Globo Sells First Globoplay Original 'Blood Red' to BBC — SkimNews
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- BBC acquired Globo's "Blood Red – Under the Moonlight," a teen werewolf/vampire love triangle created by Claudia Sardinha and Rosane Swartman and shot in southeast Minas Gerais — the first Globoplay Original ever licensed to BBC, headed to BBC iPlayer and BBC Three.
- Globo spotlighted simultaneous partnerships with Portugal's SIC, Turkey's Ay Yapım, and Greece's Alpha TV, including SIC's just-announced adaptation of milestone telenovela "Brazil Avenue."
- Ay Yapım's Turkish adaptation of "Brazil Avenue," titled "Leyla" and sold by Madd Entertainment, has reached over 100 countries and is an International Emmy nominee — the deal has been expanded to a three-format package now covering "The Life She Built."
- Alpha TV and Primavisione are producing Greek adaptations of two Globo titles: Globoplay original "The Others" with Silver Lion–winning director Alexandros Avranas, and telenovela "All The Flowers."
- Globo will receive the 2026 Mipcom Recognition for SDG Impact award, presented in partnership with the United Nations, recognizing the social impact of its productions.
- Showcase hits included "Anything Goes," a remake of a 1980s telenovela that hit a 56% audience share, and "To Love Is to Care," whose flood scene was shot using a 140,000-square-foot artificial lake and LED wall at Estúdios Globo Rio.
- Globo is preparing "Brazil Avenue 2," as Angela Colla framed Globo's strategy around scaling emotionally resonant storytelling across multiple territories rather than a single uniform hit.
Why it matters: The BBC deal breaks Globo into a buyer historically synonymous with Nordic Noir prestige, giving Globoplay Originals a credible benchmark distribution partner beyond Latin America. Globo's multi-territory adaptation pipeline is now commercially proven — Ay Yapım's "Leyla" alone cleared 100 countries — and the greenlight on "Brazil Avenue 2" plus the UN SDG Impact award suggest Globo is repositioning its IP as a globally franchised asset, not just a regional format library.
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