Telemundo Internacional & HBO Latin America Ink Distribution Deal

CANNES: Telemundo Internacional has signed an agreement to become the exclusive distributor of HBO Latin America Originals in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Oceania as of January 2016.

Under the agreement, Telemundo Internacional will represent the catalogue of fiction and documentary series for HBO Latin America in the assigned territories, starting with El Hipnotizador, Magnífica 70, El Negocio and Psi. These exclusive series will be available for distribution as of January 2016.

The two companies held a press conference today to announce the deal, which strengthens the partnership that began in June 2014, when HBO Latin America Group (HBO LAG) was appointed as the exclusive affiliate sales representative for the Telemundo Internacional channel throughout most of Latin America. In July of this year, HBO LAG became responsible for the distribution of the NBCUniversal International channels in the Spanish-speaking regions of Latin America. The new agreement will centralize content distribution without affecting the work of current distributors in these territories through the end of this year.

Marcos Santana, the president of Telemundo Internacional, said, “Our goal has always been to expand through the sale of the very highest quality products and through unique formats inspired by real life—content born out of the imagination of writers and creatives whose work goes above and beyond traditional standards. And this agreement, signed today with HBO Latin America, validates that effort.”

“This agreement represents another step in our collaboration,” noted Emilio Rubio, the CEO of HBO Latin America. “Our products perfectly complement each other; and we are convinced that Telemundo Internacional is an ideal partner to represent our catalogue, built through more than ten years producing premium content under the label HBO Latin America Originals."