The group has announced major projects designed to keep it at the industry’s forefront
GRUP MEDIAPRO marked its 30th anniversary this week by revealing key initiatives designed to cement its status as a global frontrunner in audiovisual production.
They include the opening next April of a new audiovisual production center in Yonkers, Manhattan (New York), the launch of The Mediapro Studio’s new creation and production center in Los Angeles, the plans for the new MEDIAPRO XPERIENCES business unit; and the creation and management of a €1 billion fund for investment in sports IP – as shared by GRUP MEDIAPRO President and Managing Director Tatxo Benet and CEO Laura Fernández Espeso at events in Madrid and Barcelona.
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO’s new branch in Los Angeles open for business
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO is a leading force in today’s global audiovisual industry. This year has been decisive in its international expansion with the Studio bolstering its footing in North America with the appointment of Juan 'JC' Acosta as Head of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO US & CANADA and the opening of a new branch in Los Angeles, in the heart of the global audiovisual industry. LA joins existing offices in Miami and New York with the aim of boosting the creation, production and distribution of content in English, a joint effort already starting to bear fruit.
The first projects born of this expansion in the North American market are already underway and make for a star-studded slate of titles including films, fiction series, documentaries and entertainment content, developed together with major talents such as producer Evan Katz ('24'), director Juan José Campanella (Oscar® winner for 'The Secret in Their Eyes'), creator and producer Juliet McDaniel ('Palm Springs’), and actors John Turturro ('The Big Lebowski', 'The Room Next Door') and Melissa Leo (Oscar® for 'The Fighter'), among other big names in the North American industry.
MEDIAPRO YONKERS STUDIOS: a 10,000 m2 facility in the industry’s epicenter
In April 2025, Mediapro Yonkers Studios opens its doors as GRUP MEDIAPRO's new production hub situated at the huge audiovisual campus of Great Point Studios in Yonkers (New York). The center, located in this global heart of the film and TV production industry, will offer its facilities to members of the movie, TV, advertising, music production and streaming service industries as well as independent professionals.
Mediapro Yonkers Studios will occupy a total area of 10,200 m2, with 4,600 m2 spread across 3 stages, as well as technical equipment for production and post-production. With a planned investment of $70 million dollars over 10 years, MEDIAPRO US expects to achieve 60% occupancy of the facility in the first year. The new premises will be equipped with the most advanced technology for filming as well as content production and post-production, including a Virtual Production (VP) set.
MEDIAPRO XPERIENCES to create and manage its own experiential spaces
Mediapro Xperiences, the new GRUP MEDIAPRO business unit for the creation, production and management of all types of experiential content and formats, has unveiled its growth strategy. As well as continuing to expand the ongoing businesses of designing museum spaces (Mediapro Exhibitions) and events (Mediapro Events), it will create and manage its own experiential spaces, which could act as venues for new IP also designed by GRUP MEDIAPRO.
The unit has appointed a team to embrace this new endeavor bringing it even closer to end customers – the creation of GRUP MEDIAPRO’s own IP and the management of its own spaces. The new unit aspires to be a leader in the emerging field of experiential content and has already begun to build a network of alliances with partners, creators and designers and to analyze various spaces and venues in order to offer experiential formats to the public.
Fund for the purchase of sports IP
GRUP MEDIAPRO has announced that the company will launch and manage a €1 billion fund dedicated to the acquisition of sports intellectual property (IP) around the world. GRUP MEDIAPRO will take advantage of its extensive experience in the management of broadcasting rights, merchandise marketing, sponsorships, physical events and digital content rights in setting up a strategy to monetize the acquired IP. The new fund aims to become a key player in the sports rights and IP market under the management and expertise of GRUP MEDIAPRO.
The fund will focus its activity on acquiring intellectual property rights of both established and emerging sports worldwide, monetizing these acquisitions by using GRUP MEDIAPRO’s extensive know-how to grow and transform each into a more valuable asset. With this management, GRUP MEDIAPRO will complement the audiovisual activities that it has been carrying out for decades. The extensive experience of the Spanish audiovisual group will allow the fund to quickly position itself in the market and explore business opportunities all over the world.
The fund will be open to third party investors and to that end, advance talks have already taken place with investors interested in GRUP MEDIAPRO's experience in the sector.
Disney+ Spain acquires 'Quiet', the thriller co-produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO and 3Cat
The Mediapro Studio Distribution wraps up its visit to the latest edition of MIPCOM with an outstanding result thanks to the extraordinary reception given to the new content it presented and its major announcements, such as its new projects in English coming out of the United States.
On distribution, ‘Quiet' is set for release on Disney+ Spain under a deal between the streaming service and The Mediapro Studio Distribution. This new thriller series, which won widespread acclaim on its recent presentation at the Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival to, is a co-production with 3Cat and was created by Lluís Arcarazo. It is scheduled to premiere soon on the TV3 public TV channel in Catalonia and on the 3Cat platform.
Meanwhile, ‘The Head’, the major international franchise from THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, caps off its meteoric success across the globe with the finale of the trilogy. MAX will once again be the leading operator for its release in Spain, the US, Latin America and Portugal. In addition, it will be seen in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on Canal+ and Filmbox Brands, and also in Israel (HOT) and the Balkan Peninsula (Pickbox).
Other significant deals from this edition include the sale to CANAL+ and Filmbox Brands of various series for a range of territories: ‘Express’, the first fiction production from Lionsgate+ in Spanish, which dropped on Netflix in June with fantastic audience figures, and will now be seen in the Netherlands; and the suspense thriller 'Chromosome 21', a series produced in Chile by Erik Barmack’s Wild Sheep Content in alliance with THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, will be seen in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Netherlands.
