The MEDIAPRO Group has been selected by the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) as its official supplier of and implementation of VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology for its competitions. The first match to use VAR was the Concacaf Champions League quarter-final first leg between Atlanta United FC and Philadelphia Union, held in the US city of Atlanta.
VAR services will be provided for all quarter-final, semi-final and final matches throughout the Scotiabank Concacaf League (SCL). In terms of national team competitions, VAR has been used in the final of the Concacaf Nations League, held in Denver, Colorado. Currently the MEDIAPRO Group is preparing the implementation of VAR in the 2021 Gold Cup to be held in the United States in July and which is ranked as the most important national team competition in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The MEDIAPRO Group is the official supplier of VAR technology for several official competitions, including top-tier soccer leagues in Portugal, Greece, Mexico, Chile and the United Arab Emirates, and is responsible for the video refereeing service for many of the most important continental competitions in the world at both club level, as well as national teams, such as the Copa Libertadores, the Copa Sudamericana, the Copa America and the Africa Cup of Nations.
Mediapro US produces more than 5,500 hours annually and operates 10 TV channels
Mediapro US has incorporated a new production facility in New York. Located in the Hudson Yards, Manhattan, the new facility has 12,600 square feet dedicated to broadcast and media services, as well as a venue for all kinds of events.
The new space offers a production studio of 7,500 square feet, production support space of 1,600 square feet, a mezzanine of 1,100 square feet and a multi-purpose room of 800 square feet, among other support spaces. The MEDIAPRO Group has been operating in the United States since 1996 and has other production facilities in Miami and Brooklyn.
Miami and Brooklyn facilities offer 7 and 2 studios respectively, and also a rooftop that oversees the New York skyline. With the new studio in Manhattan, the MEDIAPRO Group's company increases its studio portfolio and presence in the United States.
With over 200 professionals and 25 years of experience, Mediapro US has specialized in content production, post-production, sports rights management, and television broadcasting and distribution. Annually, Mediapro US produces more than 5,500 hours of live content, post produces more than 30,000 hours, and manages the national and international television channels of beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports ñ, Hola TV Latam, Hola TV US, Golf Channel Latam, Pasiones US, Pasiones Latam, Centroamerica TV, and Televisión Dominicana.
Mediapro US has provided various services for the Concacaf Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, as well as for the Final Four of the Concacaf Nations League, the MLS is Back Tournament, the Concacaf Champions League, the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores, and many other productions.
About MEDIAPRO Group
With a fleet of more than 92 Outside Broadcast units, the MEDIAPRO Group produces more than 12,000 events worldwide each year and is currently involved in the production of 14 national soccer league competitions around the world, including top-tier leagues in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kenya and Angola. The Group has also produced events for the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, the African Nations Cup, FIBA events, the Euroleague and Formula 1.
The MEDIAPRO Group was also the host broadcaster of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and responsible to produce the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
MEDIAPRO is the official international agency for La Liga and Concacaf rights. In early 2019, the group signed a long-term agreement with Canadian Soccer Business to exploit the worldwide television rights of the Canadian Premier League, the country's new soccer league. MEDIAPRO produces more than 15 television channels around the world, including several sports themed networks.
With 58 offices on four continents, MEDIAPRO is one of the world's leading content creators, with projects for HBO, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Turner, DirecTV, Movistar, FOX, Viacom and Televisa.
Mediapro US is providing the production facilities for fuboTV's original content in support of the South American Qatar World Cup qualifying matches. The programs originate from the Group's Broadcast Center in Miami in both English and Spanish and are streamed across the fuboTV platform before and after the matches, as well as during half-times. Mediapro US uses two studios, two fully equipped control rooms, and two multi-channel MCR (Master Control) rooms.
fuboTV, the leading sports-first live TV streaming platform, announced in April it had acquired the exclusive live streaming rights to the matches. The Mediapro US/fuboTV production partnership began with the June CONMEBOL match window and continues through 2022 in the lead-up to the World Cup
With over 200 professionals and 25 years of experience, Mediapro US has specialized in content production, post-production, sports rights management, and television broadcasting and distribution. Annually, Mediapro US produces more than 5,500 hours of live content, post produces more than 30,000 hours, and manages the national and international television channels of beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports Canada, beIN Sports ñ, Hola TV Latam, Hola TV US, Golf Channel Latam, Pasiones US, Pasiones Latam, Centroamerica TV, and Television Dominicana.
Mediapro US has provided various services for the Concacaf Qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, as well as for the Final Four of the Concacaf Nations League, the MLS is Back Tournament, the Concacaf Champions League, the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores, and many other productions.
About MEDIAPRO Group
With a fleet of more than 90 Outside Broadcast units, the MEDIAPRO Group produces more than 12,000 events worldwide each year and is currently involved in the production of 14 national soccer league competitions around the world, including top-tier leagues in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kenya and Angola. The Group has also produced events for the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, the African Nations Cup, FIBA events, the Euroleague and Formula 1.
