Instant Star Set for Latin American Launch

NEEDHAM/LOS ANGELES: The teen drama series Instant Star is to launch throughout Latin America on Boomerang through a deal signed between Echo Bridge Entertainment and Turner Broadcasting System Latin America.

The series is being dubbed in Spanish for its March 2010 launch on Boomerang. In the U.S., Instant Star was the second highest rated program on Teen Nick. The show follows the drama, personalities and relationships inside the world of a young songwriter who is facing fame.

Vicki Zambrano, the channel director of Boomerang Latin America, said, “We are thrilled that Instant Star will be joining the exciting programming lineup on Boomerang. We anticipate that the universal appeal of the series along with high-quality production value and intelligent character-driven story lines to be a huge success with our teenage audience.”

Emilia Nuccio, the VP of international sales for Latin America, commented, “As the series has performed extremely well with impressive ratings in North America, we are excited to see this quality program aimed at teen audiences air on Turner’s Boomerang channel in Latin America.”