Mediapro Launches Studio for Spanish & English Series

Mediapro Group is expanding its content business with the launch of The Mediapro Studio, which in its first year will create, produce and distribute 34 series in Spanish and English.

Headquartered in Barcelona, The Mediapro Studio has ten creative offices around the world. The new venture is pledging a global investment of €200 million ($227 million) for producing series, films, shows, short formats and documentaries in Spain, Italy, Portugal, the U.K., Finland, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, the U.S. and the Middle East. The studio’s activities span development, creation, production, audiovisual services, artistic direction and distribution. The Mediapro Studio is also involved in funding new projects.

Jaume Roures, managing partner of Mediapro Group, said: “The time has come to move beyond our role as a production company and to become a studio. For 25 years, we have produced hundreds of great quality projects all around the world, with the ability to develop global content, all the way from the concept to broadcasting, including executive production and artistic direction. Because of this, we feel we are ready to go one step further and create unique content.”

Tatxo Benet, the group’s managing partner, said: “We want to be a global company, a key player in the international content industry, strengthening our presence around the world as a part of our growth. We are very excited about this step, which will enable us to increase our audience and production capacity.”

Javier Méndez Zori, Javier Pons and Laura Fernández Espeso will oversee the Studio’s productions in all territories to push creation, production, funding and content distribution, also reinforcing presence in the U.S. through the New York office that was opened three years ago.