Paris – Novavision has signed a distribution agreement with Venevision covering Latin American territories, Spanish-language channels in the US and part of Africa.

Beginning at next month’s MIPTV, Venevision will handle distribution of the entire Novavision catalogue for US Spanish-language channels, as well as English- and Portuguese-language channels in Africa (excluding South Africa). In Latin America, the company will distribute the Novavision shows Hilarious Home Video, Bubble Comedy Show and the clips of Extreme Sport Bloopers.

Novavision offers more than 600 shows comprising candid camera clips, bloopers, video gags, comic sketches and extreme sports. Its flagship show Pop Corn TV, has so far been sold to 240 broadcasters worldwide, and has been coproduced as a local version in Brazil.

Venevision will also be involved in setting up local coproductions of Novavision formats such as The Prize of Surprise, which has already been coproduced in local versions in Sri Lanka and Brazil, and The QuizZz, of which a local version has been made in India.