SkyShowtime‘s Spanish content has “resonated globally,” its chief content officer Kai Finke said on Thursday.
Speaking at the international market and networking event Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday, Finke pinpointed the successes his company has faced in recent years with their projects in Spain. Two of the most recent originals include Bosé and Los Enviados, produced by Paramount, and comedy series Por H o Por B. But the team are particularly excited about an upcoming program called Mamen Mayo, a mockumentary series that combines dark comedy with family drama. Each episode follows inheritance mediator Mamen Mayo and her law firm.
“The package seemed really compelling,” Finke said when asked about what drew SkyShowtime to the show. “We’ve looked at the script and the treatment. It’s a production company we know will deliver… It feels like a show that will be really complimentary to our programming slate.
Speaking at the international market and networking event Conecta Fiction & Entertainment in Toledo, Spain, on Thursday, Finke pinpointed the successes his company has faced in recent years with their projects in Spain. Two of the most recent originals include Bosé and Los Enviados, produced by Paramount, and comedy series Por H o Por B. But the team are particularly excited about an upcoming program called Mamen Mayo, a mockumentary series that combines dark comedy with family drama. Each episode follows inheritance mediator Mamen Mayo and her law firm.
“The package seemed really compelling,” Finke said when asked about what drew SkyShowtime to the show. “We’ve looked at the script and the treatment. It’s a production company we know will deliver… It feels like a show that will be really complimentary to our programming slate.
- 6/20/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toledo, Spain — Launched in November, Banijay Branded Entertainment (Bbe), has closed strategic partnerships aligned with software, insights and data company, Launchmetrics, and Banijay Iberia’s creative agency Ima, in order to enhance the expertise and appeal to clients of Bbe’s 360° production, marketing and measurement services.
Made at Spain’s Conecta Fiction, the announcement comes hours before Carlotta Rossi Spencer, head of branded entertainment business development, Banijay Entertainment, will talk on a panel at the forum, as producers and companies look for ever more engaging ways to promote their content and brands – and measure the results of their campaigns.
A provider to Tiffany’s, Vogue, Kcd, Shiseido, The North Face, and Levi’s, Launchmetrics measures impact on social media of events and brands. It is described by Banijay as the market’s first AI-powered Brand Performance Cloud, helping clients launch campaigns, amplify reach, measure Roi, and benchmark their brand performance. It works with more than 1,700 companies.
Made at Spain’s Conecta Fiction, the announcement comes hours before Carlotta Rossi Spencer, head of branded entertainment business development, Banijay Entertainment, will talk on a panel at the forum, as producers and companies look for ever more engaging ways to promote their content and brands – and measure the results of their campaigns.
A provider to Tiffany’s, Vogue, Kcd, Shiseido, The North Face, and Levi’s, Launchmetrics measures impact on social media of events and brands. It is described by Banijay as the market’s first AI-powered Brand Performance Cloud, helping clients launch campaigns, amplify reach, measure Roi, and benchmark their brand performance. It works with more than 1,700 companies.
- 6/20/2024
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Berlin-based sales agency Picture Tree Intl. has acquired the supernatural crime thriller “The Osha Rule,” and will start seeking distribution partner at the Cannes Film Market. The film will start principal photography in August 2024.
“The Osha Rule” blends crime with supernatural horror and revolves around a young Latino gang member forced into a Santería ritual after recovering stolen goods from a rival gang.
Soon after, he and his little sister begin to feel the harassment of a supernatural entity. A traumatized social worker risks everything to help the siblings escape their seemingly doomed fate.
The film will star Mariela Garriga in a leading role under the direction of Ángel González, whose debut “Compulsion” premiered at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival and was licensed globally to Amazon.
Garriga is best known for her work in “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” She also stars in the film’s second instalment, currently in post-production.
“The Osha Rule” blends crime with supernatural horror and revolves around a young Latino gang member forced into a Santería ritual after recovering stolen goods from a rival gang.
Soon after, he and his little sister begin to feel the harassment of a supernatural entity. A traumatized social worker risks everything to help the siblings escape their seemingly doomed fate.
The film will star Mariela Garriga in a leading role under the direction of Ángel González, whose debut “Compulsion” premiered at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival and was licensed globally to Amazon.
Garriga is best known for her work in “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.” She also stars in the film’s second instalment, currently in post-production.
