Telemundo Signs Output Deal with Caracol

Telemundo Communications Group announced that it had signed a multi-year output deal with Caracol Televisión, a leading content producer in Colombia and Latin America. The agreement, which is effective immediately, will position Telemundo as the exclusive broadcaster of Caracol’s extensive current and future library for the U.S. market. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. “We have enjoyed great success with Caracol in the past and this deal strengthens our relationship and positions us to do even better in the future,” said Don Browne, president of Telemundo Communications Group.“To reach the Hispanic audience in the U.S. in a consistent and sustained manner through a top-rated broadcaster such as Telemundo, represents a transcending step for the Colombian talent and Caracol’s consolidation as a exporter of original world-class content, designed for all audiences,” said Paulo Laserna, President of Caracol Television.Some of Caracol’s novelas that have aired in the U.S. include hits such as Pedro el escamoso, Sin tetas no hay paraíso, Nuevo rico, nuevo pobre; Cartel 1 and Cartel 2 (currently on the air in Telemundo), Vecinos and Muñecas de la mafia, among many others.