A&E Ole Networks Wraps 7-Pic Xmas Package From EO Media (EXCLUSIVE)
A&E Ole Networks has acquired a seven-pic Christmas package from Argentine-based EO Media Distribution. The Xmas-themed TV movies produced by Nicely Entertainment will be airing on Lifetime Latin America and the Caribbean during the holiday season.
The new pact, signed between A&E Ole Networks and EO Media CEO Ezequiel Olzanski, comprises “Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas,” “A Merry Single Christmas,” “Saving Christmas Spirit,” “Love at the Christmas Contest,” “Old Flames Never Die,” “Lonestar Christmas” and the thriller “Killer Fan.”
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“Our viewers will be able to enjoy more Christmas movies this 2023 season on Lifetime,” noted Carmen Larios, senior VP content of Lifetime Latin America.
Watching Christmas movies during the holiday season has been a long-held popular tradition for as long as they’ve been made. Psychology Today reports that the “familiar tropes, and simple, predictable and non-stressful stories of Christmas movies deliver comfort and improve mood.”
Last year, in the U.S. alone, “there were nearly 150 new original holiday TV movies airing across Hallmark, Lifetime, Great American Family, UpTV, BET+, Discovery+, CBS, Netflix, OWN, Hulu and ION, among others,” Variety discloses.
“It’s a privilege for us at EO Media to continue to strengthen our relationship with our friends at A&E Ole Networks with this agreement of seven films, including a great slate of holiday movies and a thriller from the Nicely catalogue, that we believe will work greatly for the Lifetime Latin American audiences,” Olzanski said.
With a strong presence at the AFM, EO Media has been the exclusive agent in Latin America & the U.S. Hispanic markets for companies such as Gaumont, Telefonica’s Movistar, Impacto Cine, SPI International, Nicely Entertainment and others, managing such titles as Netflix original “Narcos,” the Oscar-winning “Parasite” and Amazon Studios series “El Presidente,” nominated for best drama series at the 2021 International Emmy Awards.
On the co-production side, EO Media has been working closely with top Latin American and international talent and partners on the development of a compelling slate of series and movies from Latin America, Europe and the U.S., including the new Star+ Original “Ringo: Glory & Death,” launched 2023 and available through Hulu in the U.S., Star + in Latin America, and Disney + in Europe and the rest of the world.
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