Dori Media Group
Encyclopedia
Dori Media Group is a production company founded by the Argentine–Israel
i businessman Yair Dori. It has headquarters in Tel Aviv
and in Buenos Aires
.
soaps.
After Chiquititas
became a huge phenomenon in Israel, Dori approached Cris Morena
about developing a new project. At the time, she was seeking desperately for a financier to her new project, Rebelde Way
. He accepted to invest in the project which ended up being a huge success in Argentina
and a never before seen phenomenon in Israel. Afterwards, it was sold to over 50 countries and was remade by Mexico
(Rebelde
) and India
(Remix), among others. He also financed another Cris Morena project Rincon de Luz which was not so successful in Argentina but was still extremely popular in Israel.
Relationship between Morena and Dori started to turn sour when she did not accept to produce a third season of Rebelde Way and instead decided to produce Floricienta
. Instead of counting with Dori to take care of the financial part of the project, Morena decided to work with RGB Entertainment instead which delimited Dori role to only deal with sales to East Europe. While Floricienta was a bigger phenomenon in Latin America
and Argentina than Rebelde Way, it could not exceed the success of the predecessor in Israel and Dori and Morena parted ways.
He then started to co-produce with another Argentine companies. With Pol-ka
, Dori Media produced Hombres de Honor, Padre Coraje, Sos Mi Vida and Dr. Amor. With Raul Lecouna, El Patrón de la Vereda. And with Underground Contenidos, the highly successful Lalola
.
In 2007, Dori did their first independent production: El Refugio. With part of the Rebelde Way
cast and staff (but without its creator Cris Morena
), Dori tried to recreate the momentum of the show. It didn't work and the show was a huge flop.
After achieving huge international success with Lalola
, a co-production with Underground Contenidos, Dori started to stop co-productions and produce alone.
Its current productions are Champs 12 and Cupido - El Negocio del Amor. The first one, a teen soap, is currently being aired in Argentina
and other Latin American countries with lukewarm reception. The second one, which will mark the return of Ana Maria Orozco
to television, is currently in production.
raising GBP 3.23 million with a valuation of GBP 21.82 million, at a price of 118 pence per share; the share price reached a high of 190 pence during 2007, but since then gone down below the level of the IPO.
dedicated to airing Latin soaps. He also produces local soaps including The Champion and Danny Hollywood which have been well received.
s, mainly Telenovela
s, produced by Dori Media Group (mostly in Argentina).
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i businessman Yair Dori. It has headquarters in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...
and in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
.
History
Yair Dori built his empire thanks to exportation of Argentine soaps to the Israeli market and he owns cable channels which dedicate themselves to air LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
soaps.
After Chiquititas
Chiquititas
Chiquititas was a successful children's musical telenovela from Argentina. Created and produced by Cris Morena and her daughter Romina Yan, it aired on Telefé from 1995 until 2001 .There were two spin-offs: Rincón de Luz, aired in 2003 on Canal 9 and a 2006 season which aired in...
became a huge phenomenon in Israel, Dori approached Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
about developing a new project. At the time, she was seeking desperately for a financier to her new project, Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
. He accepted to invest in the project which ended up being a huge success in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and a never before seen phenomenon in Israel. Afterwards, it was sold to over 50 countries and was remade by Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(Rebelde
Rebelde
Rebelde was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in...
) and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Remix), among others. He also financed another Cris Morena project Rincon de Luz which was not so successful in Argentina but was still extremely popular in Israel.
Relationship between Morena and Dori started to turn sour when she did not accept to produce a third season of Rebelde Way and instead decided to produce Floricienta
Floricienta
Floricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
. Instead of counting with Dori to take care of the financial part of the project, Morena decided to work with RGB Entertainment instead which delimited Dori role to only deal with sales to East Europe. While Floricienta was a bigger phenomenon in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and Argentina than Rebelde Way, it could not exceed the success of the predecessor in Israel and Dori and Morena parted ways.
He then started to co-produce with another Argentine companies. With Pol-ka
Pol-ka
Pol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
, Dori Media produced Hombres de Honor, Padre Coraje, Sos Mi Vida and Dr. Amor. With Raul Lecouna, El Patrón de la Vereda. And with Underground Contenidos, the highly successful Lalola
Lalola
Lalola was an Argentine television Comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2...
.
In 2007, Dori did their first independent production: El Refugio. With part of the Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way
Rebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
cast and staff (but without its creator Cris Morena
Cris Morena
María Cristina De Giacomi is an Argentine awarded television producer, actress, television presenter, composer, musician, songwriter, writer, former fashion model and CEO of Cris Morena Group...
), Dori tried to recreate the momentum of the show. It didn't work and the show was a huge flop.
After achieving huge international success with Lalola
Lalola
Lalola was an Argentine television Comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2...
