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Mediaset takes ‘The Vow’ for Italy’s Canale 5 as Spain’s TVE orders second season
Italy’s Mediaset has acquired Spanish daily drama The Vow for its Canale 5 channel, following…
LatAm scripted: The end of telenovelas?
For decades, the telenovela has been Latin America’s flagship TV genre, seducing audiences around the…
BBCWW takes Dancing with the Stars to Spain
BBC Worldwide (BBWW) has taken its Dancing with the Stars format to Spain via public…
TBI Weekly: What happens to The Weinstein Company?
This week was undoubtedly dominated by news that Harvey Weinstein has been fired from the…
Captive audience: the Spanish SVOD boom
Spain’s drama production sector is moving swiftly towards international television’s top tier, fuelled by the…
ProSiebenSat.1, TVE check in to Hotel Römantiek
Major European broadcasters ProSiebenSat.1 and TVE have ordered remakes of Belgian format Hotel Römantiek. Both…
Globomedia co-founder creates drama unit
A cofounder of Globomedia, Daniel Écija, is creating a ‘fiction factory’ within the Spanish-language production…
TVE names new acquisitions chief
Spanish pubcaster TVE has confirmed the appointment of Milagros Mayi as director of acquisitions. This…
Televisa SVOD net takes Imira package
Televisa’s Latin American SVOD service, Blim, has bought eight children’s series from Spanish distributor Imira…
Foxtel buys doc from rebranded Espresso
Australia pay TV service Foxtel has acquired space documentary Is Anybody Out There? from the…