Telemundo International Studios Launches

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced today the creation of Telemundo International Studios (TIS). Leveraging the successful track record of Telemundo Studios in producing high-quality long format scripted programming, TIS will be a new internationally-focused production unit exclusively focused on creating high-end short form, scripted formats designed to fulfill the growing needs of emerging platforms and international markets.

“Telemundo International Studios will tap into an international growth opportunity at a time when Telemundo is delivering unprecedented ratings performance and has established itself as the No. 1 Spanish-language broadcast network in primetime in the U.S.,” said Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “With this new production unit, we will continue to innovate and raise the bar in original Spanish-language content production in the U.S. and abroad.”

Led by Marcos Santana, president of Telemundo International, the new business unit will capitalize on Telemundo’s experience and content production know-how to develop and produce Spanish-language short-format content. Santana collaborated in the creation of Telemundo Studios and has been part of its development committee since its inception.  

“The launch of Telemundo International Studios is a representation of the growth of our division, which further develops the expansion of our offer, increasing our catalog and distribution opportunities for markets and platforms that demand programming for a well-defined audience with established consumption habits,” added Marcos Santana, President Telemundo International. “I am excited and feel privileged to work on this new project, from its conception, with Cesar Conde and the support of Comcast NBCUniversal.”

Based in Miami, TIS will collaborate with some of the producers around the world to “deliver high-quality miniseries that can travel across all platforms, including broadcast, cable and digital media,” the company said.

The new unit will work closely with Telemundo Studios and include in its development committee Telemundo Studios’ executives Luis Silberwasser, president; and Perla Farias, SVP, development, as well as the head of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Digital Media, Peter Blacker, among others.