For the first time ever 5 cinema quality cameras around the ground will be used to cover the game

The upcoming ELCLÁSICO is set to be special because for the first time since the building work at the Santiago Bernabéu has come to an end they’ll be using the cross-field aerial camera. In addition, the match will be shown in Spain on Movistar Plus+ with production provided by GRUP MEDIAPRO, with a comprehensive audiovisual coverage deployment with 36 cameras providing unusual shots and angles for the viewers, with highlights being 2 ultra-slow cameras for following specific players on each side, 2 high-speed polecams and 5 cinema-quality cameras with a super-slow replay capability exclusive to LALIGA and GRUP MEDIAPRO.

Multi-camera signals, AI applied to data, latest-generation audiovisual production quality, cutting-edge enhanced reality graphics making the match the best possible viewing experience for football fans from around the world.

The format adaptation will air in Mexico and the United States

THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO has reached an agreement with TelevisaUnivision to produce an adaptation of the gameshow “Crush”, which will be filmed in Mexico and will be broadcast on one of the main free-to-air television slots in this country, TELEVISA's Las Estrellas channel’s Sunday prime time, with the quiz show also to air in the US on Univision.

"We are very proud to be able to bring to viewers in Mexico and the U.S. the adaptation of 'Crush', one of STUDIO's most original entertainment formats, which we will produce entirely with our crews in Mexico, and to do so together with one of our main partners in Latin America such as TELEVISAUNIVISON," said Catalina Porto, Content Director of THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO in Mexico and Colombia.

"We love 'Crush' because it breaks the mold of classic trivia quiz shows and is a universal format, very versatile for adaptation. As such, we are delighted that to witness the opportunity for a new version with TelevisaUnivision and that the quiz show has chosen Latin America to continue its international expansion" said Amparo Castellano, Director of Non-Fiction at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO.

Created and distributed by THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, based on an original idea by Ran Tellem, Director of International Content Development at the STUDIO, and Sergio Sancho, from Phileas Producciones,  “Crush” is a family-friendly quiz show, in which two teams of four compete each week to win a cash prize by answering a series of questions, aided with help from a well-known celebrity. The challenge for the contestants is to choose the correct answers and avoid being 'crushed' by a huge safe suspended above them full of money.

Conceived as a blockbuster, the exciting aspect of the quiz show is very much associated with the staging together with a major media deployment consisting in a large circular set with a studio audience, the use of special robotic cameras such as travelling cam or the Skycam, which fly around the set as if it were a football field, and five safes with heavy metal structures that threaten to come crashing down on top of the contestants if they should make a mistake when choosing the correct answers to the questions.

“Crush” premiered in Spain on RTVE in 2018, and since 2020 has been a major hit on the VTV channel in Vietnam, where it has been the highest rated show on TV, which is aired under the title of “Chọn Đâu Cho Đúng”.

The spring competition can be watched in full on the LVP Twitch channel (GRUP MEDIAPRO) 

The EMEA Masters 2024 spring edition is back on LVP (GRUP MEDIAPRO). The European tournament which brings together the best teams from Europe, Turkey, MENA and CIS, can be watched exclusively live in full in Spanish on the LVP Twitch channel. The broadcast is sponsored by Domino’s.  

The tournament, which is being played online from April 15th to the 28th, includes two phases: a Play-In phase (15th-17th April), where 16 teams are taking part with only four going through to a group phase and a Main Event (19th-28th April) which features a group phase with 16 teams split into four groups of four and a play-off phase for the group winners with semi-finals and the grand final slated for April 28th.

Spain has got two representatives in the EMEA Masters 2024, who go straight into the Main Event group phase: the two finalists from the recent Superliga spring season: The Heretics, the national champions and winners of the European competition in its summer 2022 edition and Guasones, the swashbuckling finalist at the Superliga spring edition held at the Municipal Theatre in Torrevieja who’ll be taking part in the EMEA Masters for the first time in its history.

The current EMEA Masters champion is the French outfit Karmine Corp, who beat the Spanish team Movistar Riders last summer in the final. The 2023 spring edition saw the Turkish team Istanbul Wildcats crowned champions.

Anna Castillo and Ernesto Alterio lead the cast, which also includes Pablo Derqui, Ramón Barea, Ana María Vidal, Lucía Díez and Freddie Dennis, among others

“Su Majestad”, a Prime Video original series produced by 100 Balas (THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO) and Sayaha Producciones, has recently brought filming to a close. The comedy created by Borja Cobeaga (“Superlópez”, “Ocho apellidos vascos”, “Pagafantas”) and Diego San José (“Vota Juan”, “Ocho apellidos vascos”), is slated to premiere in 2025 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries around the world as part of the Prime subscription.

During the 10-week shoot, the series’ cast and crew has traversed some of the most traditional and majestic mansions, estates, and locations in the Community of Madrid and its surroundings, such as Linares Palace, Madrid Casino, Palace of Santoña, Quinta de Mirabel in Toledo and La Granja de San Ildefonso in Segovia. Furthermore, emblematic locations within the capital included the Faro de Moncloa, Mercado de la Cebada, Teatro de La Latina, Escuela Superior de Canto and Church of San José.

