{"id":70881,"date":"2019-08-14T19:34:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T23:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-nbcuniversal-telemundo-enterprises-acquires-award-winning-internationally-renowned-production-house-underground-producciones-expanding-its-leadership-in-spanish-language-premium-content\/"},"modified":"2019-08-14T19:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T23:36:01","slug":"nbcuniversal-telemundo-enterprises-adquiere-la-galardonada-e-internacionalmente-reconocida-compania-productora-underground-producciones-expandiendo-su-liderazgo-en-contenido-premium-en-espanol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/nbcuniversal-telemundo-enterprises-adquiere-la-galardonada-e-internacionalmente-reconocida-compania-productora-underground-producciones-expandiendo-su-liderazgo-en-contenido-premium-en-espanol\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Acquires Award-Winning, Internationally Renowned Production House Underground Producciones, Expanding Its Leadership In Spanish-Language Premium Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, Aug.\u00a014, 2019 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, the leading media company serving Hispanics, announced today it acquired the internationally-renowned production boutique <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2552762-1&amp;h=2626963742&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undertv.com.ar%2F&amp;a=Underground+Producciones\" rel=\"nofollow\">Underground Producciones<\/a> based in Argentina.\u00a0 The new wholly-owned subsidiary will become an extension of the successful Telemundo Global Studios designed to super charge its growth and premium content production capabilities for prime time and digital platforms. This deal strengthens Telemundo&#8217;s position as the largest producer of Spanish-language scripted content in the U.S. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg1018left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg1018left\" title=\"Marcos Santana, President, Telemundo Global Studios \" border=\"0\" alt=\"Marcos Santana, President, Telemundo Global Studios \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/960951\/NBCUniversal_Marcos_Santana.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><b>&#8220;<\/b>Acquiring <i>Underground Producciones<\/i> is a strategic investment to help us meet the growing demand for high quality, cutting edge Spanish-language content in the U.S. and around the world,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Marcos Santana<\/span>, President, Telemundo Global Studios. &#8220;It&#8217;s an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to incorporate talent like <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastian Ortega<\/span>, who has led one of the most creative teams in the region and has been able to set the standard at a global level with extremely original ideas, into Telemundo Global Studios Development Committee. Underground represents a huge competitive advantage for Telemundo Global Studios, as we continue to develop and produce the best premium content and formats for Hispanics and audiences worldwide.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Underground Producciones is led by its successful Artistic Director <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastian Ortega<\/span>, who launched his career in 2001 at Argentinean broadcaster Telefe.\u00a0 He later was in charge of artistic direction at Ideas del Sur where he developed and produced critically acclaimed shows including &#8220;Tumberos,&#8221; &#8220;Los Roldan,&#8221; &#8220;Disputas,&#8221; &#8220;Costumbres Argentinas&#8221; and the news format &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Ser Urbano<\/span>.&#8221;\u00a0 In 2005, he founded Underground Producciones which has produced international successes including &#8220;Educando a Nina,&#8221; &#8220;Los Exitosos Pells,&#8221; &#8220;Graduados,&#8221; &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Historia de<\/span> un Clan,&#8221; &#8220;<span class=\"xn-person\">Un Gallo<\/span> para Esculapio,&#8221; &#8220;100 D\u00edas para Enamorarse,&#8221; &#8220;Lalola,&#8221; &#8220;El Marginal&#8221; and the box office hit &#8220;El \u00c1ngel de <span class=\"xn-person\">Luis Ortega<\/span>,&#8221; a co-production with y Pedro Almod\u00f3var&#8217;s El Deseo, Telef\u00e9 and K&amp;S Films. \u00a0Already in its third season, &#8220;El Marginal&#8221; has been a ratings phenomenon and was adapted by Telemundo International Studios last year under the title &#8220;El Recluso.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>We are thrilled to be joining the NBCUniversal Telemundo family and it&#8217;s an exciting milestone for Underground,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Sebastian Ortega<\/span>, Executive Producer, Underground Producciones. &#8220;This union represents a new era and a huge leap in artistic evolution for all of us on the team. We look forward to this partnership and we will continue to focus on developing top-notch productions, bringing hard work and passion to everything we do.