Discovery ink cope with Colombia gov't

Discovery Communications has forged a co-production partnership with Colombia's Secretary of state for It and Communications (TIC) to create content for contributing to Colombia in addition to promote and spur television production training programs in the united states.Multiple-year alliance may be the first media partnership for that Colombian government along with a first for Discovery in South America. Discovery has inked similar initiatives elsewhere, the most recent, named "China Imagica," was with China's Condition Council Information Office this year to co produce docus featuring the singular facets of China for worldwide auds.Latest pact boosts numerous questions regarding the discussing of costs and revenues, that your Discovery representative wasn't at liberty to go over.Breakthrough intends to tap local talent including producers, authors, crew etc. It's also opened up a workplace within the Colombian capital of Bogota, which makes it its 4th in the area after Buenos Aires, Sao Paolo and Mexico City.While no specific projects have yet been introduced, the main mandate would be to create documentaries about Colombia across non-fiction genres, including engineering, science, natural background and analysis.An advisory board of Colombian and worldwide experts works to make sure that the subjects selected appeals to local in addition to worldwide auds. The partners be prepared to bring their first co-production to Discovery and Colombian public TV this season.Breakthrough follows a string of media firms that have setup shop in the united states including The new sony Pictures Television, NBCU's Telemundo and Fox. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com