Following the exit of Mediapro president Jaume Roures, the Spanish TV group has changed the structure of the company with the creation of two divisions and the appointment of new top executives. The company has set up the Channels and Platforms unit led by Daniel Margalef, responsible for all actions related to production and distribution […]
Mediapro has announced the launch of an Artificial Intelligence and Synthetic Media Laboratory in collaboration with Microsoft. Both companies will share their technological and business knowhow in order to develop vital solutions for the audiovisual industry. Mediapro says this collaboration will allow it to respond to market opportunities and needs with technological innovation and in-depth […]
The Mediapro Studio has announced an agreement with BBC Studios to partner on the upcoming The Famous Five series. The production partnership includes rights to distribute in Spain, Portugal and Latin America. The Famous Five is based on the classic young adult novels by English author Enid Blyton. The series is co-created and produced by […]
Mediapro, through Broadcast and Media Services, its division specialising in audiovisual services, will produce the main competitions of the World Karate Federation throughout 2024-25. The goal of the agreement between the audiovisual group and the leading representative body for karate is to enhance the generation and quality of content and thereby boost audiences for these […]
Following his dismissal as president of Spanish TV Mediapro in October, Jaume Roures has sold his 5 per cent stake in the company to Chinese Fund Orient Hontai – which now controls 85 per cent of the group. The other shareholders are Tatxo Benet with a 5 per cent stake and the UK’s WPP with […]
The Corporation of the Santiago 2023 XIX Pan American Games has selected Mediapro as host broadcaster for the Chile 2023 Pan American and Parapan American Games. This is the second time in a row that Mediapro has been selected to be responsible for the production of this multi-sport event held between October 18th and November […]
The CCMA group (Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals) and Sony are collaborating with system integrator Unitecnic to provide the news channel 3/24 with the technology and infrastructure necessary for the transition to IP. CCMA decided a few years ago that its future involved a transformation to IP. To undertake this major project of upgrading its […]
Mediapro, the sports rights and broadcast production group based in Spain, has confirmed that founding member and managing partner Jaume Roures will leave the company after nearly three decades. His exit came at the request of Mediapro majority shareholder Southwind Group, which controls over 80 per cent of the group, as well as minority shareholder […]
Southwind Group, parent company of the Chinese Hontai Capital, is reportedly weighing up selling its 80 per cent stake in Spanish TV group Mediapro, just one year after its acquisition. The Chinese group paid around €1 billion for the majority of the shares in the company, the other owners are UK`s WPP and the founders […]
Mediapro and Great Point Studios, a media-focused company specialising in film and TV infrastructure, have partnered to create Phygital FX, a new company that offers full production services for the television and film industries, with Mediapro’s Mario Sousa appointed CEO of this new corporation. Robert Halmi, founder of Great Point Studios, negotiated the joint venture which […]