Mediaset España


ITV Studios hires Mediaset España format chief to lead Iberian’s unscripted push

ITV Studios (ITVS) has hired the formats boss of Mediaset España to lead unscripted creative at its nascent Spanish and Portuguese division. Miguel Vila becomes creative director for non-scripted at ITVS Iberia, which was launched last year and is the exclusive home of ITVS’s formats in Spain. The division is led by Fremantle Spain’s former […]

Mediaset España extends Turkish drama with Calinos series ‘Farah’

Mediaset España is expanding its Turkish drama offering with the acquisition of Farah. The show, which is sold by Calinos Entertainment and produced by O3 Medya, tells the story of an Iranian refugee who finds herself in the middle of a mafia-police war and an unpredictable love affair with the man tasked with hunting her […]

Mediaset España & Chile’s Canal 13 buy Vix drama ‘Ellas Soy Yo’

Mediaset España and Canal 13 in Chile have picked up Ellas Soy Yo, the biographical series about Gloria Trevi that debuted on TelevisaUnivision’s streamer Vix. Ellas Soy Yo, which is available on Mediaset’s streaming platform Mitele Plus, has been produced by Carla Estrada and tells the story of Gloria de los Ángeles Treviño Ruíz, a […]

Telecinco takes ‘Dancing With The Stars’ back to Spain after five-year hiatus

Mediaset España’s Telecinco is taking Dancing With The Stars back into Spain for the first time in five years. The entertainment format will be produced locally by Bulldog TV and is set to air on free-to-air Telecinco from 13 January. It will be hosted by local talents Jesús Vázquez and Valeria Mazza. The format last […]

Telecinco takes German format ‘Celebrity School’ back into Spain

Mediaset España’s Telecinco is remaking German format Celebrity School, marking the second Spanish adaptation of the format in three years. The show is being produced by Banijay’s Cuarzo Producciones and sees four celebrities compete against groups of elementary, middle and high school-aged contestants in a series of games inspired by school subjects.It is being hosted […]

Mediaset España brings the drama with Turkish hit ‘One Love’

Mediaset España has acquired Turkish drama series One Love. The series, which is produced by Gold Film and distributed by Global Agency, debuted on Turkey’s Show TV earlier this year, where it proved a ratings hit, with the title now having been sold to 22 countries. One Love tells the story of the idealistic Doga, […]

Mediaset España & Fremantle strike ‘Got Talent’ deal

Mediaset España has inked a deal with Fremantle to become the long-term home for the local version of the Got Talent format and ordered the first European edition of spin-off show Got Talent: All Stars. Got Talent España is currently in production on its ninth season, while the Got Talent: All Stars format launched in […]

WBITVP Spain hires Mediaset España & Big Bang alum to lead scripted

Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Spain has hired Mediaset España alum and Big Bang Media founder Alberto Carullo as head of drama. Reporting to Sebastián Moguilevsky, MD of WBITVP in Spain and Portugal, Carullo will lead the scripted department, as well as content development and production for networks and platforms in Spain and Latin […]

Mediaset Spain CEO Paolo Vasile to step down

Mediaset Espana CEO Paolo Vasile is exiting the company after 23 years in the role. The exec, who took the top job at the company’s Spanish division in 1999, told local newspaper El Mundo that he will exit the firm in February or March next year. He revealed that he had made plans to step […]

Atresmedia, Mediaset & RTVE drama chiefs talk windows, reach & global appeal

Drama chiefs at Spanish free-to-air giants Atresmedia, Mediaset España & RTVE have said streamers are “extending the financial life” of their scripted output, on the final day of Conecta Fiction in Toledo. Montse Garcia, head of fiction at La Casa de Papel commissioner Atresmedia TV, said her company was now assessing every show it commissioned as to […]

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