- 4/30/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Ian McShane, Nora Arnezeder, Oscar Coleman, Adam Nagaitis, Fanny Ardent, Thomas Kretschmann | Written by Nacho Faerna | Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
American Star is the latest film from Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego whose output has ranged from Apollo 18 and Open Grave to Backdraft 2, a 28-year later Dtv sequel to the 1991 hit. Here he and writer Nacho Faerna are presenting a variation on a well-worn theme, the criminal who’s about to pull off their last job before retiring.
In this case, the criminal is a hitman named Wilson who has come to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to perform what should be an easy assignment. But complications ensue right from the start, when he drives out to the unnamed target’s secluded house, he’s not there. Someone does arrive, but it’s a young woman, not the man he was expecting. Wilson bides his time, then slips out unseen,...
American Star is the latest film from Spanish director Gonzalo López-Gallego whose output has ranged from Apollo 18 and Open Grave to Backdraft 2, a 28-year later Dtv sequel to the 1991 hit. Here he and writer Nacho Faerna are presenting a variation on a well-worn theme, the criminal who’s about to pull off their last job before retiring.
In this case, the criminal is a hitman named Wilson who has come to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands to perform what should be an easy assignment. But complications ensue right from the start, when he drives out to the unnamed target’s secluded house, he’s not there. Someone does arrive, but it’s a young woman, not the man he was expecting. Wilson bides his time, then slips out unseen,...
- 2/20/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Ecuador-based 2bLatam, the driving creative force behind the wildly popular Spanish-language comedy channel enchufe.tv, has joined forces with Mexican media & entertainment indie Elefantec Global to develop content around enchufe.tv’s IP.
Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable productions as “Bosé” for Paramount+ in Latin America, “La rebellion” for ViX+ and “Todo por Lucy’ for Prime Video. With over 70 million subscribers on its social media channels, enchufe.tv is the largest Spanish-language comedy channel worldwide. Its YouTube channel alone reaches more than 27 million subs, said Arturo Yépez, CEO of 2bLatam.
The strategic partnership will seek to adapt the unique humor found in enchufe.tv’s sketches onto the big screen with its first project centering around one of the channel’s most iconic characters. More details will be announced at a later date.
The partners are also working on the development...
Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable productions as “Bosé” for Paramount+ in Latin America, “La rebellion” for ViX+ and “Todo por Lucy’ for Prime Video. With over 70 million subscribers on its social media channels, enchufe.tv is the largest Spanish-language comedy channel worldwide. Its YouTube channel alone reaches more than 27 million subs, said Arturo Yépez, CEO of 2bLatam.
The strategic partnership will seek to adapt the unique humor found in enchufe.tv’s sketches onto the big screen with its first project centering around one of the channel’s most iconic characters. More details will be announced at a later date.
The partners are also working on the development...
- 1/26/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
In news that is sure to move waves in Spain, Portugal and beyond, former Netflix exec Juan Mayne, a name inextricably linked to the build of Spain as a global film-tv power, has been appointed as SkyShowtime regional content director for Iberia, encompassing Spain and Portugal.
The move creates an effective new streaming door to knock on for Spanish producers as some other – though not all – platforms are curbing commissions or orders in the two countries.
SkyShowtime in Spain and Portugal will be led, moreover, by one of Spain’s best known, connected and personable of TV execs, supercharging its operation in Spain from the get-go.
Mayne will report to the Amsterdam-based Kai Finke, himself appointed in September as chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture SVOD platform , which focuses on European audiences. Mayne joins the now established European programming team of Edyta Pytlewska – regional content director for Central...
The move creates an effective new streaming door to knock on for Spanish producers as some other – though not all – platforms are curbing commissions or orders in the two countries.
SkyShowtime in Spain and Portugal will be led, moreover, by one of Spain’s best known, connected and personable of TV execs, supercharging its operation in Spain from the get-go.
Mayne will report to the Amsterdam-based Kai Finke, himself appointed in September as chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture SVOD platform , which focuses on European audiences. Mayne joins the now established European programming team of Edyta Pytlewska – regional content director for Central...
- 10/20/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Head of programming’s shoes to be filled by former Netflix exec Kai Finke.
Former Netflix buyer Kai Finke has landed a senior role at burgeoning European streamer SkyShowtime, with programming chief Jon Farrar set to depart.
Finke, who left Netflix earlier this year, has been appointed chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture SVoD platform.
He takes up the role after Farrar, who was appointed head of programming last year, decided to leave following a transition over the coming months.