"Su Majestad" stars Anna Castillo ("Nowhere," "Holy Camp", "The Olive Tree”) as Princess Pilar and Ernesto Alterio (“Perfect Strangers”, “A Normal World”, “Narcos”) as Guillermo, the Princess's Secretary. Rounding out the cast are Pablo Derqui (“God’s Crooked Lines”, “Honeymoon”, “La Línea Invisible”) as King Alfonso XIV; Ramon Barea (“Stories to Stay Awake”, “Everybody Knows”, “Lullaby”), who plays the head of the Royal Household; Ana María Vidal (“Los Artistas: Primeros Trazos”, “El último invierno”, “Los misterios de Laura”) in the role of Guillermo's mother, and Lucía Díez, (“A Hipster in Rural Spain”, “El Cid”, “A Different View”), who plays Camino, Princess Pilar's best friend; Pablo Vázquez (“Galgos”, “1000 Miles from Christmas”, “Vis a vis: El Oasis”), as the head of security; and Freddie Dennis, (“Queen Charlotte: A Brigerton Story”, “The Nevers”, “Une amitié dangereuse") who fills the shoes of an old flame of the Princess; among others.

Diego San José and Borja Cobeaga form the writers room together with author and screenwriter José Antonio Pérez Ledo ("Orbita Laika”, "Estación Apolo", "Caminantes”). The film is directed by filmmaker Ginesta Guindal ("Elite", "Perfect Life," "The Neighbor") along with Cobeaga. Executive producers are Laura Fernández Espeso, Alejandro Flórez, Javier Méndez and Diego San José for THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO, and Nahikari Ipiña and Borja Cobeaga for Sayaka Productions.

Plot: Spain, the year 2024. Pilar is a young princess and future queen of Spain who, suddenly and abruptly, is forced to take the helm of the institution after a scandal taints her father, King Alfonso XIV, and makes him to sideline from the front line of public life for several months. Pilar must prove to the country that she is not as irresponsible, insolent, lazy and useless as everyone believes her to be. The thing is, they may be right.

Overon provided broadcast services and drone content for the trail running event

Last weekend saw a host of trail running aficionados gathered in Candeleda (Ávila) for the Spanish Mountain Race Championships. The event, which attracted elite and recreational runners from around the country for the qualifying race for the prestigious European Off-Road 2024 event, which is slated to take place on May 31st in Annecy (France).

GRUP MEDIAPRO provided audiovisual production services for the competition which took place over Saturday April 13th, (vertical climb open event, master under-23, under-20 and under-18 races) and Sunday April 14th (open event, master under-23, under-20 and under-18 races) and was broadcast live via the Spanish Athletics Federation(RFEA)YouTube channel. One of the Eumovil OB vans received signals from 7 Overon back-pack broadcast systems, located strategically along the route guaranteeing comprehensive race coverage. The championship also featured one of the Overon Aerial drones, which, in addition to capturing the aerial images of the route also provided up close race and runner images.

The Mediapro Studio Distribution brings its presence at the MIPTV event to a close with the confirmation of important sales deals and the announcement of the production of a new series “El mal”, in co-production with 3Cat

“The Head”, the leading THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO international franchise has recently been acquired by the Australian network SBS (Special Broadcasting Service), the Lithuanian operator Tet TV + and the Estonian public TV station, EPB (Estonian Public Broadcasting), confirming the international success of the unsettling thriller starring John Lynch, which in Spain and the United States is broadcast on HBO Max. The sales announced at the recent MIPTV 2024 event continues the successful commercialisation of the third season, which is slated for upcoming release in all the 90 countries which broadcast the first two seasons, including the USA, Latin America, Japan, Australia, France, Germany, Northern Europe, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

One of the most exciting series showcased at the event was the comedy “Primate”, a THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO production for Prime Video in Latin America and Spain. Based on real-life anecdotes from the main character, the Colombian actor Christian Tappan, the series has been acquired by the Colombian national network RCN to broadcast free-to-air. The fiction series, which tells the story of a man in full mid-life crisis who never imagined getting old, is written by Andrés Burgos (“Noticia de un secuestro”) and directed by Andrés Beltrán (“MalaYerba”).

Another significant highlight in terms of sales during the market is the commercial agreement reached with NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-To-Consumer for DIVA in the Balkans. The company has acquired the broadcasting rights to several of the films in the Johnson Production Group slate, the rights to which are part of The Mediapro Studio Distribution's portfolio, including family entertainment and romantic comedy films such as 'Digging up Love', 'Would you kill for me?, A Royal Christmas Crush, The Most Colorful Time of the Year, Noel Next Door' and 'My Grown Up Christmas List'.

Another important novelty from this year’s edition was the announcement of the new series “Quiet”, a thriller in co-production with 3Cat, TV3's streaming platform, starring David Verdaguer and Ángela Cervantes, filming on which is scheduled to get underway shortly in Barcelona, with The Mediapro Studio Distribution handling international sales rights.

And finally, another highlight from this year’s edition was the interest aroused in and reception given to content presented by the company, including a formidable presence of unscripted titles, such as those presented at MIPFORMATS by Ran Tellem, Director of International Content Development, and Salvador Romero, Head of Non-scripted Format Strategy, on the panel 'Meet the Creative Minds Behind THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO' Formats', moderated by journalist Rebecca Leffler, where panelists commented on titles such as “El Conquistador”, “Crush”, “Call Me When You Get There” and “400”, all currently on broadcast on different channels in Spain, and the new format “Unanimous”.