Telemundo 2nd largest producer of Spanish-language TeleNovelas.

During a press conference held at NATPE, Telemundo President, Don Browne, alongside Patricio Wills and Marcos Santana, heads of Production and Program Development, respectively, boasted about Telemundo’s success in the international market and announced the Spanish-language network is, in fact, the second-largest producer of Spanish-language telenovelas in the world; beating giants like Brazil’s Globo and Venezuela’s Venevision.

“Developing our own content together with our commitment to staying relevant to our audiences is key to the success of our original programming strategy in the U.S. and abroad,” said Browne.

In the last quarter of 2005, Telemundo had more than 55 programming slots in Latin America & Spain, bested only by Mexican mogul Televisa and beating other large international content producers. At the same time Telemundo had approximately 20,000 hours of telenovelas aired worldwide all throughout last year. Currently, Telemundo’s has one of the most coveted star, director, and writer rosters in the Spanish-language industry, distributing its novelas in 87 countries around the world.

“Having production centers in Miami, FL, Bogotá Colombia and Mexico City, Mexico allows us to create unique products across the board delivering a consistent high-quality and production values,” commented Wills. “Telemundo is helping raise the bar on what makes excellence in Spanish-language television.”

“Having been in the distribution business for many years, I can honestly say Telemundo’s programs have a great value to our buyers,” said Santana. “Our remarkable program development process ensures that what is seen on the screen is a product our viewers and clients can enjoy no matter what market they live in.”

The consolidation of this experienced production team has made Telemundo’s novelas highly successful around the world. One of the most notable examples is Telemundo’s “Pasion de Gavilanes” which held the #1 position in Spain, Rumania, Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela, among many other markets. In China, although the government does not allow novelas with more than 40 episodes, “Pasion de Gavilanes'” global success pushed buyers to acquire the novela and re-edit it to make it a two part series.