Mediapro Studio Distribution has confirmed a string of new sales deals on ‘The Head’, ‘Paraíso’, ‘Express’ and ‘Hunting Ana Bravo’ and announcing the state of play on the first two titles underlining the continued optimism of demand for high-end titles sold on the open market at events such as MipTV. last week.
Sales also have a bigger picture. With sales of major third-party studios sagging as they keep production to their own platforms — Netflix carried 748 Disney titles in 2015, and just 221 in 2021, according to Ampere analysis — it’s a great time to be independent, says Guy Besson of the consultancy at MipTV. Mediapro Studio’s latest sales details are also another indication of how targeted geographic, language, and global platform deals are driving so much of the open market sales business of large independent players.
“Head”
In a new deal, Canadian public broadcaster CBC-SRC acquired the rights to the English-language survival film “The Head,” an international franchise for TMS, resulting in its distribution in more than 90 regions, including HBO in the United States.
“The Head” is now preparing for the second season, which preserves the hallmarks of the series – a secluded place; Survival thriller No Cops and super international showdown drama – and its two protagonists, played by John Lynch and Catherine O’Donnell. Introducing new members as “Money Heist’s” Hovik Keuchkerian, the new season is set on a massive ocean freighter carrying a science mission at Nemo Point in the Pacific Ocean where the closest humans are astronauts aboard the International Space Station as you pass over it. Ran Tellem explained in Mania that it pushes deeper into the core dilemma of Season 1.
Paraiso
Creepy nostalgia and fun for the whole family began when three 15-year-old girls disappeared from a nightclub in 1992 down the Spanish coast. Paraíso, in association with TMS and Movistar Plus, was also acquired by CBS-SRC, which bought Both seasons. A distinct sales proposition for TMS, “Paraiso” has now netted sales, among major deals, with Sky for Germany, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland, HBO in the US, Latin America and Europe; Canal Plus for France, French-speaking Switzerland and the French Overseas Territories, and SBS for Australia.
‘pass’
Starzplay’s first Spanish-language original, also produced with the US broadcaster Pantaya, TMS’s hijack procedural “Express” was sold to Prime Video in India. Starzplay handles release in Spain and Latin America, Pantaya in the United States
“Anna Bravo Hunting”
The action thriller “Hunting Ana Bravo” set in the snows of the Latin American state of Utah was purchased by Prime Video. A regional deal seems almost inevitable. Created by Cholawood Productions, Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content, in Los Angeles, and Park City-based Top Dead Center, headed by Gary and Julie Auerbach, and co-produced with TMS, “Ana Bravo” stars Kate del Castillo which executive produces. As the audience numbers for Telemundo “La Reina del Sur” indicated, there are few actors who match her outstanding value in the Latin lands.
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