Sofia Vergara Lends Boost To TelevisaUnivision Streaming Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSofia Vergara will lend a hand as Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision moves deeper into the world of streaming.The popular actor, recognized for her turns in ABC’s “Modern Family” and NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” will create an animated series for the company’s new ViX streaming services, which has an ad-supported tier as well as a premium subscription level.

Vergara will create and lend her voice to “Koati, The Series,” an original animated program based on the recent movie centered on a family of exotic animals who live in the rainforests of Latin America.

The show is aimed at families with children between the ages of 2 and 7.Her series is one of a number of offerings from prominent Spanish-speaking celebrities who are working with ViX, according to Pierluigi Gazzolo, he company’s president and chief transformation officer.

Eugenio Derbez, Salma Hayek, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Selena Gomez are also developing content for ad-supported ViX and premium service ViX+.