The brand new the new sony, Televisa in co-production pact

The brand new the new sony Pictures Television and Mexican media giant Televisa have inked a preliminary-look co-production pact for scripted and telenovela formats. SPT could possibly get a distinctive start searching whatsoever Televisa's formats for co-production worldwide, excluding the U.S. and South Usa. Televisa could possibly get first choice on SPT scripted formats for co-production in the united states. Both companies creates any program selected beneath the the pact. "We expect this to become extended and fruitful partnership," mentioned Andrea Wong, SPT prexy of worldwide production, who mentioned the sale did not have enough time period which she expected it could expand afterwards. "We are for sale to proper partners together with other players, but we're focusing about this new deal with Televisa for the moment," she added. "The effective scripts, diverse library and writing capabilities that Televisa proposes to this alliance match perfectly with Sony's connection with creating quality content for local areas," mentioned Jose Antonio Baston, Televisa's prexy of TV and content. SPT has headed local-language adaptations for scripted series based on U.S. formats, including "Everybody Loves Raymond" within the center East, Russia, Belgium and Israel "MarriedWith Children" in Israel, Russia and Bulgaria and "King of Queens" in Russia. Televisa features a 14.5% stake in Spain's Imagina, a partnership between Globomedia, Spain's greatest producer of TV Fiction, and Mediapro, a built-being produced service and sports rights brokering company in the united states. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com