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Telemundo continues to push the boundaries of traditional Hispanic media with contemporary original productions. The leading Hispanic network made history last season by ending as the number one Spanish-language network in weekday primetime for two consecutive years. Most recently, it successfully broadcast the runaway hit super series <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2552762-1&amp;h=561915689&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.forbes.com%2Fsites%2Fveronicavillafane%2F2019%2F04%2F23%2Fla-reina-del-sur-debuts-at-no-1-at-10-pm-beating-univision-cbs-abc-nbc-and-fox-in-key-demos%2F%236dd76fcf6ad5&amp;a=La+Reina+del+Sur\" rel=\"nofollow\">La <span class=\"xn-person\">Reina del Sur<\/span><\/a> which dominated its time slot during its entire run and positioned Telemundo at <span class=\"xn-chron\">10pm<\/span> as\u00a0the #2 network, regardless of language, among adults 18-34 and the #3 network among adults 18-49. \u00a0This summer, Telemundo was the first Spanish-language network to bring U.S. President <span class=\"xn-person\">Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/span> first sit-down interview with a Spanish-language outlet, as well as the first Democratic presidential primary debates. The network also recently completed its record-breaking broadcast of &#8220;Summer of Soccer,&#8221; the biggest-ever coverage plan for FIFA Women&#8217;s World Cup France 2019\u2122 and <span class=\"xn-person\">Copa America<\/span> from <span class=\"xn-location\">Brazil<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises<\/b>\u00a0<br \/>NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a world-class media company leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. This fast-growing multiplatform portfolio is comprised of the Telemundo Network and Station Group, Telemundo\u00a0Deportes, Telemundo Global Studios,\u00a0Universo, and a Digital Enterprises &amp; Emerging Business unit. Telemundo Network features original Spanish-language entertainment, news and sports content reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 local stations, 50 affiliates and its national feed. Telemundo also owns WKAQ, a television station that serves viewers in <span class=\"xn-location\">Puerto Rico<\/span>. Telemundo\u00a0Deportes\u00a0is the designated Spanish-language home of two of the world&#8217;s most popular sporting events: FIFA World Cup\u2122 through 2026 and the Summer Olympic Games through 2032. Telemundo Global Studios is the company&#8217;s domestic and international scripted production unit including Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as\u00a0all of\u00a0the company&#8217;s co-production partnerships. As the #1 media company reaching Hispanics and millennials online, the Digital Enterprises &amp; Emerging Business unit distributes original content across multiple platforms, maximizing its exclusive partnerships with properties such as BuzzFeed, Vox, and Snapchat. Through Telemundo\u00a0Internacional, the largest U.S.-based distributor of Spanish-language content in the world; and\u00a0Universo, the company reflects the diverse lifestyle, cultural experience and language of its expanding audience. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9facleft\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9facleft\" title=\"   \" border=\"0\" alt=\"   \" align=\"middle\" imagelabel=\"General\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/456061\/NBCUniversal_Telemundo_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p\/>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2552762-1&amp;h=188111489&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F960951%2FNBCUniversal_Marcos_Santana.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F960951%2FNBCUniversal_Marcos_Santana.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/960951\/NBCUniversal_Marcos_Santana.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2552762-1&amp;h=1614869389&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F456061%2FNBCUniversal_Telemundo_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F456061%2FNBCUniversal_Telemundo_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/456061\/NBCUniversal_Telemundo_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, Aug.\u00a014, 2019 \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, the leading media company serving Hispanics, announced today it acquired the internationally-renowned production boutique <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2552762-1&amp;h=2626963742&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.undertv.com.ar%2F&amp;a=Underground+Producciones\" rel=\"nofollow\">Underground Producciones<\/a> based in Argentina.\u00a0 The new wholly-owned subsidiary will become an extension of the successful Telemundo&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-70881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entretenimiento"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}