Mexico will be the first Latin American country to acquire the successful spin-off format The Voice Senior. The show, featuring fascinating elderly with amazing voices, is bringing in fantastic ratings in Europe. With Mexico, The Voice Senior is now licenced to seven countries since its launch last August.

The eighth season of The Voice of Mexico is slated to air in March 2019 on Azteca Uno, followed by the premiere of The Voice Senior. Talpa owns the format.

"It's been a great year for TV Azteca, and part of our success has come due to our partnership with Acun Medya,” said Alberto Ciurana, chief content and distribution officer at TV Azteca. “We are very pleased to work with them and have high hopes on the amazing format The Voice on Azteca 1."

Ebru Atasav, CEO of Acun Medya, added: "We are very happy to be in a close partnership with TV Azteca. Adding The Voice and The Voice Senior into our productions will now extend this creative relationship to a new level.”