Ecuador-based 2bLatam, the driving creative force behind the wildly popular Spanish-language comedy channel enchufe.tv, has joined forces with Mexican media & entertainment indie Elefantec Global to develop content around enchufe.tv’s IP.
Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable productions as “Bosé” for Paramount+ in Latin America, “La rebellion” for ViX+ and “Todo por Lucy’ for Prime Video. With over 70 million subscribers on its social media channels, enchufe.tv is the largest Spanish-language comedy channel worldwide. Its YouTube channel alone reaches more than 27 million subs, said Arturo Yépez, CEO of 2bLatam.
The strategic partnership will seek to adapt the unique humor found in enchufe.tv’s sketches onto the big screen with its first project centering around one of the channel’s most iconic characters. More details will be announced at a later date.
The partners are also working on the development...
Founded by former Televisa exec José “Pepe” Bastón, Elefantec Global is behind such notable productions as “Bosé” for Paramount+ in Latin America, “La rebellion” for ViX+ and “Todo por Lucy’ for Prime Video. With over 70 million subscribers on its social media channels, enchufe.tv is the largest Spanish-language comedy channel worldwide. Its YouTube channel alone reaches more than 27 million subs, said Arturo Yépez, CEO of 2bLatam.
The strategic partnership will seek to adapt the unique humor found in enchufe.tv’s sketches onto the big screen with its first project centering around one of the channel’s most iconic characters. More details will be announced at a later date.
The partners are also working on the development...
- 1/26/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Viz Media has picked up a wide collection of rights in North America and Latin America to animated Japanese sports series “Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc.”
The series is adapted from a popular manga by Yoichi Takahashi and is licensed by Shueisha Inc. The deal includes digital streaming, TV, electronic sell-thru, home video and merchandise rights for North and Latin American territories.
The new series is currently being produced by Studio Kai, with the official main staff including: director Ono Katsumi; character design and executive animation director, Watanabe Hajime; and series composition, Tomioka Atsuhiro. The voice cast includes Sanpei Yuko as Tsubasa Ozora, Gukuyama Jun as Karl Heinz Schneider and Suzumura Kenichi as Wakabayashi Genzo and Hyuga Kojiro as Sato Takuya. It is set to launch October 2023.
The “Captain Tsubasa” manga is the creation of Takahashi Yoichi and was first serialized in 1981 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. To date,...
The series is adapted from a popular manga by Yoichi Takahashi and is licensed by Shueisha Inc. The deal includes digital streaming, TV, electronic sell-thru, home video and merchandise rights for North and Latin American territories.
The new series is currently being produced by Studio Kai, with the official main staff including: director Ono Katsumi; character design and executive animation director, Watanabe Hajime; and series composition, Tomioka Atsuhiro. The voice cast includes Sanpei Yuko as Tsubasa Ozora, Gukuyama Jun as Karl Heinz Schneider and Suzumura Kenichi as Wakabayashi Genzo and Hyuga Kojiro as Sato Takuya. It is set to launch October 2023.
The “Captain Tsubasa” manga is the creation of Takahashi Yoichi and was first serialized in 1981 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. To date,...
- 3/23/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
"Ted Lasso" was one of the biggest hits of the early pandemic, a show that helped us all during a very dark time with its relentless optimism and focus on kindness. It became a hit for Apple TV+ and helped make the platform a strong contender in the streaming wars with its tale of a fictional association football team. Even if you have never watched a single football match, "Ted Lasso does a great job of explaining the sport and its rules (as dumb as theymay seem). More importantly, the show makes it a point to highlight why it is that people around the world love this sport so much and what makes it special.
It makes sense, then, that just as Richmond AFC managed to score a promotion to the Premier League in the world of the show, they would also join the big leagues in the video game world.
It makes sense, then, that just as Richmond AFC managed to score a promotion to the Premier League in the world of the show, they would also join the big leagues in the video game world.
- 9/21/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
If you haven’t seen it, you need to watch Shaolin Soccer right now.
This 2001 Chinese bonkers Martial Art movie was based on a popular Japanese Manga series called Captain Tsubasa. Creator Steven Chow loved the manga so much, he decided to make a film combining Kung Fu and Soccer Kinetic movement. Using over-the-top computer graphics he made a film that was so hysterically funny that it caught the world by storm.
Using a cast of mostly “non-actors” and writing a script that combined the two sports, he developed a film that was comedy platinum. Characters with names like Iron Head, Empty Fist, Hooking Leg, Iron Shirt and Hung populate this imaginary world of Kung Fu Soccer players.
An imaginary world that was so popular that Shaolin Soccer became Hong Kong’s number one grossing film at the box office until it was topped by Chow’s next Martial Arts mix-up,...
This 2001 Chinese bonkers Martial Art movie was based on a popular Japanese Manga series called Captain Tsubasa. Creator Steven Chow loved the manga so much, he decided to make a film combining Kung Fu and Soccer Kinetic movement. Using over-the-top computer graphics he made a film that was so hysterically funny that it caught the world by storm.
Using a cast of mostly “non-actors” and writing a script that combined the two sports, he developed a film that was comedy platinum. Characters with names like Iron Head, Empty Fist, Hooking Leg, Iron Shirt and Hung populate this imaginary world of Kung Fu Soccer players.
An imaginary world that was so popular that Shaolin Soccer became Hong Kong’s number one grossing film at the box office until it was topped by Chow’s next Martial Arts mix-up,...
- 5/4/2013
- by Michael Eugene Smith
- Obsessed with Film
TOKYO -- The Japan Foundation says it will donate a popular cartoon, dubbed in Arabic, to an Iraqi television station, in the hope of inspiring the country's children. Captain Tsubasa, known in the Middle East as Captain Majed, tells the story of a young boy who dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and winning the World Cup. The venture is part of the foundation's efforts, begun more than 30 years ago, to promote international cultural exchange and deepen mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. It currently has offices in nearly 20 regions around the world.
TOKYO -- The Japan Foundation says it will donate a popular cartoon, dubbed in Arabic, to an Iraqi television station, in the hope of inspiring the country's children. Captain Tsubasa, known in the Middle East as Captain Majed, tells the story of a young boy who dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and winning the World Cup. The venture is part of the foundation's efforts, begun more than 30 years ago, to promote international cultural exchange and deepen mutual understanding between Japan and other countries. It currently has offices in nearly 20 regions around the world.
MADRID -- Madrid-based brand manager Elastic Rights announced Monday it has inked a deal with Portuguese media giant Lusomundo. Lusomundo has picked up television and home entertainment rights in Portugal for animated soccer series Flash Kicker and its sequel, Captain Tsubasa, totaling 180 episodes. Elastic Rights also announced it will handle Spanish home entertainment rights for A&E's award-winning A&E Biography series. Elastic has secured multimedia rights in Spain, Portugal and Italy, for the popular teen reality series I Wanna Be Famous for a Day. Produced by Argentina's Ideas del Sur for Telefe, the show allows fans to play the role of a favorite pop idol or sports hero for one day.
- 1/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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