Mexico’s public television company Television Metropolitana, S.A de C.V. has purchased the broadcasting and digital rights for the screen versions of classical Russian novels – TV series "Anna Karenina" and "Demons". The licensing agreement was signed by Sovtelexport, the official distributor of Russia Television and Radio’s content.

Mexico’s TV audiences will be able to see "Anna Karenina", the costume drama adaption of Leo Tolstoy’s world-famous novel, as well as "Demons", a thrilling, mystical detective story based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel by the same name, on the popular culture channel, Canal 22.

Russia Television and Radio’s content is in demand in Mexico. Historical and documentary films from the holding’s catalog had been sold to this country before. Previous sales included such series as "Ekaterina", "Life and Fate", "Fyodor Dostoevsky" and "Einstein: the Theory of Love".