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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MIAMI: During her One-on-One session at NATPE with World Screen’s Anna Carugati, Adriana Cisneros, the vice chairman and director of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies, emphasized that the primary shift that has occurred in media is that the viewer now wants a “personalized experience.”   Cisneros began her ...

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LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate-TISA Television International has been named as the exclusive representative for at least 20 new theatrical titles from New Films International for the Latin American market. The deal gives Lionsgate-TISA, a recently formed joint venture between Lionsgate and Maryann Pasante’s Television Internacional Sur America, the exclusive TV rights ...

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MIAMI: Ahead of NATPE, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold a number of its titles throughout Latin America, among them the current season of American Idol and the Got Talent format. The 11th season of American Idol will be available pan-regionally through SPE (Sony Pictures Entertainment) Networks Latin America and terrestrial outlets ...

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MADRID: Films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Moneyball are headed to Telefónica VOD platforms in Latin America through a new deal signed with Sony Pictures. The Telefónica and Terra video-on-demand platforms in Latin American countries will feature Sony Pictures’ feature film content, including new releases, on ...

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NEW YORK: The TVLatina.tv NATPE preview site provides you with a special video report titled Foco en España, featuring interviews with some of the most important media executives in Spain, articles on free TV in Latin America and on the Spanish television production business, as well as interviews with Time ...

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MIAMI: Luis Fernández-Rocha has been named senior VP of TeleFutura and Carlos Bardasano the VP of programming and original productions at the network, which is expanding its programming lineup to include the hit series Family Guy as well as a new daytime talk show. Fernández-Rocha most recently served as the ...

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MIAMI: Former Univision exec Maria Lopez Alvarez has been named the senior VP of alternative programming at Telemundo Media. In her new role, Alvarez will oversee Telemundo’s alternative and reality programming, including current non-scripted productions and specials. She also will supervise new program development and will report to Alina Falcon, ...

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