IDT Ent. Sales (IDTeS) announced that Ledafilms S.A. has acquired all television broadcasting rights throughout Latin America for select IDTeS animated and live-action properties. The distribution agreement covers 34 Latin American countries and Spanish speaking regions, including Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and Brazil.
The agreement includes the IDTeS animated films TODD MCFARLANES SPAWN and TONY HAWK IN BOOM BOOM GOES THE CIRCUS. Live-action films include: the action adventure-thrillers THE FALLEN ONES, starring Casper Van Dien; DEMON HUNTER and IT WAITS, from producer Stephen J. Cannell; ALL SOULS DAY, starring David Keith and Laura Elena Harring. Also included in the agreement is MASTERS OF HORROR, a series of 13 one-hour features from some of todays greatest directors of horror films.
With more than 30 years experience in the market, Ledafilms has built an outstanding reputation for offering a vast array of high-quality, exciting entertainment, said Rick Mischel, ceo of IDTeS. These properties truly have worldwide appeal, and we are pleased that Ledafilms will establish IDTeS as the leader in branded programming in their territory. This is a good start to a great strategic partnership.
In the present environment you need product that stands out, and this definitely is an important package of television properties that will work very well with the Latin audience, said Pedro Leda, president/ceo of Ledafilms. IDTeS animation programming and live-action films in the adventure-thriller and horror genres are great additions to the new Ledafilms catalogue.
Founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1974 by Pedro Felix Leda, Ledafilms S.A. got its start as a distribution outlet of television programming and movies for network stations in various territories in South America, primarily Argentina. Subsequently, the company expanded it distribution business throughout all of Latin America. In 1999 the United States subsidiary Independent International Television Inc. was established and has offices in Buenos Aires, Miami, and Los Angeles. Ledafilms later expanded its activities in Argentina to include merchandising, theatrical and home video distribution, the publication of comic books, and most recently the production of theatrical movies.
IDT Ent., a division of IDT Corp., is a vertically integrated entertainment concern that develops, produces and distributes proprietary and licensed entertainment content, with a particular focus on high-quality animation. IDT Ent. Sales (IDTeS) is the IDT Ent. company responsible for the worldwide distribution of content from IDT Entertainment companies, as well as third-party producers. More information can be found at www.idtes.com.
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