Caracol & Sony Enter Co-Pro Deal

MIAMI: Caracol Televisión and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have aligned for a three-year co-production agreement, focused on prime-time series to air in Colombia.

SPT and Caracol will co-produce two prime-time series per year, over the course of the three-year partnership. Caracol will produce local versions of formats from SPT’s scripted format catalogue. The two companies will share the distribution for the series worldwide.

“As a premier producer in Latin America, we are committed to developing high-quality programming that appeals to a wide variety of audiences,” said Donna Cunningham, the managing director and executive VP for Latin America and U.S. Hispanic production at SPT. “Caracol Televisión’s track record of creating, producing and launching successful primetime programming makes them an ideal partner and we look forward to continued success together. Latin America has a rich history of compelling drama and we hope to capitalize on the amazing pool of creative talent that the territory has to offer.”

“We are very excited about the potential of this new partnership with Sony Pictures Television because it combines SPT’s wealth of experience in the global television business with Caracol’s proven knowledge of producing some of the most appealing television programing in our region,” added Carlos Alejandro Perez-Davila, president of Caracol Televisión. We are convinced that together we will be able to produce the type of innovative programing that will entertain and delight the natural audiences in our region, as well as the new audiences that we seek to reach around the world.”

Angélica Guerra, the international VP of Caracol, commented, “We are extremely proud to have a company like Sony as our partner. With this long-term agreement we will be producing world class content combining the talent, resources and expertise of two of the top entertainment groups in Latin America.”