California/Switzerland – Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks and Dori Media Group (DMG) have entered into an agreement for SPT Networks to acquire 50% of Televiva, DMG’s telenovela channel in Indonesia.

Televiva, which offers viewers top quality first-run telenovelas dubbed into Bahasa Indonesia, is carried exclusively by Indovision, the biggest pay-TV provider in the country. The channel is popular among women ages 15 and over and boasts high viewership loyalty for its programming.

Andy Kaplan, president, worldwide networks for Sony Pictures Television, said: “The joint-venture agreement demonstrates our continued commitment to the Indonesian pay-TV marketplace. Televiva complements our bouquet of channels and we look forward to working closely with DMG for continued success.”