Nickelodeon Latin America, SPTI Team for Original Telenovela Series

MIAMI, May 8: Nickelodeon
Latin America has completed a deal with Sony Pictures Television International
(SPTI) to co-produce Isa TKM (Te
Quiero Mucho), its first original
telenovela, to be produced in Venezuela.

The novela will be
produced in Spanish and customized in Portuguese for Nickelodeon Brazil. Isa
TKM, written by Venezuelan
playwright Mariela Romero, mixes humor, music and romance. The show centers on
Isabella, a teenager on the verge of facing her first love, her first kiss and
finding out who her parents are. Production is set to begin in August, with a
pan-regional premiere slated for winter 2008.

“Nickelodeon is dedicated
to continually offering its audience a variety of genres and styles, so we’re
thrilled to have entered into this strategic partnership with Sony to bring our
viewers this unique telenovela experience,” commented Tatiana Rodriguez, the VP
of programming and creative strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America. “On the
heels of our recent regionalization, this project demonstrates our desire to go
deeper into the region to discover the amazing creative talent that is thriving
in Latin America.”

“Sony Pictures Television
International has successfully produced high-quality telenovelas in several
countries around the world, and we’re excited to be working with Nickelodeon
Latin America on Isa TKM,” said
Brendan Fitzgerald, the senior VP of international production for SPTI. “It is
a real teen novela, which makes Nickelodeon the perfect partner to bring this
engaging story to youth audiences throughout Latin America.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski