BOGOTÁ: Unimás in the U.S. has nabbed The Spin, a series produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional. The title airs on the network Monday to Friday at 4 p.m. The production tells the story of Julian and Eliana, two journalists committed to investigating a network of ...

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International has inked a deal with DIRECTV Latin America to launch AMC in the region this month. As part of the deal, the network will be available on DIRECTV in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The channel will feature AMC Studios original dramas ...

NEW YORK: TV Latina’s digital edition for Andina Link is now available, offering a special report on the leading pay-TV programmers in Latin America, as well as interviews with Gonzalo Fiure of FOX International Channels Latin America and Gustavo Grossmann of HBO Latin America Group. View the edition here. TV ...

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution is heading to DISCOP Istanbul with a slate of original programming, including the new series Fallen Over Love, The Escape Valve. On the telenovela front, the company will present Fallen Over Love and Emerald Heart. Other CMD titles being offered are Criminal MasterMind, based on a ...

MIAMI: NBC Universo has secured the exclusive U.S. multiplatform rights for the Festival Internacional de Viña del Mar 2015, a Chilean music fest featuring some of the biggest Latin American performers. As part of its six-day coverage, the network will kick off a live stream on its website February 22, ...

MIAMI: Ricky Martin has signed up to executive produce Univision Network’s upcoming music competition La Banda, where he’ll also act as a judge. Set to premiere in September, the reality entertainment show will focus on finding a U.S. Latino boy band. The program was developed by Univision Communications (UCI) in ...

ISTANBUL: Caracol TV Internacional is making its fifth outing to DISCOP Istanbul with a slate of titles it believes will appeal to clients in Turkey, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Among its catalogue highlights is Emeralds, The Color of Ambition, about a family confronted with the emerald trade. “Emeralds ...

NEW YORK: Peter H. Lori, the executive VP of finance and chief accounting officer at Univision Communications (UCI), has been named the company’s interim CFO following the resignation of Andy Hobson. Hobson held that role and was also a senior executive VP. Hobson will assist the company during the transition. ...

MIAMI: Univision Communications has elevated seasoned programming exec Sandra Smester to executive VP of programming for Univision Network. Smester will continue to work out of Miami under Alberto Ciurana, the president of programming and content for Univision Communications. She first joined the company in 1998 as a promotions intern. Today ...

SÃO PAULO: NewSource Globo, a news and media services agency from Brazil’s Globo, is teaming up with the Associated Press to make content, services and infrastructure available to international TV networks during this year’s carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The popular party will take place from February 14 to 18. ...