EspañolFollows huge success in Spain and recent deals in China, Latin America, Vietnam and Russia
Dori Media Group (“DMG”, “the Company”) announces that it has sold its daily romantic comedy format “Ciega a Citas (Date Blind)” to a leading Polish commercial television network, which will produce its own version of the format.
“Ciega a Citas” has already been sold to over 40 territories internationally. The show was remade for the Spanish market where it enjoyed great ratings, increasing its time slot’s rating on Mediaset España’s Cuatro channel by 40%. This version was recently sold to Fox Latin America, as well as to Vietnam. Original versions of the show are also being produced in Russia and China, where DMG is working with Croton Media, China’s largest TV series producer. The Russian version is due to go on air on the Russia 1 channel at the start of the 2015-2016 TV season.
Nadav Palti, CEO & President of Dori Media Group commented: “The popularity of “Ciega a Citas” continues to grow across to globe, and we are delighted to have secured another European sale of the format. The local productions of the format that are in the making across the globe demonstrate just how versatile this show is, and we are sure that it will continue to be successful internationally.”
“Ciega a Citas” tells the story of Lucía, a woman who overhears her mother making a bet with her younger sister that she won’t be able to bring a real boyfriend to her sister’s wedding. Lucía sets out to find a genuine loving boyfriend, knowing all too well that she has only 258 days at her disposal until her sister’s wedding day. The show was co-produced by Dori Media and Rosstoc and has won the prestigious Martín Fierro and Rose d’Or awards.