, a co-production with Underground Contenidos, Dori started to stop co-productions and produce alone.
Its current productions are Champs 12 and Cupido - El Negocio del Amor. The first one, a teen soap, is currently being aired in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
and other Latin American countries with lukewarm reception. The second one, which will mark the return of Ana Maria Orozco
Ana María Orozco
Ana María Orozco Aristizábal is a Colombian television actress.-Private life:Orozco is the daughter of actor Luis Fernando Orozco. She is also the older sister of actress Verónica Orozco ....
to television, is currently in production.
London IPO
On 21 March 2005 the company had an initial public offering on the London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
raising GBP 3.23 million with a valuation of GBP 21.82 million, at a price of 118 pence per share; the share price reached a high of 190 pence during 2007, but since then gone down below the level of the IPO.
TV Channels
Dori Media Group owns two extremely successful cable channels in IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
dedicated to airing Latin soaps. He also produces local soaps including The Champion and Danny Hollywood which have been well received.
List of Productions
The following are Television programTelevision program
A television program , also called television show, is a segment of content which is intended to be broadcast on television. It may be a one-time production or part of a periodically recurring series...
s, mainly Telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
s, produced by Dori Media Group (mostly in Argentina).
- Amor Latino (alongside Central Park Producciones) (2000)
- Rebelde WayRebelde WayRebelde Way is a Martín Fierro Award—nominated Argentine soap opera created and produced by Cris Morena. It originally aired from 26 May 2002 to 18 December 2003. The series was transmitted in many countries worldwide, including Peru, Germany, Israel, Spain and Uruguay, achieving an international...
(alongside Cris Morena GroupCris Morena GroupCris Morena Group is an organization that creates youth programming and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group was founded in 2002 by Ms. Cris Morena who has been producing successful TV formats, theatre, records and movies since 1991. She has developed production segments aimed at children...
) (2002–2003) - Mil Millones (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2002) - Rincon de Luz (alongside Cris Morena GroupCris Morena GroupCris Morena Group is an organization that creates youth programming and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group was founded in 2002 by Ms. Cris Morena who has been producing successful TV formats, theatre, records and movies since 1991. She has developed production segments aimed at children...
) (2003) - Dr. Amor (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2003) - Jesus, el Heredero (alongside Central Park Producciones) (2004)
- Padre Coraje (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2004) - El Patron de la Vereda (alongside Central Park Producciones) (2004)
- FloricientaFloricientaFloricienta is an Argentine family friendly telenovela based on the Cinderella story. It originally aired from 2004 to 2005, but continues to be broadcast in almost 70 countries. Some international channels airing Floricienta are TVE International, Disney Channel Latino, Disney Channel Europe...
(alongside Cris Morena GroupCris Morena GroupCris Morena Group is an organization that creates youth programming and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group was founded in 2002 by Ms. Cris Morena who has been producing successful TV formats, theatre, records and movies since 1991. She has developed production segments aimed at children...
and RGB Entertainment) (2004–2005) - Amor MioAmor MíoAmor Mío is a Spanish language comedy telecomedy, produced in Argentina by Telefe and for Mexico by Televisa. This romantic comedy features Abril Juárez and Marcos Sinclair, two singles who are forced to share an apartment in Buenos Aires even though they cannot stand each other...
(alongside Cris Morena GroupCris Morena GroupCris Morena Group is an organization that creates youth programming and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The group was founded in 2002 by Ms. Cris Morena who has been producing successful TV formats, theatre, records and movies since 1991. She has developed production segments aimed at children...
and RGB Entertainment) (2005) - Hombres de Honor (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2005) - Sos Mi Vida (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2006) - Collar De EsmeraldasCollar De EsmeraldasCollar De Esmeraldas is an Argentine telenovela that aired in 2006. It starred Osvaldo Laport and Carina Zampini as protagonists.-Seasons 1 - 3:*Osvaldo Laport - Martin Rivera*Carina Zampini - Romina ...
(alongside Ideas del SurIdeas del SurIdeas del Sur is a production company founded by Marcelo Tinelli, host of the highest-rated show in Argentina: Videomatch....
) (2006) - El Refugio (de los Sueños) (2006)
- Juanita la Soltera (alongside Pol-kaPol-kaPol-ka Producciones is a television and film production company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, commonly referred to as Pol-ka.The company was launched in 1994 and is owned by Adrián Suar and Fernando Blanco...
) (2006) - LalolaLalolaLalola was an Argentine television Comedy show that aired from 28 August 2007 to 29 April 2008. It was broadcast by TV channel América 2...
(alongside Underground Contenidos) (2007) - La Maga y el Camino Dorado (alongside NickelodeonNickelodeon (TV channel)Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and Illusion Studios) (2007) - Champs 12 (2009)
- Cupido - El Negocio del Amor