‘This Is Not Berlin,’ ‘Tequila’ CO-Writer Max Zunino Joins A Fabrica Mexico & U.S. as New Development Exec

By EndemolShine Boomdog Banijay America’s A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic has tapped director-writer Max Zunino for the newly created position of executive director of development. Zunino will work closely alongside Santiago Zapata, executive VP of Content, who joined the fledgling company in August last year. Said Zapata: “Max’s exceptional narrative sensibility, combined with his […]

Cultivating creative talent

By EndemolShine Boomdog The entertainment industry faces the challenge of maintaining work environments capable of attracting and retaining creative professionals amid high-demand projects and constantly changing production dynamics. At EndemolShine Boomdog — the production company behind shows such as La Casa de los Famosos México, ¿Quién es la Máscara?, MasterChef 24/7, and Como Agua para […]

‘MasterChef México’ to Launch First Live, 24/7 Version of the Hit Global Food Franchise (EXCLUSIVE)

By Michael Schneider “MasterChef” is going all-live, all-the-time in Mexico. EndemolShine Boomdog, part of Banijay Americas, announced Thursday that “MasterChef 24/7” — the the first live, 24/7 version of the culinary competition franchise, will launch this spring. “MasterChef 24/7” will feature both a broadcast component via TV Azteca, along with a 24/7 stream via Disney+ and […]

Wide Angle Expands its Creative Frontier: New Hybrid Rooms and Mastering Optimization

Aliana González | April 8, 2026 In a market that demands agility without sacrificing quality, Wide Angle is evolving its technical infrastructure. The company recently inaugurated its new state-of-theart mastering suite and implemented a hybrid room model, optimizing workflows between audio and editing. It also added 20 remote editing rooms, further expanding its capacity. Wide […]

Julia Tradd of EndemolShine Boomdog: “The success of a production lies in building teams that work as a unit”

Julia Tradd, Executive Director of Physical Production at EndemolShine Boomdog, spoke with PRODU about the challenge of leading teams of more than 700 people working simultaneously across multiple projects at different stages of development. With over 26 years of experience, she highlighted empathy, organization, flexibility, and respect as key leadership values, emphasizing that the true […]

Santiago Zapata of A Fábrica Mexico: “We no longer think only in terms of series; we are expanding into film and emerging formats.”

Santiago Zapata, Executive VP of Fiction for A Fábrica Mexico & U.S. Hispanic, explained at C21’s Content Americas how the company—responsible for developing and producing scripted content for the Banijay Group and Endemol Shine Boomdog in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market—is expanding its creative landscape and business models.
He also stated that the company attends with the goal of strengthening relationships, presenting projects in development, and gaining first-hand insight into where the content business is heading