Teleset

{{short description|Colombian production company}}

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| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and years ago|1995}}

| location = Bogotá, Colombia

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| industry = Television

| products = Television shows

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| parent = Sony Pictures Television International Production (2009–present)

| divisions = Teleset Mexico

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Sony Pictures Television – Latin America & U.S. Hispanic, doing business as Teleset, is a television production company based in Bogotá, Colombia. It produced Metástasis, the Spanish-language remake of Breaking Bad.

Teleset's portfolio contains popular telenovelas such as La Baby Sister, The Useless One, Love in Custody and Three Miracles. Working hand in hand with Sony Pictures Television through its International Production division, Teleset has been a pioneer in the TV series genre with programs such as Rosario Tijeras, La prepago, Metástasis, Niñas mal, Popland, Lady, La sellera derosas, La Reina del Flow, El Mariachi and En la mouth of the wolf, among others. In the entertainment part, Teleset has produced Colombian versions of formats such as ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?, Robinson Expedition, El Factor X, Popstars and Colombia has talent, among others.

History

Teleset was founded in 1995 and is one of Colombia's largest independent television producers. On January 29, 2009, Sony Pictures Television International acquired a 50% stake in the company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/sony-buys-into-colombias-teleset/|title=Sony buys into Colombia's Teleset|website=C21Media|author=Jonathan Webdale|date=2009-01-29|access-date=2014-07-20}} On April 1, 2009, Sony Pictures Entertainment consolidated Teleset with its other US and international television companies under the SPT roof such as 2waytraffic, Embassy Row, Starling, and Lean-M.[http://www.chollywood.org/en/news/sony-combines-tv-units.html Sony combines TV units] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801025609/http://www.chollywood.org/en/news/sony-combines-tv-units.html |date=2013-08-01 }}, chollywood.org Teleset also has a division in Mexico.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/telesetmexico/|title=TELESET México - Home|website=Facebook|access-date=3 October 2019}}

Titles

The company's productions include:

Teleset has also produced local versions of the following foreign series:

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Foreign seriesColombian version
Hole in the WallDuro contra el muro
Breaking BadMetástasis
Dancing with the StarsBailando por un Sueño
PokerFaceEl Jugador
PopstarsPopstars Colombia
SurvivorExpedición Róbinson
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
The X FactorEl Factor X

References

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