Finke will oversee the nascent streamer’s content operations as it begins to branch out into original programming,...
Former Netflix buyer Kai Finke has landed a senior role at burgeoning European streamer SkyShowtime, with programming chief Jon Farrar set to depart.
Finke, who left Netflix earlier this year, has been appointed chief content officer at the Comcast-Paramount joint venture SVoD platform.
He takes up the role after Farrar, who was appointed head of programming last year, decided to leave following a transition over the coming months.
Finke will oversee the nascent streamer’s content operations as it begins to branch out into original programming,...
- 9/11/2023
- by John Elmes Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, on Sunday unveiled a slate of original and exclusive series that will be premiering on the service later this year and in 2024.
CEO Monty Sarhan announced during a keynote appearance at the Marché du Film in Cannes that overall a total of 10 SkyShowtime originals from different regions and countries would premiere on the service in 2023. Among them are shows from its three regions of the Nordics, Iberia and Central and Eastern Europe. The streamer, which serves a total of 22 markets, described that as “a staggering and nearly unheard of accomplishment for a service that is less than one year old.”
Among others, SkyShowtime will later this year debut Codename: Annika, its first original from the Nordics. The Finnish-Swedish production, which previously had the working title ID, was part of a deal the streamer struck early this year with Warner Bros. Discovery...
CEO Monty Sarhan announced during a keynote appearance at the Marché du Film in Cannes that overall a total of 10 SkyShowtime originals from different regions and countries would premiere on the service in 2023. Among them are shows from its three regions of the Nordics, Iberia and Central and Eastern Europe. The streamer, which serves a total of 22 markets, described that as “a staggering and nearly unheard of accomplishment for a service that is less than one year old.”
Among others, SkyShowtime will later this year debut Codename: Annika, its first original from the Nordics. The Finnish-Swedish production, which previously had the working title ID, was part of a deal the streamer struck early this year with Warner Bros. Discovery...
- 5/21/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
BBC Greenlights ‘The Gold: The Inside Story’ Companion Doc
The BBC has greenlit a documentary telling the real story of the £26M ($31.2M) Brink’s-Mat robbery spotlighted in Neil Forsyth drama The Gold. The Gold: The Inside Story will hear from the detectives who investigated Britain’s biggest bullion heist and led the hunt for three tonnes of gold. Archive footage and eyewitness testimony detail the cat-and-mouse chase across borders and continents and the tracking of a corrupt network of professionals, lawyers and accountants who helped to launder the money through a complex network of foreign bank accounts and companies. Starring Dominic Cooper and Jack Lowden, The Gold drama finished last week on BBC One, attracting positive reviews and strong ratings. Bohemia Films is producing the documentary, which BBC Head of History Simon Young said will “give a frank and unvarnished account of the challenges the police failed in attempting...
The BBC has greenlit a documentary telling the real story of the £26M ($31.2M) Brink’s-Mat robbery spotlighted in Neil Forsyth drama The Gold. The Gold: The Inside Story will hear from the detectives who investigated Britain’s biggest bullion heist and led the hunt for three tonnes of gold. Archive footage and eyewitness testimony detail the cat-and-mouse chase across borders and continents and the tracking of a corrupt network of professionals, lawyers and accountants who helped to launder the money through a complex network of foreign bank accounts and companies. Starring Dominic Cooper and Jack Lowden, The Gold drama finished last week on BBC One, attracting positive reviews and strong ratings. Bohemia Films is producing the documentary, which BBC Head of History Simon Young said will “give a frank and unvarnished account of the challenges the police failed in attempting...
- 3/3/2023
- by Max Goldbart and Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Former top Vis exec Laura Abril has been appointed EVP of scripted and global business development at Buendía Estudios, producer of “Veneno,” “Cardo” Season 1 and “Offworld,” in a move which signals the large international ambitions of one of Spain’s key production powerhouses.
Abril will report to Ignacio Corrales, Buendía Estudios CEO.
Rising through the ranks at Viacom from 2009, Abril crowned her career at the studio as the highest-ranking international TV executive in Spain named in 2019 as head of ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Launched in August 2020, Buendía Estudios has already scored heavily in creative terms, producing a Variety Best International TV Show in 2020 (“Veneno”), 2021 (“Cardo” Season 1) and 2022 (“Offworld”). In volume, in 2022, it produced seven series for streaming services, more than any other production house in Spain, according to a study by Madrid-based consultancy Geca.
