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Univision Names Chief Commercial Officer & Content Distribution Head

December 2, 2015

NEW YORK: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has upped Tonia O’Connor to the newly created post of chief commercial officer and president of content distribution. O’Connor will remain based in New York and will continue to report to president and CEO Randy Falco. Under O’Connor’s leadership, UCI will combine its corporate …

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Caracol Starts Shooting New Period Piece in Colombia

November 24, 2015

BOGOTÁ: Production has begun on Caracol Television’s new series The White Slave, with filming set to take place around Colombia. Caracol Internacional will distribute the title. The 60×1-hour period piece centers on a woman raised by slaves who returns to her home in order to confront her parents’ killer. Filming …

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Vivendi & Telefónica Enter Exclusive Talks for GVT Acquisition

August 29, 2014

MADRID: After receiving binding offers from Spain's Telefónica and Italy's Telecom Italia to acquire GVT, Vivendi has decided to enter into exclusive negotiations with the Spanish telecommunications outfit. The Telefónica bid represents a total value of 7.45 billion euros ($9.825 billion). This includes a cash offer of 4.66 billion euros …

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Brazil Pay TV Takes Center Stage at ABTA

August 6, 2014

SÃO PAULO: The 2014 edition of ABTA Expo & Conference opened yesterday with a general sense of optimism from government reps and independent producers and expressions of caution by executives from Brazil’s pay-TV sector. Oscar Simões, president of the ABTA, said that the forecasts for Brazilian pay TV are upbeat, …

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TV Latina Presents Digital Edition for Tepal & Andina Link Centroamérica

August 5, 2014

NEW YORK: TV Latina’s digital edition for Tepal and Andina Link Centroamérica is now available, offering a special report on the leading pay-TV channels in Latin America, plus interviews with Carlos Martínez of FOX International Channels Latin America and Bruce Boren of Televisa Networks. View the digital edition here. The …

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Mexican Producer Pablo José Barroso Launches Indie TV & Film Venture

August 5, 2014

MEXICO CITY: Producer Pablo José Barroso has launched the independent production and finance outfit Dos Corazones Films, headquartered in Mexico City and focused on film and TV projects. Dos Corazones is aiming to produce high-end commercial film and TV series in English. The outfit plans to develop/finance/produce two to four …

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ABTA Expo & Conference 2014 Kicks Off in São Paulo

August 5, 2014

SÃO PAULO: Today, the Transamérica Expo Center opened its doors for the new edition of the ABTA Expo & Conference 2014, which brings together leading exhibitors from the pay-TV industry in Latin America and which this year includes panel sessions dedicated exclusively to the issue of advertising. The discussions will …

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Telemundo Internacional Ties Up with Chilevision

July 31, 2014

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional has secured a deal with Chilevision that sees the Chilean broadcaster acquiring formats and other Telemundo productions to air on the channel. Starting January 1, 2015, the agreement spans formats, telenovelas and series. It includes Caso Cerrado, hosted by Dr. Ana Maria Polo. "This agreement gives us …

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Caracol’s The Dark Widow Airs in Honduras

July 30, 2014

BOGOTÁ: Honduran broadcaster Televicentro has picked up Caracol TV Internacional’s drama The Dark Widow. The channel debuted the series on July 28, airing it Mondays to Fridays at 10 p.m. The Colombian export tells the story of Griselda Blanco, who joined the world of drug trafficking as a teenager and …