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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
US broadcaster NBC has ordered a pilot for a local adaptation of Spanish dark comedy Señoras del (h)Ampa. The remake has been titled Dangerous Moms and is being produced by Warner Bros. Television, with Janine Sherman Barrois attached as writer and exec producer. The story follows four diverse mothers who accidentally kill the queen bee of their school’s parents’ […]
Mediaset España has launched an international version of its Mitele Plus subscription streaming service, offering a raft of Spanish and international drama, docusoaps, mini-series and gameshows. The Mitele Plus Basic package costs just €3 ($3.30) per month or €30 per year – considerably less than rivals including Netflix – and provides access to programmes from the […]
Mediaset España in Spain has picked up Turkish drama My Sweet Lie from CJ ENM-backed sales outfit Eccho Rights. The show was produced by Turkish prodco O3 Medya for domestic network Star TV and follows the story of a father who tries to spare his daughter from any suffering and disappointment. My Sweet Lie is […]
Sky extends Bulletproof, orders AI game version Sky has ordered a three-part special based on its Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters-fronted drama Bulletproof, with an “immersive” game powered by artifical intelligence (AI) also in the works. UK-based Vertigo Films is producing the three-part special, which will air on Sky One and its on demand service […]
Mediaset España is set to launch its new international arm, Mediterráneo, at MIPTV this April. Mediterráneo has been formed due to the international market’s growing interest in Spanish content and the expansion of new distribution platforms, according to Mediaset. The new division will be led by Ghislain Barrois who will take on the role of […]
