EspañolDeal with Poland’s Polsat channel follows sale to Spain during Mipcom
Dori Media Group (“DMG”, “the Company”) announces that it has sold a full season of its new romantic comedy “Esperanza Mia (My Lovely Hope)” to Poland’s Polsat channel. The show, co-produced by DMI and Pol-ka Productions, will air on Polsat in early 2016.
The Polsat deal follows the sale to Spain’s Planeta Junior channel, which was secured during Mipcom 2015. “Esperanza Mia” is steadily growing its international reach after recently been sold to Israel’s Kids Channel and Viva, FMN Indonesia and Bolivia’s ATB channel. The show will go on air this month in Israel and Indonesia, and will start showing in Bolivia in December.
“Esperanza Mia” has already achieved excellent ratings in Argentina where it went on air earlier this year on Canal 13. The format has consistently been the highest performing show in its prime time 9pm time slot since its debut, and during its first week on air, “Esperanza Mia” achieved an average rating of 16.4 with a 20% audience share. Canal 13 has already bought 180 episodes of the show. In addition to this, the series has launched live shows, with 60 of which have already sold out across Argentina. “Esperanza Mia” merchandise has also taken off with the sale of T-shirts, CDs and other consumer goods highlighting the show’s popularity.
Nadav Palti, CEO & President of Dori Media Group commented: “The diversity of these international sales – from Poland to Indonesia – highlights just how suitable the “Esperanza Mia” series is for audiences outside of Latin America. We are confident that the show will be well-received in Poland, Spain, Israel, Bolivia and Indonesia and we look forward to seeing the show’s international reach grow over time.”
“Esperanza Mia (My Lovely Hope)” is a romantic comedy about the forbidden love between Julia (Hope) and Tomas. Julia’s mother dies from a fatal illness contracted due to pollution in the factory where she worked. On her deathbed, she asks Julia to hunt down the owner of the factory, but Julia is persecuted while trying to do just that. She escapes to Buenos Aires and takes shelter in a convent, pretending to be a nun named Hope. There she meets a priest named Tomas and love between them grows. Unfortunately, Julia does not know that Tomas is none other than the brother of the man responsible for her mother’s death, the man she swore to bring to justice.
A trailer of “Esperanza Mia” with English language subtitles can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2RZayEBNEQ