Discovery ink deal with Colombia gov't

Discovery Communications has forged a co-production partnership with Colombia's Secretary of condition for this and Communications (TIC) to produce content for adding to Colombia additionally to advertise and spur television production training programs within the u . s . states.Multiple-year alliance might be the very first media partnership for your Colombian government together with an initial for Discovery in South Usa. Discovery has inked similar initiatives elsewhere, the newest, named "China Imagica," was with China's Condition Council Information Office this season to co produce docus featuring the singular areas of China for worldwide auds.Latest pact boosts numerous queries about the talking about of costs and revenues, that the Discovery representative wasn't at liberty to talk about.Development expects to tap local talent including producers, authors, crew etc. It is also opened up up a place of work inside the Colombian capital of Bogota, which causes it to be its fourth in the region after Buenos Aires, Sao Paolo and Mexico City.While no specific projects have yet been introduced, the primary mandate is always to create documentaries about Colombia across non-fiction genres, including engineering, science, natural background analysis.An advisory board of Colombian and worldwide experts activly works to make certain the subjects selected attracts local additionally to worldwide auds. The partners be ready to bring their first co-production to Discovery and Colombian public TV this year.Development follows a string of media businesses that have setup shop within the u . s . states such as the new the new sony Pictures Television, NBCU's Telemundo and Fox. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com