Six of these were, however, for either Atresplayer Premium,...
Abril will report to Ignacio Corrales, Buendía Estudios CEO.
Rising through the ranks at Viacom from 2009, Abril crowned her career at the studio as the highest-ranking international TV executive in Spain named in 2019 as head of ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Launched in August 2020, Buendía Estudios has already scored heavily in creative terms, producing a Variety Best International TV Show in 2020 (“Veneno”), 2021 (“Cardo” Season 1) and 2022 (“Offworld”). In volume, in 2022, it produced seven series for streaming services, more than any other production house in Spain, according to a study by Madrid-based consultancy Geca.
Six of these were, however, for either Atresplayer Premium,...
- 2/27/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
The two companies plan to work with broadcasters and platforms worldwide.
US-headquartered film and TV independent Sk Global Entertainment is entering the Spanish-language content business through a strategic alliance with Latin America’s Elefantec Global.
The alliance will finance and produce original Spanish-language content in partnership with broadcasters and platforms around the world. Among projects already in development is a comedy series starring well known Mexican actress Lucero, written by Fernanda Eguiarte and executive produced by Eva Longoria.
Founded by José ‘Pepe’ Bastón and based in Mexico City, Los Angeles and Bogotá, Elefantec has made projects including Paramount+ drama series Bosé,...
US-headquartered film and TV independent Sk Global Entertainment is entering the Spanish-language content business through a strategic alliance with Latin America’s Elefantec Global.
The alliance will finance and produce original Spanish-language content in partnership with broadcasters and platforms around the world. Among projects already in development is a comedy series starring well known Mexican actress Lucero, written by Fernanda Eguiarte and executive produced by Eva Longoria.
Founded by José ‘Pepe’ Bastón and based in Mexico City, Los Angeles and Bogotá, Elefantec has made projects including Paramount+ drama series Bosé,...
- 2/15/2023
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Independent film and TV studio Sk Global Entertainment (“Crazy Rich Asians”) has set a strategic alliance with global Latino audience focused Elefantec Global to produce original Spanish-language content.
The alliance will self-finance original Spanish language content in partnership with broadcasters and platforms around the world and will leverage the combined expertise, market knowledge and relationships with top talent the two companies enjoy.
A slate of commercial projects aimed at a broad audience is being developed by the alliance. Among the projects in development is a comedy series featuring Mexican star Lucero, written by Fernanda Eguiarte and executive produced by Eva Longoria.
Founded by well-regarded Latin American TV executive José ‘Pepe’ Bastón, Elefantec Global’s primary focus is creating original content to serve the 440 million native Spanish-speaking audience worldwide. Credits include series “Bosé,” for Paramount+, “La Rebelión” for ViX+, “Todo Por Lucy” for Prime Video, and eight direct-to-streaming movies in the last 14 months.
The alliance will self-finance original Spanish language content in partnership with broadcasters and platforms around the world and will leverage the combined expertise, market knowledge and relationships with top talent the two companies enjoy.
A slate of commercial projects aimed at a broad audience is being developed by the alliance. Among the projects in development is a comedy series featuring Mexican star Lucero, written by Fernanda Eguiarte and executive produced by Eva Longoria.
Founded by well-regarded Latin American TV executive José ‘Pepe’ Bastón, Elefantec Global’s primary focus is creating original content to serve the 440 million native Spanish-speaking audience worldwide. Credits include series “Bosé,” for Paramount+, “La Rebelión” for ViX+, “Todo Por Lucy” for Prime Video, and eight direct-to-streaming movies in the last 14 months.
- 2/15/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, embarked on its biggest expansion to dat Tuesday via its launch in eight new markets across Central and Eastern Europe and said it would complete its rollout Feb. 28 with debuts in Andorra and Spain.
“In the space of just five months, SkyShowtime has launched in over 20 markets across Europe,” said SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan. “I’m extremely proud of the entire team who have worked so hard to make this a reality. We are dedicated to these markets and excited to bring new customers the entertainment they love at a price they will love. From the latest series and blockbuster movies from our iconic and world-renowned studios to original programming, SkyShowtime is the next great streaming service for Europe.”
The streamer on Tuesday became available in Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, bringing its reach to 20 of its 22 targeted markets.
