Anna Gordon, EVP and managing director at BBC Worldwide Latin America & U.S. Hispanic
BBC Worldwide announced the sale to Univision Networks & Studios, Inc. of season one of its hit series The Musketeers.
The deal marks the first time the British company will commercialize one of its series via open television for the US Hispanic market.
The Musketeers, which is a BBC America and BBC Worldwide co-production, will air on UniMás this year.
“This agreement with Univision Networks & Studios, Inc. is a milestone in the history of our company and shows that the quality content that has always distinguished BBC Worldwide is attractive to audiences in markets around the world. We are confident that UniMás viewers will be big fans of this extraordinary series, which exalts values, such as honesty and courage, with which all of us can identify,” said Anna Gordon, executive VP and general manager of BBC Worldwide Latin America/US Hispanic.
Andrés Mendoza, VP of Programming of UniMás, commented that they are delighted to be offering their audience the first season of this successful series. “This offering goes hand in hand with our successful strategy of offering viewers of UniMás exciting and alternative programming.”
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