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LAS VEGAS, January 30: In panels moderated by Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen and TV Latina, at NATPE, Univision’s CEO, Joe Uva, and Telemundo Communications Group’s president, Don Browne, discussed the rapidly expanding U.S. Hispanic market. …

LAS VEGAS, January 30: Telemundo Internacional has secured a deal to distribute Bandeirantes’ first-ever HD telenovela, Dance Dance Dance, excluding Brazil and parts of Asia. Dance Dance Dance is a romantic musical story, and is the first telenovela to be …

NEW YORK, January 30: Oxygen will kick off its new reality series Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love on Super Bowl Sunday, with a special “SuperSneak” look at the series during the halftime show on February 3. The 22-minute, commercial-free …

LOS ANGELES, January 30: Judge Judy Sheindlin has signed a new multi-year deal with CBS Television Distribution to continue headlining the top-rated court show Judge Judy, which has been renewed through 2012. CBS has picked up the show through the …

WEST PALM BEACH, January 29: The classic series Baywatch, represented by FremantleMedia, has scored a slot on ION Television, via a deal with distributor Litton Entertainment. The show joins ION’s prime-time lineup on March 3 at 10 p.m., airing Mondays …

LONDON, January 29: On behalf of British distributor 3DD, MoMedia International has licensed 200 hours of 3DD’s music programming to Telekom Slovenije’s IPTV service in Slovenia. The agreement covers music content like A Little Later… With Jools Holland, London Live …

NEW YORK, January 29: The CBS soap Guiding Light, produced by Procter & Gamble Productions, is looking to reinvent itself with a new “modern, more realistic look,” set to be unveiled February 29. The new production model being implemented for …

NEW YORK, January 29: Frances Berwick has been named to the newly created position of general manager of Bravo Media, with expanded responsibilities to include the creative vision and direction for the American cable network. Berwick previously held the post …

LAS VEGAS, January 29: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios is at NATPE this week offering up the 90s’ kids’ competition series Gladiators 2000, featuring a young Ryan Seacrest, to the U.S. syndication market, following the success of American Gladiators on NBC. Gladiators 2000 …

SYDNEY, January 29: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has appointed Barbara Uecker as the head of programming and acquisitions, and Carla de Jong as the commissioning and development editor. Uecker most recently served as the head of family, education and nature …