Viacom, Mediapro extend LATAM partnership
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Juan Fernandez Gonzalez
| 28 March 2018

Viacom-owned Telefe and Mediapro have signed a co-production agreement in Argentina, extending the Latin American alliance between the media giant and the Spanish broadcaster.

Telefe and Mediapro will produce Los Internacionales, an eight-episode series based on the mafia book La Conexión Bogotá, written by Argentinean journalist Nahuel Gallotta.

The series’ first clips were presented at LA Screenings 2018, but the TV show won’t be released until 2019, on Argentina’s free-to-air (FTA) network Telefe.

Mediapro will be filming the show in Colombia, Argentina and Spain and will also distribute it outside the Americas, while Viacom International Media Networks is to retain rights for the region.

The agreement strengthens the ongoing relationship between Mediapro and Viacom, which is also to see the production of the eSports series N00Bees for Nickelodeon Latin America.

“We’re excited to have reached this agreement with Telefe to tell such an extraordinary story. It’s a step forward into supporting Argentinean talent and looking to developing premium content from Latin America to the world,” said Javier M Méndez Zori, head of content, Mediapro.

“This project means an important bet to grow as a studio beyond Argentina’s local market. We trust on Mediapro’s potential to raise the bar,” added Guillermo Borensztein, VP of content sales and co-productions, Viacom.