LOS GATOS: Starting today, Netflix is offering a selection of curated movies and TV shows to subscribers in Cuba. Consumers in Cuba with Internet connections and access to international payment methods will be able to subscribe to Netflix and instantly watch such original offerings as House of Cards and Orange ...

ENGLEWOOD/NEW YORK: OTT service Sling TV has secured the programming and multi-stream rights for live and VOD content from Univision Communications’ portfolio of channels. The agreement grants Sling TV, a subsidiary of DISH Network, access to entertainment, news and sports titles from the flagship Univision Network, UniMás, UDN (Univision Deportes ...

NEW YORK: Randy Falco has signed a new contract to remain as president and CEO of Univision Communications through January 2018. Under his leadership, Univision Communications has transformed into a multimedia company with 16 broadcast, cable and digital networks; 61 TV stations; 67 radio stations; an array of online and ...

MIAMI: Univision Communications has partnered with the Miss Universe Organization to co-produce the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants, picking up the events’ Spanish-language television and digital rights. The long-term deal was brokered between Univision, the Trump Organization and NBCUniversal-owned Miss Universe Organization. The Miss Universe beauty pageant is distributed to ...

LOS ANGELES: U.S. Hispanic cable channel NBC Universo is set to air the exclusive Spanish-language broadcast of this Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX on multiple platforms. The live game coverage will be available to viewers through their cable, satellite or telco provider. Additionally, both the tournament and a special pregame show ...

MIAMI: BBC Worldwide has inked a new content deal with TV Cultura that will see such hit series as Doctor Who and Sherlock airing on the Brazilian free-TV broadcaster. The agreement includes a package containing eight seasons of Doctor Who and three seasons of Sherlock. These shows are two of ...

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International – Latin America (AMCNI – Latin America) has named several new executives for its marketing/communications, legal and human resources divisions. The new execs will be based in the company’s Miami office. All of them will report to Eduardo Zulueta, the managing director of AMCNI – ...

MIAMI: In conversation with World Screen's Anna Carugati at a NATPE session this morning, José Antonio Bastón, president of television and content at Televisa, listed Univision, co-productions, formats and digital platforms among the greatest growth opportunities for the Mexican media powerhouse. "Our biggest competitive advantage is content," Bastón told Carugati, ...

MIAMI: De La Hoya TV, a U.S.-based cable channel being launched this spring by boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya, has entered into a partnership with DSI by Inverleigh, which is the content arm of the international sports outfit Inverleigh Media Holdings. The upcoming Spanish-language channel is targeted at the ...

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) has picked up the worldwide rights for the teen series Candela, from Ony Productions. The 80×60-minute series, from screenwriter Patricia Maldonado (Chiquititas, Rebelde Way), follows the life of Candela, a teenager raised with complete freedom who is forced one day to live with her biological father, ...