THEMA announces its partnership with Pablo Romero Sulla (through his company Tarkinia) to expand distribution activities in Spain, and source best Spanish content for worldwide distribution.

Pablo Romero Sulla will coordinate with Arnaud Verlhac, SVP Distribution, and set up close collaboration with Patrick Rivet, CEO of THEMA America.

Fabrice Faux, CEO of THEMA comments : « I’m proud to welcome Pablo at THEMA, and back in the CANAL+ Group. Pablo has both a deep understanding of operators current needs, but also experience in channel production, and a perfect understanding of the market trends. He’s the best possible partner for THEMA’s channels to take advantage of the dynamics of Spanish and Hispanic markets around the world. »

Pablo Romero Sulla comments : « I ‘m glad to be able to contribute to the already successful development of THEMA in the Spanish speaking territories. I believe there is a strong opportunity for the distribution of Spanish contents and channels into this global market and the chance to go hand in hand with THEMA makes it more feasible. I would like to add, on a personal basis, that it is a pleasure working again at Canal+ Group with whom I share vision and values about the relevance of the European audiovisual industry. »

Pablo Romero Sulla has been linked to the development of Pay TV in Spain, first at the launch of Canal+, then at the development of Multichannel services with Canal Satélite Digital. His experience varies from Programme Direction to Production, and at a later stage, Managing multichannel offer while being Head of Contents at Digital+. He has participated in designing and launching TV channels as well as developing Digital services such as Yomvi, Spanish first OTT platform as he was responsable for contents from its launch until 2015.