This year’s tally also includes several Johnson Production Group titles, whose rights are part of The Mediapro Studio Distribution's portfolio, licenced to various operators in France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and the Balkan Peninsula. Additionally, the Asian market has shown great interest in various Woody Allen films produced by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, such as ‘Midnight in Paris’, acquired by LONGRIDE for screening in Japan and by Korean company NK CONTENTS for distribution in South Korea. Also, ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ and 'You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger’ will be seen in China thanks to an agreement reached with Sita Digital.
Other highlights this year include the presentation of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO’s new content in English, out of the United States, during a MIPCOM Media Mastermind series session featuring Laura Fernández Espeso, CEO of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, and JC Acosta, head of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO US & Canada; along with Pam Healey, the studio’s head of unscripted content in the US & Canada; Ran Tellem, the studio’s Head of International Content Development; and two of those responsible for the new content announced: Juan José Campanella (Oscar winner for ‘The Secret in Their Eyes’) and Emmy award-winning executive producer Evan Katz (‘24’). The new productions encompass a strong and varied list of high-quality content including feature films, series and documentaries. As well as Katz and Campanella, they boast highly regarded talent both in front of and behind the camera such as Juliet McDaniel, John Turturro, Melissa Leo and Anthony Carbone. Also at MIPCOM, Ran Tellem participated in the session 'The Secret Sauce Behind the Success of Young Adult Series' alongside Banijay Rights’s Simon Cox and the BBC’s Lawrence Szabo.
PHOTO 1: 'El mal' / PHOTO 2: 'The Head' / PHOTO 3: 'Express'
Three staff members from Mediapro Chile explain the difficulties of producing a football match 700km from the mainland
The original format from Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) is an adventure reality show currently being shot in Galicia and soon to premiere on TVG
'Uprising', a new format created by Globomedia (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO), was announced as part of prestigious French consultancy The Wit’s Spain Fresh TV Showcase, a special edition dedicated to the most innovative content created in Spain, “Country of Honor” at this year’s MIPCOM Cannes, the global market for co-production and entertainment content par excellence.
The Spain Fresh TV Showcase presentation attracted attendance by many of the industry members at MIPCOM. As is traditional, the select list of formats was unveiled by The Wit CEO Virginia Mouseler, who singled out 'Uprising' as one of the most original entertainment formats among all those presented.
The new format, set to debut soon on TVG, is a team-based adventure reality show with an innovative component of game strategy involving the figure of the captain. The program, currently being filmed in Galicia, is a Voz Audiovisual production.
Recognition from the jury “for bringing new viewers to free-to-view television”
'La Revuelta', has recently picked up the Ondas Award in the Best Entertainment Program category following its premiere fewer than two months ago in the free-to-air prime-time slot on La 1 and on RTVE Play. The jury highlighted the fact that “it has brought new viewers to free-to-air television, in an entertainment format in which the participation of the viewer is a key part of its success. Through comedy it has been able to uncover new characters and cultural content in a key viewing slot. A program based on spontaneity with unpredictable outcomes with a team wedded to its irreverent and edgy style”.
The off-beat interviews featuring David Broncano, along with his team of shameless comics are the show’s lead line-up and keep the viewers on the edge of their seats as they’re never quite sure what’s coming next. The team features
Jorge Ponce out and about but also turning up in the studio, along with Ricardo Castella and Grison providing the music and humour for every show.
‘La Revuelta’, a show produced by RTVE in collaboration with EL TERRAT (The Mediapro Studio) and Encofrados Encofrasa, is an edgy, dynamic, off-beat original production which is broadcast from Monday to Thursday at 9.40 in the evening from the Príncipe Gran Vía Theatre in Madrid.
The production team was made up of mostly women
The WiZink Center in Madrid put on its Sunday best for the latest edition of the fund-raising concert ‘Cadena 100 Por Ellas’, a charity event organised by the Spanish Fight Against Cancer Association (AECC), on Saturday 19th October. The gala evening, which featured performances from singers such as Amaral, Rozalén, Dani Fernández and Conchita, saw a packed crowd and showcased the radio station’s commitment to social issues.
The organisation and the production of the event was carried out by Mediapro Events which, in three months and with the technical help of LD Events, partnered with Cadena 100 to design a unique gala experience. One the most significant aspects of the project was the participation of a team made up of mostly women. More than 15 women headed up the key project teams across the day of the event, showcasing their talent and organisational capabilities across the gala evening, highlighting female leadership in the entertainment industry and event production.
The stage and the set decoration was a key part of the success of the visual experience of the evening. The design included a high-shine floor, with 9 LED screens, seven of which were set up for vertical format broadcast and to recreate the user viewer experience. In addition, the production team was also responsible for the creation of the animated content which featured the new Cadena 100 graphics package, as well as signage and backgrounds used during the event. As well as the stage design and the lighting, Mediapro Events was also in charge of the graphics and event signage as well performer hospitality, event logistics, access and accreditations, personnel management, the organisation of the photocall along with sponsor hospitality and merchandising.
One of the most significant milestones of this latest edition was the launch of the new Cadena 100’s graphics package as its face to the world and which was presented exclusively during the concert with help of Mediapro Events.
The ‘Cadena 100 Por Ellas’ concert has become one of the stand-out dates in the diary for the music industry, not just for its line-up of performers but also for its fund-raising capacity. Part of the profits from the event go directly to the AECC, supporting the fight against the disease with the help of music and entertainment.
