LONDON: Ahead of its Univision debut this weekend, Simon Fuller’s ¡Q’viva! The Chosen, the talent competition featuring Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jamie King, has been licensed by Endemol to 17 Latin American networks. Produced by Fuller’s XIX Entertainment with Endemol Argentina as production partner, the show, premiering on Univision this ...

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MIAMI: Once TV México is offering four new original series, including XY and Sesiones de Reactor, beginning in February. Debuting on February 2, the new drama series XY stars Juan Carlos Barreto (Bajo la Sal, Backyard), Javier Díaz Dueñas (Drenaje Profundo), Eduardo Arroyuelo (Use as Directed), Mauricio Isaac (El Infierno) ...

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MIAMI: Starting January 30, all of the prime-time novelas on Univision Network will be offered with the option of English-language closed captioning. Monday through Friday, the English-language closed captioning will be available for the hit Televisa novelas A Fortunate Family, The Talisman and The One That Couldn’t Love. The offering ...

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MIAMI: The new Charlie Sheen series Anger Management and Kelsey Grammer’s Boss are among the series covered in an exclusive deal between Lionsgate-TISA International and Turner Broadcasting System Latin America (TBSLA). TBSLA picked up the exclusive Latin American TV rights for Anger Management, Boss and Nail Files as well as ...

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MIAMI: Delicioso, a one-hour culinary series featuring celebrity chef Ingrid Hoffmann, is joining the Univision Network lineup starting February 4, complemented by a cooking site and mobile app. Hoffmann is joined by co-host Maggie Jiménez to bring viewers an all-access guide to food, with everything from recipes to reports on ...

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MIAMI: During his One-on-One session today with World Screen’s Anna Carugati, Emilio Romano, the president of Telemundo Media, stressed the role that original programming has played for the U.S. Hispanic broadcaster, strengthening its ties with audiences and allowing for successful product-integration campaigns with advertisers. Romano, who began his role in ...

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MIAMI: Comedy Central will start broadcasting in Latin America as of February 1, delivering programming from the U.S. channel, acquisitions, local productions and more.  The channel will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. Its initial on-air launch will reach 10 million subscribers across the region, including in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, ...

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MIAMI: Tr3s, the Viacom-owned entertainment network aimed at the Hispanic millennial generation, is ramping up its original programming slate for 2012, inking deals with Jennifer Lopez and Wilmer Valderrama, among others. Lopez is working with Simon Fields and Jane Startz on Amigas, Inc. Startz is the creator of the Amigas, ...

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MIAMI: Telemundo Studios has inked a deal with Argos Television for the production of series and novelas in Mexico, while its sister company, Telemundo International, has signed distribution pacts with Mexican and Venezuelan broadcasters. “These deals are part of our strategy to continue to strengthen our production capabilities as the ...

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MIAMI: Globo TV International presented its new catalogue of telenovelas, series and documentaries at a breakfast event at NATPE this morning. “Our objective is to give our clients a taste of Brazil," said Raphael Corrêa Netto, the head of international sales. "Or rather, the optimism, high spirits, cheerfulness, affection, among the ...

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