Telefe Inks Televisa Networks Deal

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has licensed the rights to its hit series Hermanos y detectives (Detectives, Brothers & Co) to Televisa Networks for its Unicable and Golden channels across Latin America.

This is the latest in a strong of deals for the show, which has been piloted by ABC for a U.S. adaptation, with versions also being developed in Portugal, Germany, Italy, Chile, Greece, the Netherlands and France. It has already been adapted in Spain, Turkey and Russia, while the original Argentine version has been sold to more than 20 territories.

Telefe closed the Televisa deal during the L.A. Screenings, where it also held its annual cocktail party and screenings event at the Casa Argentina in Los Angeles. More than 250 people were in attendance to preview new Telefe fare such as the telenovelas Legacy of Passion, Don Juan and his Fair Lady and Teenangels, now in its third season; the new game show format Just in Time and the dating show Somebody to Love. Telefe has also expanded its catalogue, scoring a deal with Channel 13 of Chile to distribute its successful titles, among them Cuenta conmigo, Machos and Brujas.