World Screen

SAÕ PAULO: Globo's telenovela The Life We Lead, starring Fernanda Vasconcellos and Marjorie Estiano, has been picked up by Abu Dhabi TV for broadcast in the Middle East. The Life We Lead will air on Abu Dhabi TV throughout the Middle East and North Africa, with Arabic dubbing. This deal marks …

BOGOTÁ: The telenovela 5 Widows on the Loose, a co-production between Caracol Television and Sony Pictures Television, has rolled out in Angola and Mozambique. The 124×1-hour title airs on prime time on Banda TV. The novela focuses on five women who meet in prison every Sunday to visit their husbands. …

SÃO PAULO: Thailand’s Media Plex cable channel has picked up the telenovela Brazil Avenue, marking the first time a Globo novela airs in the country. The title will be dubbed into Thai, premiering in a 5:30 p.m. time slot. Brazil Avenue, which has been sold to more than 130 countries worldwide, …

MEXICO CITY: Production has begun on Azteca’s latest novela, Tanto Amor, due out this August. The 120×1-hour novela will air in prime time on Mexico’s Azteca 13 channel. Rita Fusaro produced the title, which will star radio and TV personality Melissa Barrera (The Chicas Project) and Mexican actor Leonardo Garcia …

MIAMI: Telenovela network Pasiones has picked up the Latin American rights for Caracol Televisión’s Football Dreams (La Selección) for a weekday time slot. The drama narrates the hectic lives of four legendary professional soccer players from the Colombian National Soccer Team, uncovering the personal struggles and sacrifices each had to …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s International Emmy-winning novela Precious Pearl has landed in Albania, airing on that country’s Top Channel. The title is being broadcast with subtitles on a 7:30 p.m. time slot. The network previously licensed such Globo telenovelas as Snakes & Lizards, India: A Love Story, Tropical Paradise and Brave …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s telenovela Helena’s Shadow has been placed in Peru, airing in prime-time on that country’s ATV network. The novela portrays the comings and goings in the lives of cousins Laerte (Gabriel Braga Nunes) and Helena (Julia Lemmertz). On their wedding day, Laerte’s obsessive jealousy separates him from Helena. …

MIAMI: Telenovela network Pasiones has picked up a package of titles from Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), including You Are My Life (Mi Vida Eres Tú). That title, which recently premiered on Pasiones Latin America, tells the story of a forbidden passion between two people. Other titles acquired through the deal …

SÃO PAULO: Globo’s International Emmy-winning novela Precious Pearl has been picked up in Canada, premiering on that country’s Omni channel. The title debuted yesterday, airing on a time slot dedicated to Brazilian telenovelas. It tells the story of a working-class woman, a millionaire and their daughter, Pearl. Other broadcasters in …

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has licensed all the telenovelas in its 2015 catalogue to countries throughout Latin America. Nicaragua, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Peru and Paraguay have secured the exhibition rights for Globo’s latest slate of novelas. Those titles are Precious Pearl, Empire, Fight or Love?, Now Generation and Helena’s Shadow, …