Paramount Television International Studios
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| Type | Business and television production |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder | Bernardo Romero Pereiro |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owners | Independent (1996–2007) News Corporation (2007–2013) 21st Century Fox (2013–2019) The Walt Disney Company (2019–2021; through The Walt Disney Company Latin America) Paramount Global (2021–present; majority stake, through Paramount Networks Americas) |
| Parent | Fox Internacional Channels (2007–2019) Disney International Operations (2019–2021) Paramount Networks Americas (2021–present) |
| Website | https://telecolombia.com/ |
Paramount Television International Studios (formerly The Independent Studios,[1] Estudios TeleMéxico, Fox TeleColombia and TeleColombia) is a Colombian company dedicated to the production of television and programming on the channels of Inravisión, born in 1996 under the name of Bernardo Romero Pereiro Productions, in honor of its founder, renowned librettist of Colombian dramatizations and soap operas.
In 2007, News Corporation's Fox International Channels bought a 51% share in the company,[2][3] thus subsequently giving ownership to The Walt Disney Company Latin America after The Walt Disney Company acquired 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019. With sister station with Disney Channel.
In 2009 Fox produced Mental, the first American TV series produced in Latin America for international markets. The series was filmed at the Fox Telecolombia complex in Bogotá.
As of January 18, 2021, The Walt Disney Company changed the company's name to TeleColombia as part of Disney phasing out the "Fox" brand to avoid confusion with Fox Corporation.
On October 28, 2021, ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) announced that it is acquiring a majority stake in TeleColombia S.A. from Disney, with the acquisition closed on November 23 of that year,[4][5] making it a sister station to Nickelodeon.
On October 22, 2022, Paramount Global changed the company's name to TIS along with Estudios TeleMexico being absorbed with the rebrand.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "TIS new name of Telecolombia and Estudios Teleméxico". produ.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ Hecht, John (June 27, 2007). "Fox Int'l Channels acquires Telecolombia". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 February 2019 – via The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Fox International Channels compra Telecolombia S.A." Dinero (in Spanish). June 26, 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "ViacomCBS to Acquire Majority Interest in Fox Telecolombia & Estudios Telemexico". ViacomCBS. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "ViacomCBS Completes Acquisition Of Majority Interest In Fox TeleColombia & Estudios TeleMexico". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "TIS nuevo nombre de Telecolombia y Estudios Teleméxico - Produ".