PRH’s Carmen Ospina, forecasts a 40% increase in Spanish-language output this year, driven by subscription growth in Chile and Peru.
Revenue engine, not “little sibling”
The Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez and Dosdoce.com expect 300 professionals at Casa del Lector for the third PARIX Audio Day, a nine-hour briefing that has become the largest Spanish-language audio business forum.
AI: threat, tool or both?
Barbara Knabe (Audible EU) opens with exclusive Compass 2025 data showing double-digit audiobook growth in Spain, Mexico and Brazil, while podcast revenue plateaus – intelligence that will steer commissioning budgets for the next 18 months.
George Walkley, formerly Hachette’s digital director and now running consultancy Outside Context, follows with a rapid-fire audit of AI use-cases: synthetic narration, multilingual dubbing and real-time ad insertion. His rule of thumb: if a tool cuts production cost by >30 %, pilot it; if it touches the author’s voice, contractually protect it.
Data that will shape 2026-27 acquisitions
Rights managers should note the 11:30 session. John Ruhrmann (Bookwire) and Ralf Biesemeier (Zebralution) will dissect licensing terms demanded by AI platforms – perpetuity, derivative works, revenue-share versus buy-out – while Spotify’s Duncan Bruce previews “friction-free” bundles that merge ebooks, audio and soundtrack in a single ISBN.
New formats for Gen-Z ears
Latin America dominates the afternoon. Editors from Planeta Audio, Audiolibre and Skeelo will share minimum guarantees now offered for regional Spanish and Portuguese audio, and why Colombia has become the cheapest high-quality studio hub outside São Paulo.
Rights, royalties and the platform puzzle
The closing panel, led by PRH’s Carmen Ospina, forecasts a 40 % increase in Spanish-language output this year, driven by subscription growth in Chile and Peru. Their advice: secure audio rights at print contract stage; prices will never be lower.
This post first appeared in the TNPS LinkedIn newsletter.