“In the space of just five months, SkyShowtime has launched in over 20 markets across Europe,” said SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan. “I’m extremely proud of the entire team who have worked so hard to make this a reality. We are dedicated to these markets and excited to bring new customers the entertainment they love at a price they will love. From the latest series and blockbuster movies from our iconic and world-renowned studios to original programming, SkyShowtime is the next great streaming service for Europe.”
The streamer on Tuesday became available in Albania, Czechia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, bringing its reach to 20 of its 22 targeted markets.
- 2/14/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Powerhouse Banijay Iberia is joining forces with Spain’s top soccer federation Laliga to launch new sports-related content production, Laliga Studios.
The strategic deal sees Banijay tapping into its production expertise and Laliga, its soccer knowledge and reputation, in a drive to establish Laliga Studios as a global benchmark in the creation of content related to sport and its universal values.
Through this partnership, Laliga Studios will produce audiovisual content for Laliga, clubs, sponsors, and broadcasters. It will also work with international platforms and brands in the development, production, and distribution of entertainment, documentary, fiction, and animation content.
Chalo Bonifacino Cooke has been appointed managing director and executive producer of Laliga Studios and will oversee its international growth, which will be boosted thanks to the presence of both companies in multiple markets.
Laliga is “a great generator of narratives around sport and its values. We are eager to use our...
The strategic deal sees Banijay tapping into its production expertise and Laliga, its soccer knowledge and reputation, in a drive to establish Laliga Studios as a global benchmark in the creation of content related to sport and its universal values.
Through this partnership, Laliga Studios will produce audiovisual content for Laliga, clubs, sponsors, and broadcasters. It will also work with international platforms and brands in the development, production, and distribution of entertainment, documentary, fiction, and animation content.
Chalo Bonifacino Cooke has been appointed managing director and executive producer of Laliga Studios and will oversee its international growth, which will be boosted thanks to the presence of both companies in multiple markets.
Laliga is “a great generator of narratives around sport and its values. We are eager to use our...
- 2/13/2023
- by Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Media mogul Jose ‘Pepe’ Bastón is looking to ramp up his interests in the U.S. after signing with Allied Management Group, the company founded by former NBCU exec John Pollak and actor Wilmer Valderrama.
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
Bastón, who spent three decades at Mexican media giant Televisa, has signed with the company through its partnership with Monica Gil and Carolina Aymerich’s CRE84U.
The aim is to grow Bastón and his Elefantec Global studio’s business in the English-language market in the U.S.
Elefantec Global, which is based in Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico City and has relationships throughout Latin America and the U.S., is behind projects such as Miguel Bose biopic Bose and limited series La Rebelion and has a partnership with Fox-owned MarVista Entertainment.
It comes as U.S. buyers look to grow their Latino-infused content.
Bastón said, “Our mission is to create cultural relevant content...
- 2/8/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bloodline” and “Bosé” star Mariela Garriga has signed with CAA.
Garriga is currently in production on the latest installments of the Mission: Impossible franchise, “Dead Reckoning” parts 1 and 2, starring opposite Tom Cruise.
She previously starred in Blumhouse Productions’ “Bloodline,” opposite Seann William Scott and Dale Dickey, as well as the horror anthology “Nightmare Cinema.”
In television, Garriga can be seen as a series regular in Paramount+ limited series “Bosé.” She was also a series regular on “The Last Defectors” and had recurring roles on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “NCIS.”
Born in Havana, Cuba, Garriga began her career at 13 as a professional dancer working in theatre and TV on the prestigious “Cuban Television Ballet.” In 2009, she relocated to Italy, where she was encouraged to pursue acting and studied at Milan’s Rodgers Acting Studio.
She later travelled to the U.S., where she continued her...
Garriga is currently in production on the latest installments of the Mission: Impossible franchise, “Dead Reckoning” parts 1 and 2, starring opposite Tom Cruise.
She previously starred in Blumhouse Productions’ “Bloodline,” opposite Seann William Scott and Dale Dickey, as well as the horror anthology “Nightmare Cinema.”
In television, Garriga can be seen as a series regular in Paramount+ limited series “Bosé.” She was also a series regular on “The Last Defectors” and had recurring roles on “NCIS: Los Angeles,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and “NCIS.”
Born in Havana, Cuba, Garriga began her career at 13 as a professional dancer working in theatre and TV on the prestigious “Cuban Television Ballet.” In 2009, she relocated to Italy, where she was encouraged to pursue acting and studied at Milan’s Rodgers Acting Studio.
She later travelled to the U.S., where she continued her...
- 1/30/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
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