MEXICO CITY: Jesica Stescobich has been tapped to lead sales for Latin America at Comarex. Stescobich will be responsible for sales in territories such as Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. She will report to Marcel Vinay, Jr., the CEO ...

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MIAMI: Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más is launching the new original biography series La Escalera, which features a range of today’s Latin superstars, including comedian Carlos Mencia, gossip blogger Perez Hilton and actor Wilmer Valderrama, among others. La Escalera season one will profile Spanish rock icon Juanes, Latino astronaut and ...

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NEW YORK: Grupo Televisa has tapped Univision Communications to serve as the exclusive licensing agent for its brands throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Effective immediately, the two companies will work together to build the retail presence of Grupo Televisa’s brands in these markets. The agreement covers brands such as ...

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MIAMI: Alina Falcon has been named senior executive VP of news and alternative programming at Telemundo Media. Falcon will report to Emilio Romano, the president of Telemundo Media. She will have strategic and operational oversight of all Telemundo news properties such Al Rojo Vivo with Maria Celeste, Noticiero Telemundo and ...

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BUENOS AIRES: Entrepreneur and producer Yair Dori is launching a new production company that will develop and distribute content for television and film worldwide, as well as promote products and branded merchandise. Dori stated that the company will promote a new production model for multimedia content focused on worldwide development ...

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BRISTOL: Freddy Rolón has been promoted to VP of ESPN Deportes programming and business initiatives from his former position of senior director II of ESPN Deportes radio and business initiatives. Rolón will be based at ESPN’s worldwide headquarters in Bristol, Connecticut, and report to Lino Garcia, the general manager of ...

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CARACAS: Jonathan Blum, the former director of development at Venevision, returns to the company as VP and general manager. In his new position, Blum will be responsible for engineering and technical operations, production services and the departments of marketing, sales and alternative media; administration and finance, human resources, legal and ...

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