The MEDIAPRO Group was also the host broadcaster of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and responsible to produce the CONMEBOL Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana.
MEDIAPRO is the official international agency for La Liga and Concacaf rights. In early 2019, the group signed a long-term agreement with Canadian Soccer Business to exploit the worldwide television rights of the Canadian Premier League, the country's new soccer league. MEDIAPRO produces more than 15 television channels around the world, including several sports themed networks.
With 58 offices on four continents, MEDIAPRO is one of the world's leading content creators, with projects for HBO, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Turner, DirecTV, Movistar, FOX, Viacom and Televisa.
"Venga Juan" follows on from the acclaimed comedy series Vota Juan (Season 1) and Feroz Award winning "Vamos Juan" (Season 2) with the third instalment finding Juan Carrasco having reached a peak in his career. Thanks to a series of political revolving doors, he has a spectacular new office, is 22 pounds lighter and, most importantly, is no longer bald.
It all means there is now plenty of room for the things that matter in his life, all except for his wife Paula, his daughter Eva and his former publicity manager Macarena. However, his joy is short-lived as documents from his time spent in Logroño start to implicate Juan in a local corruption scandal. As he tries to erase his past in Logroño, he soon realizes that his present is the real problem.
The main cast of "Vota Juan" and "Vamos Juan" return to "Venga Juan" led by Javier Cámara as Juan Carrasco; María Pujalte, as Macarena, his loyal publicity manager; Adam Jezierski as his assistant; Joaquín Climent as ruthless Vallejo; Cristóbal Súarez as charismatic Recalde; Yaël Belicha as his wife and Esty Quesada as his daughter.
Also joining the cast is Coppa Volpi winner, Oscar Martínez (The Distinguished Citizen); Best Actor Goya winner, Manolo Solo (The Fury of a Patient Man, 30 Coins), and Ramón Barea (Rosa's Wedding).
The writers' team, led by Diego San José, creator and showrunner of the series, includes Víctor García León, Daniel Castro and Pablo Remón. Joining this season are Diego Soto and Pilar Palomero who will also direct one of the episodes with Víctor García León. Tom Fernández, former writer of previous seasons of the show, will direct two episodes.
Diego San José, creator and showrunner, said, "We will see Juan Carrasco accomplishing most of his dreams in "Venga Juan", mainly getting his new hair, but there are some things you can never get rid of, in his case, Logroño. His past comes back in the form of old documents involving him in a local corruption case, making his life a complete mess. This season shows the moral and physical corrosion of the character, which will lead him to discover he was a good guy in the past".
Miguel Salvat, executive producer for HBO Max, said: ''I think there are two things we can all agree on with "Venga Juan". First, the undisputed talent of Javier Cámara. Second, it's very healthy for our own mental health to also have a laugh at the attitudes, motivations, morals, and professional ambitions of some members of our political class, whatever their party. We are so happy to have this third season and work with the brilliant team behind it."
Javier Méndez, executive producer, co-director TV and head of Cinema at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, said: "'Venga Juan', and its prequels 'Vota Juan' and 'Vamos Juan', are direct heirs of the satirical humour created by Luis García Berlanga and Rafael Azcona, brilliantly updated by Diego San Jose through the character of Juan Carrasco, an IP which now will be one of the titles on HBO Max when it launches in Spain".
Guillermo Farré, Jose Skaf and Miguel Salvat are executive producers for HBO Max. Production services for the series are provided by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, with Diego San José, Alejandro Flórez and Javier Méndez serving as executive producers.
LATAM Airlines will be the official airline of the Chilean national soccer team thanks to the agreement reached with the MEDIAPRO Group, manager of the commercial rights of the team for the Qatar 2022 World Cup and the 2021 Copa América Brazil Conmebol. LATAM will carry the men's, women's and youth teams in a deal with MEDIAPRO which, together with Chilevisión and the National Professional Soccer Association (ANFP) manage the television and advertising rights of the Chilean team until 2022.
"This appointment reinforces LATAM's commitment to connecting not only cities and countries, but also the sentiment of our athletes, beyond borders," said Andreas Schek, Vice President of Sales for LATAM Airlines Group. "Today we join forces with the dreams of all Chileans to take 'La Roja' to Qatar 2022 safely and on time."
"Connecting La Roja with LATAM was one of the objectives we set ourselves when we shouldered the responsibility of bringing the Chilean National Teams to global standards of sports sponsorship. It is a unique and unprecedented opportunity to make La Roja visible, a new category of collaboration that among other features, will see the national team with its very own dedicated plane.", said Javier Villanueva, head of the Mediapro Group in Chile.
LATAM has always shown unconditional support for the development of Chilean sports. In 2019, the airline was selected to carry Chilean athletes taking part in the Pan American and Parapan American Games and has agreements in pace with the teams of Peru, Paraguay and Ecuador.
