SPT’s Floresta & Band in Co-Pro Deal

SÃO PAULO: Band TV and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have signed a three-year co-production agreement for three prime-time sitcoms, the first of which will be a local version of The Nanny.

The co-productions will be produced by SPT’s Floresta. The Nanny will get a local version for Band, with 180 episodes to air daily starting next year. As part of the agreement, Floresta and Band will produce two additional prime-time sitcoms over the course of the partnership. The series will either be local versions of SPT scripted formats or original productions. The two will share the distribution rights.

“We are delighted to work with an esteemed partner such as Band to develop high-quality comedies that will resonate with the Brazilian audience,” said Elisabetta Zenatti, the general manager of Floresta. “There is a growing appetite for sitcoms in Latin America and we are confident our production expertise combined with Band’s ability to launch compelling programming will meet the increased demand and entertain audiences across the region.”

“Our program schedule is family driven, which is why we aim to be a place for viewers to enjoy the sitcom genre, which is consolidated abroad, but not yet in Brazil,” added Marcelo Meira, the VP of Band TV. “We will adapt content to the Brazilian audience, with brand new episodes and characters from the original series.”