World Screen

ABIDJAN: Nina TV, a new television network devoted to novelas, is set to become available in English-speaking Africa later this month. Nina TV is a 24/7 English-language network that offers a variety of telenovelas with a combination of Brazilian and African flavors. The channel has secured exclusive access to the …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has placed the novela Helena’s Shadow with South Korean media group EPG. The title is scheduled to debut in that country sometime this year, airing with Korean subtitles. Filmed in Rio de Janeiro, Vienna and other locations, the telenovela mixes stories of love, hate, jealousy, passion and envy. …

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has sold a trio of titles into Mongolia, among them the International Emmy-winning Precious Pearl. That telenovela, along with Now Generation and Helena’s Shadow, are due out on free-to-air network TV5. Last year, TV5 also acquired Globo’s The Life We Lead. Also in 2014, Globo sold …

SÃO PAULO: At this week’s MIPTV, Globo is presenting to international buyers Empire, a telenovela that has already been licensed in 15 countries since its launch earlier this year. Empire follows the decline of José Alfredo’s jewel-trading business, the dispute between his children for his legacy, as well as his troubled …

MEXICO CITY: The 24-hour telenovela channel Romanza+Africa has launched in Kenya, where it will air on the Bamba TV digital television service. The channel is expected to reach 4.5 million TV households in Kenya through Bamba TV, which is part of the Kenyan media conglomerate Radio Africa Group. The network …

CAPE TOWN: Eva, a bespoke telenovela channel from AMC Networks International (AMCNI) Zone, has been added to the lineup of DStv in Africa, which is already home to the Telemundo novela network. All programs are fully dubbed into English for South Africa and Portuguese for Portuguese-speaking communities in Mozambique and …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s telenovela Precious Pearl has sold into South Korea, where it will air on the pay-TV channel EPG. The network will air the novela in an afternoon time slot. Winner of an International Emmy, the title follows the romance between a working-class girl and a millionaire, and the …

BOGOTÁ: The Sweetest Love, a telenovela produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, has landed in Sub-Saharan Africa. The romantic title will air in Angola, Cameroon, Ghana, South Africa and Mozambique through Star Novelas, Monday to Friday at 5:50 p.m. The telenovela tells the story of Martin …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has sold the telenovela Fight or Love? into El Salvador, where it’s set to air February 25 on Canal 4. The comedic novela, a remake of a 1980s title, tells the story of two cousins in the middle of a heated family feud following a multi-million-dollar inheritance. …

BOGOTÁ: The Sweetest Love, a novela produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, has landed in the U.S. The 124×1-hour telenovela premiered on the Pasiones channel, where it airs Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. It tells the story of Martin Guerrero, a car racer who, in …