MFF & Co, Globo attach US writers for English-language adaptations for North America of smash hit telenovelas (exclusive)

L.A.-based international entertainment studio MFF & Co and Brazilian TV behemoth Globo, behind Oscar winner "I'm Not Here," ...
Arizona Daily Star

English-language versions of Spanish 'telenovelas' in the works

Imagine all the deceit, blackmail, murders and sex of the first two seasons of "Desperate Housewives" crammed into 13 steamy weeks. That's the image three big TV companies are conjuring as they look ...
MediaPost

Fox Gambles On MyNetworkTV: Telenovelas In English

News Corp. launches MyNetworkTV (MNT) on Sept. 5, gambling on a concept never before tried on American television: offering low-cost, limited-run, hour-long nightly soaps based on Spanish-language ...
Yahoo

MFF & Co, Globo Partner on English-Language North American Adaptations of Smash Hit Telenovelas (EXCLUSIVE)

In a projected landmark venture, L.A.-based international entertainment studio MFF & Co is partnering with Brazilian TV colossus Globo, the company behind Oscar winner “I’m Still Here,” to adapt for ...
Monocle

The Brazilian telenovela is travelling north for a big break with english-speaking streaming audiences

Latin American soap operas are being reimagined for an American audience through a cross-border partnership between Globo and MFF & Co. Plus: Three classic telenovelas to watch this winter. The ...
Los Angeles Business Journal

Latin Roots

The Latinization of U.S. culture will step into the living room this fall with the debut of two telenovelas in English. Twentieth Television, a unit of News Corp., has already taped “Desire” in San ...