About The MEDIAPRO Group
With a fleet of more than 90 Outside Broadcast units, the MEDIAPRO Group produces more than 12,000 events worldwide each year and is currently involved in the production of 14 national soccer league competitions around the world, including top-tier leagues in Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Kenya and Angola. The Group has also produced events for the UEFA Champions League, the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup, the African Nations Cup, FIBA events, the Euroleague and Formula 1. The MEDIAPRO Group was also the host broadcaster of the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, and responsible for the production of the Conmebol Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana.
About Latam Airlines Group S.A.
LATAM Airlines Group is the main airline group in Latin America, with a presence in five domestic markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, as well as international operations within Latin America and to Europe, the United States and the Caribbean. The Group has a fleet of Boeing 767, 777, 787, Airbus A321, A320, A320neo and A319 aircraft.
LATAM Cargo Chile, LATAM Cargo Colombia and LATAM Cargo Brazil are the cargo subsidiaries of the LATAM group, which in addition to having access to the group's passenger aircraft warehouses, have a joint fleet of 11 cargo aircraft, set to gradually increase to 21 cargo aircraft by 2023.
They operate on the LATAM group network, as well as on exclusive international routes for cargo transportation, offering a modern infrastructure, an extensive portfolio of services and customer care options to meet the needs of their clients.
VIS, a division of ViacomCBS, and THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO concluded filming of the second season of "Club 57", the teen musical series co-produced for Nickelodeon Latin America which will premiere on June 14.
In this new season, Eva and Rubén continue their time traveling adventures, but this time they are not the only ones. Their paths will cross with unexpected time travelers that will put not only their intelligence in check, but their hearts as well. They will also face mysterious forces hidden among The Guardians of Time, and will discover nothing and no one is what it seems. All this as they deal with the typical teen problems with school, love, and the frustrations that come with it...all while the clock continues to turn back time.
Created by screenwriter Catharina Ledeboer, the series is led by a talented international cast. Returning to the series are Venezuelan actress Evaluna Montaner de Echeverry, Riccardo Frascari from Italy, Colombian actors Sebastián Silva and Andrés Mercado, Carolina Mestrovic from Chile, Venezuela's Fefi Oliveira, Angela Rincón, Simone Marval, Jonathan Quintana and Gabriel Lopez, Cuban-American actresses Isabella Castillo and Laura Rosguer, Martina Lavignasse from Uruguay, and Ecuadorian actor Xavier Coronel. This second season also welcomes Argentine actor Santiago Achaga, Johann Vera of Ecuador, and Colombia's Carolina Angarita, Isabella Barragan, Nataly Vasquez and Daniela Perez.
The first season of Club 57 premiered in Latin America in 2019 and captivated young audiences. It was watched by more than 19 million people in the region and positioned itself as the #1 show with Girls 7-14 in Argentina and Mexico and Girls 4-11 in Argentina. In turn during the weekends Club 57 was the show #1 the children's block in Telefe in Argentina. The series had more than 69 million video views across all platforms and was the #1 property on Nick Play during its premieres.
About ViacomCBS International Studios
Introduced in 2018, ViacomCBS International Studios is a division of ViacomCBS Networks International that includes the production of content for ViacomCBS brands and platforms, including Paramount+, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, Smithsonian Channel, Channel 5, Network 10, VIS, Telefe, Ananey and Porta Dos Fundos and for third parties, as well as sales and distribution of original productions, co-productions, formats sold for local adaptations and pre-packaged content. In 2020, VIS KIDS was launched to promote the expansion of the studio's global children's content pipeline. The content that ViacomCBS International Studios produces covers all genres, from childhood to action and animation for young adults and live realities, as well as soap operas, dramas, short and long-running comedy formats and feature film productions.
About THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO
THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO is the content creation, production and distribution factory of the MEDIAPRO Group. THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO is responsible for the implementation of high quality global projects, developed in association with some of the most renowned Spanish and international talents, including Paolo Sorrentino, Woody Allen, Isabel Coixet, Ran Tellem, Oliver Stone, Daniel Burman, Fernando León de Aranoa, Iván Escobar, Javier Fesser, Patricio Guzmán, Borja Cobeaga, Diego San José, Marc Cistaré, Manuel Huerga, Ernesto Daranas, Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn, Laura Belloso, Marc Vigil, Fernando González Molina, Javier Olivares and Ruth García, among others. THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO has 58 offices distributed throughout four continents, 14 of which develop and produce content, series productions, films, entertainment programs, short formats and documentaries. THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO works with key global industry operators such as HBO, Netflix, Amazon, DirecTV, Fox, Viacom, Yle and Disney and its productions have won many international awards, including 2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, multiple Goya awards and two Daytime Emmy Awards.
