They are two Latin American television classics. Favorites of many spectators, are distinguished by their careful curatorship and their contents of European origin. Film & Arts and Europe Europe have, for a long time, a place of privilege in the grids of the main television services and of his offer “On Demand”. With great successes like “Downton Abbey”, “Babylon Berlin”, “The Montalbano Commissioner” or “Vera”they are the favorite channels of an audience that prefers selective, varied and quality entertainment.
Unexpected success
The two signals belong to AMC Networks International-Latin America and are especially thought for the region, from a content curatorship that were successful in their countries of origin: England, France, Italy, Spain and Germanyamong others.
As explained José Badini, vice president of the Programming and Acquisitions Movies & Series areathe public agrees to the contents in the traditional form of television pay but also in the offer “on demand” of platforms such as Flow and T-Play. “In recent times, the operators are discovering something we already knew: that the series of ‘niche’ can have the same or more visualizations as the ‘mainstream’ -explains Badini. Absolutely everything about programming, having this new window has benefited us a lot.
The channel Film & Arts arrived in Argentina at the end of the ’90s. The company to which it belonged was Canadian and was called Bravo Film & Arts Network, but “Bravo” could not be used in our country because it was already registered, then the denomination it has until today was in force. From that first era it is impossible not to remember a great classic: “Inside The actors Studio” where the main figures of American cinema interviewed by James Lipton paraded.
Many years later, the British series “Downton Abbey”created by Julian Felowes, who told the vicissitudes of the Crawley family and his servants, was an event in each of his 6 seasons.
“The channel has a program that includes opera, classical music, British crime, period series, live events and movies but with a look from Latin America. We chose the best in the world but from the eyes of a Latin American. And there are programs that are very successful in Europe, but that do not resonate us at all, ”explains Marcelo Lezama, Programming Manager of the signal.
The channel has two live programs that are repeated every year: lThe Tony Awards in New York At the beginning of June and the Paris concert every July 14, the day when the basket is commemorated. The broadcast of the British “Talk Show” is also a tradition “The Graham Norton Show” that every week invites the brightest personalities of the world show and is broadcast in Argentina fifteen days after its premiere in England.
The English police series “Vera” It is one of the most successful. Interpreted by actress Brenda Blethyn, has 14 seasons with 4 episodes of 90 minutes each. He has just arrived at the end in Europe and Film & Arts is broadcasting it completely, with its 56 chapters, this year.
“We have a very faithful audience that supports us-explains Lezama.” Quality makes you survive many things. ” Argentina is the country where the channel has more fans and Chile is as follows.
With Carlos Posadas as General Producer, Europe Europe came out for the first time in 2001. Classic films were their first content with recent productions, less known directors. The series were not yet their favorite material, but today they are one of the pillars of the programming. “I remember a series of the BBC called ‘Lark Rise to Candleford’ that had several seasons and much success. We also gave ‘Decalogue’ of Krzysztof Kieślowski and Rainer Werner Fassbinder Rainer series,” says Posadas.
In 2015 the channel began a new stage where it was decided to incorporate more series and new films that would have been very successful in their countries of origin.
“The Montalbano Commissioner ”who has 15 seasons And it is based on the novels of the Sicilian writer Andrea Camilleri, it was one of those incorporations and is among the most famous of the signal. Also the German historical series “Babylon Berlin” He marked a milestone in his programming.
At present, the British “Hotel Portofino” is one of the most viewedlike the Italian “a teacher” (inspired by “Merlí”, the Spanish series), with Alessandro Gassman, son of Vittorio, as the protagonist. “The Bastards of Pizzofalcone” and “Rocco Schiavonni”, both of the police genre, are also a success.
The one that measured the last year is “The Fifth Commandment”, an English series about the murder of an old teacher, inspired by a real case, which swept all the awards in Britain.
The new channel project is a cycle that will broadcast the last film by great directors such as Truffaut, Fellini and Vittorio de Sica. The final work of a luxury trajectory.
What is coming
Those who want to know more about the programming of these two channels can consult their web pages or look for their contents on the Flow, T Play and Sensa platforms.
Film & Arts will have in its July program The Paris concert (14)the end of the season of the period police “Miss Scarlet & The Duke” and the “All Creatures Great & Small”, the lovely history of veterinarians and animals. Also three interesting films: The documentary “Yves Saint Laurent. A crazy love”the musical “Frank” and the French “The Flight of the Red Globe”.
As for Europe, Europe, opens the “Barcelona” series, season 5 of “Rocco Schiavone” and the 3 of “Portofino Hotel”. The movie of the month is “a simple formality” with Roman Polanski and Gerard Depardieu, led by Giuseppe Tornatore.
Much of the best of European cinema and television can be seen in these two channels, for which they seek different and quality content when entertaining.
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