World Screen

SÃO PAULO: This NATPE Globo is set to showcase Crazy About Them, a comedy starring Du Moscovis. The 14×30-minute HD series revolves around a character named Leo, who coaches a female beach soccer team and lives with his grandmother, daughter and ex-stepdaughter. Gloria Menezes, Laura Barreto, Luisa Arraes and Deborah Secco also appear …

MIAMI: Univision’s new UniMás network, formerly known as TeleFutura, kicks off on January 7 with the premiere of two prime-time series, Made in Cartagena and Who Are You (Quién Eres Tú). The network launches on January 7 at 9 p.m. and promises to deliver "a bolder, edgier programming alternative to …

BUENOS AIRES: MBC, a major Pan-Arab television broadcaster, has licensed The Chairwoman and optioned Candy Love from Telefe International. The Chairwoman is a 32×1-hour high-definition series that revolves around the owner of a cosmetics company. Candy Love is a 150×1-hour HD telenovela that focuses on the love stories of four couples. The …

MIAMI: DLA is bringing series such as Weeds and Boss and feature films such as Monsters Ball to its VOD services in Latin America and the Caribbean through a deal with Lionsgate. The Lionsgate titles will be available on DLA’s transactional and subscriber platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean …

BOGOTÁ: An English-dubbed version of Caracol TV’s The Cartel debuted on QTV in Kenya yesterday. Starring Manolo Cardona, Karen Martínez, Diego Cadavid and Róbinson Díaz, The Cartel follows the life of a young man who winds up becoming a drug trafficker. It was filmed in locations such as Miami, Mexico, Armenia, Pereira …

MIAMI: RedMas, the Cisneros Group’s digital advertising network for the Americas, has established new hubs in Mexico and Chile. Henry Sampson and Lorena Sanchez will be the commercial managers for the RedMas operations in Mexico. Maria Graciela Galleguillos will serve as commercial manager for Chile. The expansion is part of …

NEW YORK: The TV Latina app has been updated for the L.A. Screenings, providing programming listings, news, a directory of company suite numbers and a host of other resources, all delivered in Spanish. Download it here. The features of the Spanish-language TV Latina app include: TV Listings: The ultimate resource …

MIAMI: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) is supplying the free-TV rights for a number of movie titles, including The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, to VIP 2000 TV for 14 countries across Latin America. Along with the rights for the second film in the Hobbit trilogy, the package includes a number of …

PARIS: TV5MONDE has signed the first agreement for the C Music TV channel in Latin America and the Caribbean, on behalf of THEMA. The 24-hour channel features classical and cinematic music, showcasing music videos, artist interviews, live performance excerpts and behind-the-scenes footage. The channel has now launched in the Dominican Republic, …

NEW YORK: TV Latina has unveiled a Spanish-language preview site for the L.A. Screenings that includes a special video report about formats in Latin America, featuring FremantleMedia’s Jack Alfandary, Comarex’s Marcel Vinay, A+E Networks’ Mayra Bracer and Pedro Torres of El Mall, along with a host of other resources. Along …