France Télévisions Distribution Inks HOLA Partnership

PARIS, November 18: France Télévisions Distribution International has tapped HOLA Entertainment to represent its catalogue, excluding animation, across Latin America.

"HOLA Entertainment’s appointment is in keeping with our strategy to better serve our international buyers’ needs by creating a sales team of specialists in key territories," said Nathalie Bobineau, the senior VP international sales at France Télévisions Distribution.

Eric Verniè²¥, the VP of international sales, added: "HOLA brings experience and a keen understanding of the Latin American market to France Télévisions Distribution International. We look forward to building on the strength of France Télévisions Distribution across the territory."

"France Télévisions Distribution’s catalogue is phenomenal," added Mercedes Alvarez, the director and founder of HOLA Entertainment, citing highlights like the dramas Summer Dreams and Clara Sheller; documentaries such as The Whizz Report and Changing Climate, Changing Times; and the feature films Cyrano de Bergerac and The Horseman on the Roof. "This is an exciting appointment and I look forward to making all this programming available to Latin America."

—By Mansha Daswani