BBC Studios has announced the acquisition of the Spanish production company Brutal Media, based in Barcelona. Brutal Media founders, Raimon Masllorens and Nèlida Sanchez, will continue to lead the local team. Isabel Durán, who has been the Director of Format Sales for BBC Studios for Iberia since October 2022 will take on the new role of Entertainment Head within the Brutal Media team.
After becoming part of BBC Studios, Brutal Media will continue to develop and market its catalog of original IPs in Spain, and will also produce local adaptations of unscripted and fiction formats from the BBC Studios' catalog. The British company will also support the international distribution and production of Brutal Media's original IPs.
BBC Studios had recently announced the acquisition of Werner Film Productions, based in Melbourne, Australia. The acquisition of Brutal Media raises the total number of territories where BBC Studios has production bases to 12, and supports the company's goal to double the size of its business from 2021/22 to 2027/28.
Jacob de Boer, BBC Studios Executive VP of Global Entertainment, said: "This agreement with Brutal Media is the next natural step to expand BBC Studios' presence in the Spanish market. With their local expertise, strong local network, and exciting development plan, Brutal Media is the perfect partner to produce the high-quality Spanish content that we know local and global audiences are seeking."
Brutal Media founders, Masllorens and Sánchez, said: "BBC Studios' vision and values are perfectly aligned with those advocated by Brutal Media. We look forward to becoming their arm in the Spanish territory, forging a partnership that promises to enrich our efforts and deliver premium content to audiences worldwide."
Matt Forde, Managing Director of Global Entertainment for BBCS Productions, added: "Alongside the announcement of Werner Film Productions in Australia, incorporating Brutal Media into our award-winning production network is a testament to our commitment to supporting the best local creative talent in the world, identifying complementary expertise in some of the most dynamic markets globally, and showcasing it to our partners and audiences on a global stage."
Founded in 2009, Brutal Media produces both scripted and unscripted content. Among the projects in progress are the fiction series "Asalto al Banco Central", for Netflix, and "La academia", the first fiction series from Sony Pictures Television in Spain, for Prime Video and 3Cat. Other already released productions by Brutal include "Bienvenidos a Edén" (for Netflix), the sports documentary "The End of the Storm" (for Sky TV and Liverpool FC) and true crime documentaries for Netflix "Las cintas de Rosa Peral" and "El caso Wanninkhof-Carabantes".
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