France Télévisions acquires Love, Divina
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| 11 February 2017

Televisa, Pol-ka Producciones and Federation Kids & Family have closed the sale of premium teen series Love, Divina to leading French public broadcaster France Télévisions.


The 60 x 45’ series features Hispanic TV and pop star Laura Esquivel came to fame in PATITO FEO, a Televisa co-production broadcast in more than 40 countries. It tells the story of a teenager who grew up without a family who has a deep understanding of life on the streets, and then takes a group of homeless kids under her wing.

The new deal follows its acquisition by Super! in Italy. Commenting on the win, Tiphaine de Raguenel, France Télévisions executive director and director of youth programming at France 4, said: “We are delighted to welcome Love, Divina exclusively on France 4, France Télévisions’ family channel. Love, Divina, and her friends, offer our viewers a positive portrait of a modern, supportive and united family. These values to which France Télévisions aspires contribute to an aspirational story that will resonate with kids and parents alike.”

“Our partnership with France Télévisions is a cornerstone of our pan-European strategy, securing key channels one by one, while filling a needed gap in the market,” added David Michel, MD of Federation Kids & Family. “Love Divina has a unique creative angle in that it is a drama that works for both tweens/teens and parents’ audiences, which is a hard genre to find right now.”

Love, Divina will launch on Argentina’s eltrece and Televisa’s digital platform BLIM in Mexico and Latin America in the first quarter of 2017, with broadcast on Super! and all Televisa’s other platforms including Mexico’s Free TV to follow. European rights are managed by Federation and Televisa, and ROW by Televisa.