MUMBAI: Caracol Television and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) have entered into a three-year co-production agreement to produce multiple primetime series to premiere on Caracol Television in Colombia.

The agreement builds on the relationship combining their expertise in creating and producing Spanish language telenovelas and tele-series and distributing them worldwide.

SPT and Caracol Television will co-produce two primetime series per year over the course of the partnership. Caracol Television will produce local versions of formats from SPT’s scripted format catalogue. The parties will share distribution of the series worldwide.

SPT managing director and executive vice president, Latin America & US Hispanic production Donna Cunningham said, "Caracol Television’s  record of creating, producing and launching primetime programming makes them an ideal partner. Latin America has a history of  drama and we hope to capitalize on the pool of creative talent that the territory has to offer."

"We are  excited about  this new partnership with Sony Pictures Television because it combines SPT’s wealth of experience in the Global Television business with Caracol’s  knowledge of producing appealing television programing in our region.Together we will be able to produce the type of  programing that will entertain and delight the  audiences in our region, as well as the audiences that we seek to reach around the world," said Caracol Television president Carlos Alejandro Perez-Davila.