| Spin-off | {{Start date|2018|12|12|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Boca Norte
| Drama | {{Start date|2019|01|23|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Antes de perder
| {{Start date|2019|03|07|df=y}} | 1 season, 7 episodes | Ended |
| Drama
| Comedy | {{Start date|2020|02|04|df=y}} | 1 season, 6 episodes | Ended |
| Grasa
| {{Start date|2020|05|12|df=y}} | 2 season, 12 episodes | |
| Riders
| {{Start date|2021|05|12|df=y}} | 1 season, 7 episodes | Ended |
| colspan="7" | Upcoming |
| Yrreal
| {{Start date|2021|11|17|df=y}} | TBD | Pending release |
| Ser o no ser
| Drama | TBD | TBD | In production{{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/series/ser-o-no-serie-rtve-playz-adolescente-trans-ander-puig_1_8378300.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|title=RTVE ya rueda 'Ser o no ser', su serie juvenil para Playz sobre un adolescente trans que quiere ser actor|date=7 September 2021}} |
Awards and nominations
{{Awards table|5}}
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| align = "center" | 2021 || 68th Ondas Awards || Best Entertainment Program || Content fom playz || {{won}} || {{Cite web|url=https://vertele.eldiario.es/noticias/premios-ondas-2021-tv-canaria-roberto-leal-vicky-luengo-maricon-perdido-televisivos_1_8414809.html|website=Vertele!|publisher=eldiario.es|date=20 October 2021|title=La TV Canaria, Roberto Leal, Vicky Luengo y 'Maricón Perdido', entre los Premios Ondas 2021 televisivos}}
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References
;Citations
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;Bibliography
- {{Cite book|chapter=Estrategias de desarrollo de la televisión pública española: El caso de la plataforma Playz|pages=662–676|url=|first1=Isaac|last1=Maroto González|first2=Talia|last2=Rodríguez Martelo|isbn=978-84-09-00789-9|title=Actas del III Simposio Internacional sobre Gestión de la Comunicación|publisher=XESCOM|year=2018}}
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