TIS Productions
A Colombian television production company known for Spanish-language programming and international co-productions.
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Overview
TIS Productions is a Colombian television production company whose name is commonly shortened to TIS, an abbreviation of The Independent Studios. The company traces its origins to 1996, when Samuel Duque, René Gómez and Bernardo Romero Pereiro established it as an independent production operation. Romero Pereiro was a prominent Colombian writer associated with dramatizations and soap operas, and his creative background helped shape the company's initial focus on scripted television. From its early years, the company supplied programming to Colombian and international broadcasters. Its clients and distribution relationships included Telemundo, Telefutura, RCN Televisión and programming outlets associated with Inravisión, the former Colombian national broadcaster. This positioned the business between Colombia's domestic television market and the wider Spanish-language television ecosystem in Latin America and the United States. A major ownership change occurred in 2007, when Fox International Channels, later known as Fox Networks Group and part of the Fox Entertainment Group, acquired a 51 percent stake. The investment led to the company being renamed Fox Telecolombia. Under the Fox identity, the Colombian operation became part of a broader international television network and production structure while continuing to operate from Colombia. Its facilities in Bogotá were also used for the production of Mental, a 2009 television series that Fox described as the first series produced in Latin America for its own American and international channels. Mental ran for one season. The company changed corporate supervision again after The Walt Disney Company completed its acquisition of 21st Century Fox on 20 March 2019. Fox TeleColombia was placed under Disney Latin America's direct supervision, alongside Disney Channel-related operations. In accordance with the acquisition-related requirement to phase out the Fox name from businesses that were no longer part of Fox Corporation, Disney renamed the company TeleColombia on 18 January 2021. On 28 October 2021, ViacomCBS announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the company from Disney. The transaction closed on 23 November 2021. Following the deal, the company's related television relationships shifted toward Paramount and Nickelodeon, while its founders remained involved in creative and advisory capacities according to the referenced account. ViacomCBS subsequently became Paramount Global. On 22 October 2022, Paramount merged Estudios TeleMéxico and TeleColombia under the TIS name. This consolidation restored the company's broader independent-studio identity while placing it within Paramount's Latin American production and content structure. The current brand is associated with television production and Spanish-language content development, but publicly available reference material does not establish a complete current catalogue, detailed corporate leadership roster, financial profile, or standalone website. TIS is therefore best understood as a Paramount-affiliated Colombian production company rather than a separately listed public corporation.
History
TIS Productions began in Colombia in 1996 as an independent television production company founded by Samuel Duque, René Gómez and Bernardo Romero Pereiro. Its early identity was linked to Colombian scripted television and the broader tradition of dramatizations and soap operas. The company developed programming for both domestic broadcasters and international Spanish-language outlets, including Telemundo, Telefutura and RCN Televisión. It also supplied content to channels connected with Inravisión, Colombia's former national broadcaster. The business entered a new phase in 2007 when Fox International Channels purchased 51 percent of the company. The investment changed its name to Fox Telecolombia and connected the Colombian studio with Fox's international network operations. In 2009, the Fox Telecolombia complex in Bogotá hosted production of Mental, a series made for Fox's American and international channels. Although the program lasted only one season, it represented an important expansion of the company's role from regional production supplier to an operating base for an international television project. The acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, completed on 20 March 2019, brought Fox TeleColombia under Disney Latin America's direct supervision. Disney later removed the Fox designation, renaming the company TeleColombia on 18 January 2021. The change reflected the need to distinguish businesses retained by Disney from Fox Corporation, which was separated from the acquired assets. ViacomCBS announced its purchase of a majority stake from Disney on 28 October 2021, and the transaction closed on 23 November. After the change in control, the company became associated with Paramount's Latin American operations, with Nickelodeon among the related sister-channel relationships. The founders were reported to remain involved in creative and advisory roles. Following ViacomCBS's later development into Paramount Global, the company remained within the Paramount corporate environment. On 22 October 2022, Paramount combined Estudios TeleMéxico and TeleColombia under the TIS name. The consolidation established the current TIS Productions identity, linking the company's Colombian production heritage with a wider regional studio portfolio. Available reference material confirms its television production role and ownership history, but does not provide a complete list of current executives, a detailed catalogue of all productions, financial disclosures or an independently verified current headquarters and website.
- 2022
TIS consolidation
[1]Paramount merged Estudios TeleMéxico and TeleColombia under the TIS name.
- 2021
Renamed TeleColombia
[1]Disney removed the Fox name from the company, which became TeleColombia.
- 2021
ViacomCBS acquisition closes
[1]ViacomCBS completed its acquisition of a majority stake from Disney.
- 2019
Transition to Disney supervision
[1]Following Disney's completion of the 21st Century Fox acquisition, Fox TeleColombia came under Disney Latin America's direct supervision.
- 2009
Mental filmed in Colombia
[1]The Fox series Mental was produced at the company's Bogotá complex and ran for one season.
- 2007
Fox acquires 51 percent stake
[1]Fox International Channels acquired a 51 percent share, and the company became Fox Telecolombia.
- 1996
Company founded
[1]Samuel Duque, René Gómez and Bernardo Romero Pereiro founded the Colombian production company.
Products and positioning
A Colombian production platform focused on Spanish-language television, local creative development and international content production within the Paramount Networks Americas structure.
Television series · 2009
Mental
Mental was a television series produced at the Fox Telecolombia complex in Bogotá in 2009. It was presented as the first series produced in Latin America for Fox's American and international channels. The program lasted one season and is the clearest specifically identified production associated with the company's Fox-era international expansion.
Brand decisions
2022
Paramount consolidates TeleColombia and Estudios TeleMéxicoStrategyBackground
After acquiring a majority stake in the company, Paramount reorganized related production operations in the region.
Action taken
Estudios TeleMéxico and TeleColombia were merged under the TIS name.
Aftermath
TIS became the consolidated identity for the combined studio operations.
2021
Fox branding is phased outStrategyBackground
Disney needed to distinguish assets acquired from 21st Century Fox from the separately spun-out Fox Corporation.
Action taken
The company was renamed TeleColombia on 18 January 2021.
Aftermath
The Fox Telecolombia identity was discontinued before the later transfer to ViacomCBS.
2007
Fox takes a 51 percent stakeM&ABackground
The independent Colombian production company was brought into Fox International Channels' regional structure.
Action taken
Fox International Channels acquired 51 percent of the company and the business was renamed Fox Telecolombia.
Aftermath
The company gained a direct connection to Fox's international television operations.
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