Pair of Yu-Gi-Oh! Series Land in LatAm

NEW YORK: 4K Media has inked a new broadcast deal for the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime franchise in Latin America with Nicaragua’s Telenica Canal 8.

Telenica Canal 8 picked up the first five seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters and the first three seasons of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. The channel is due to debut the anime series in Spanish on free TV next year.

Kristen Gray, 4K Media’s senior VP of operations, business and legal affairs, said: “We are thrilled to expand the Yu-Gi-Oh! television franchise in the Latin American region with our new partner, Telenica Canal 8. Yu-Gi-Oh! is successful in any language and we are confident our series will provide continuous entertainment to all the anime fans in Nicaragua.”

Ivania Duarte, the head of acquisitions at Telenica Canal 8, added: “As we continue to expand our programming lineup, we’ve recognized that our young audience is very engaged with popular anime content. Yu-Gi-Oh! is an essential anime franchise and we’re thrilled to bring this very popular anime series to our viewers and look forward to a long and rewarding partnership with 4K Media.”