World Screen

MIAMI: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has appointed Angelica Guerra as the new senior VP and managing director of production for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. In her new role, Guerra will be responsible for managing SPT’s production business in the region. She will also oversee the company’s interests in …

MIAMI: DLA is working with WWE in association with Dainty Group and Endemol to bring viewers in Latin America and the Caribbean the pay-per-view concert event One More Shot, which is a live stream of the last show on the Rolling Stones’ 50th anniversary tour. The event will be held …

LONDON: TRACE Sports, an entertainment channel focused on sports celebrities, has premiered in high definition on Sky Mexico, a pay-TV provider with close to 5 million subscribers. The channel is the first of its kind to exclusively broadcast content revolved around the lives of sports celebrities. Its programming consists of …

MIAMI: After having served as the director of programming and acquisitions for Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic, Maria Badillo has now taken on the post of VP of programming and production for the U.S. Hispanic network Tr3s. Badillo will be leading the company’s programming strategies and original production output across …

MIAMI: CNN en Español has dedicated a block of its schedule to programming made specifically for the U.S. Hispanic market, launching as CNN Latino. The CNN Latino block will launch first in Los Angeles in late January 2013. It will feature eight hours of customized content directed at the U.S. …

LOS ANGELES: MundoFox is set to begin airing La Mariposa (The Butterfly), an original drama starring Maria Adelaida Puerta and Michel Brown, later this week. La Mariposa, which has already enjoyed success in Latin America, follows a woman who becomes a fugitive being pursued by the U.S. government. It is …

MIAMI: Televisa and Univision Communications have entered into a long-term agreement with Caracol to produce and air programming in Mexico and the U.S. UniMás, Univision’s sister network that was previously known as TeleFutura, will air series and novelas produced by Caracol in prime time in the U.S. Televisa will have …

SINGAPORE: One of the titles Televisa Internacional is presenting this year at ATF is Crown of Tears, which focuses on a woman who is trying to provide a good life for her three sons. Mario Castro, the company’s director of sales for Asia and Africa, describes the series as “a …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications’ bilingual UVideos service is delivering its Hispanic programming through the Xbox 360 console. Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers can access the UVideos app on their Xbox 360. This brings viewers thousands of hours of Univision content, with daytime, prime-time, entertainment and news programming. All content is delivered …

SINGAPORE: Business has been booming for Caracol Television in the Asia Pacific, notes Roberto Corrente, the company’s sales executive for Eastern Europe and Asia. “Telenovelas are playing a key role in our strategy for Asia. By adapting them to the taste of our Asian viewers, we will ensure and expand …