Globo Presenting The Favorite at DISCOP

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International is at DISCOP with the telenovela The Favorite, which has already been sold to Rustavi 2 in Georgia.

The Favorite follows the rivalry between old partners in a country-music duo, Flora and Donatela. Flora winds up spending 18 years in prison for the murder of Donatela’s husband, and leaves looking to prove her innocence, accusing Donatela of committing the crime. Flora also wants to get closer to her daughter Lara, who was raised by Donatela. Lara is the only heir to a paper mill empire, and is stuck in the middle of the dispute between Flora and Donatela. The telenovela has already sold to 70 percent of the countries in Latin American.

In addition to telenovelas, mini-series, documentaries, comedy and drama series, Globo TV International is offering buyers at DISCOP a number of non-scripted formats. These include Xtreme Connection, The Video Game, Laugh-O-Meter, The Spelling Game and Wreckovery.