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NEW YORK: News Corporation’s Fox Hispanic Media held its first Upfront yesterday in New York, showcasing the lineups at the sports channel FOX Deportes, the recently launched female lifestyle network Utilísima and the upcoming nonfiction entertainment service Nat Geo Mundo, which makes …

NEW YORK: A+E Networks has promoted Christian Murphy to senior VP of international programming and marketing from VP of international. In his new role, Murphy will manage the international program catalogue, production, brand strategy and marketing for the network’s international …

TEL AVIV: The CW has commissioned a full series of Armoza Formats’ The Frame to be produced for the U.S. by Shed Media. This is Armoza’s second format to land in the U.S. market this year, following Still Standing getting …

LONDON: NBC’s Prime Suspect is launching to the international market during the L.A. Screenings, with ITV Studios Global Entertainment representing the show worldwide. The series, co-produced by ITV Studios America and Universal Media Studios and produced by Film 44, is based …

NEW YORK: A number of guest stars are in place for the upcoming Starz original drama Torchwood: Miracle Day, with the likes of Wayne Night, C. Thomas Howell and Ernie Hudson set to join cast members such as John Barrowman …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has appointed Jennifer Lawlor as its first senior VP of strategy and planning for consumer products, effective later this month. Lawlor will develop and oversee the implementation of Zodiak Rights and Zodiak Kids’ consumer products and brand …

NEW YORK: Telemundo Communications Group unveiled its 2011-2012 grid to advertisers yesterday, with highlights that include four new novelas—among them an adaptation of the Antena 3 hit Física o Química—and a new weekend variety show from former Univision personality Cristina Saralegui. …

LOS ANGELES: The series The Wannabes, which features the pop group Savvy, has been picked up by SUPER RTL in Germany to launch on June 18, with the show now airing in more than 60 countries worldwide.  The 26-episode series …

NEW YORK: The Spanish-language TVLatina.tv Canitec multimedia preview site features interviews with FOX’s Hernán López and Televisa Networks’ Bruce Boren, an analysis of the Mexican market and a video on the state of pay TV in Latin America. To see it, …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television is presenting a slate of Spanish-dubbed non-scripted series and new formats for Latin American buyers at the L.A. Screenings, including The Dog Whisperer, Scare Tactics and three sports-themed reality shows. The 147×1-hour The Dog Whisperer …