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Zodiak Brasil Bought Out by Local Partners

June 11, 2014

SÃO PAULO: Zodiak Brasil has been purchased by Carla Affonso, the company’s CEO, and local partner Patrick Siaretta, the owner of Teleimage, with plans to rebrand the outfit as Cygnus Media. The ownership is being transferred from Zodiak Americas. The company will retain a first-look arrangement with Zodiak Rights for …

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Telemundo Internacional Taps HBO Latin America Group for Channel Distribution

June 11, 2014

MIAMI: HBO Latin America has been appointed to handle affiliate sales for the pay-TV channel Telemundo Internacional in Latin America, excluding Mexico and Brazil. Telemundo Internacional offers telenovelas, news segments and variety shows, including Corazón Valiente, Flor Salvaje, Caso Cerrado, Suelta la Sopa, Noticiero Telemundo, Al Rojo Vivo and Un …

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Rive Gauche Television Sells Shows into Latin America

June 5, 2014

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has sold a bevy of titles to various Latin American networks. Discovery Latin America went for several series, including The Illegal Eater, and renewed My Strange Addiction and The Dog Whisperer. Mexico’s MVS Multivision nabbed Homicide Hunter and Race to the Scene, while Brazil’s Globosat …

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Fusion Rolls Out on DISH

June 5, 2014

ENGLEWOOD: Fusion, the joint-venture network from Univision Communications and Disney/ABC Television Group, has launched nationwide in the U.S. on the DTH platform DISH. Delivering original news, sports and entertainment programming for "young, multicultural viewers," Fusion rolled out in October. DISH is the first platform to offer nationwide carriage of the …

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Telenovelas Lead Cisneros Media Distribution’s NATPE Europe Slate

June 4, 2014

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) is heading to this month’s NATPE Europe with a programming roster made up of telenovelas, a new tele-series and products from indie producers. Among its highlights are the telenovelas Sweet Thing and Emerald Heart, and the tele-series Criminal MasterMind. The company is also slated to …

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IFT: América Móvil & Grupo Televisa Can’t Have Exclusive Rights to Four Kinds of Sports Content

June 4, 2014

MEXICO CITY: The Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) of Mexico has determined that "preponderant" or dominant communications companies América Móvil and Grupo Televisa cannot hold the exclusive broadcast rights to four major sporting events. Those events, per the IFT, are “the Mexican national football team’s matches (men’s major category); the opening and …

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Brazil TV Forum Begins in São Paulo

June 4, 2014

SÃO PAULO: The two-day Brazil TV Forum kicked off today at the World Trade Center in São Paulo, bringing together 70 speakers and a slew of participants representing both local and international pay- and free-TV channels. This year’s theme is the type of television that the Brazilian market wants to build …

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NUVOtv Makes New Batch of Executive Hires

June 3, 2014

LOS ANGELES: Several hires have been made for the executive teams at the Latino-focused channel NUVOtv, with Bill Hilary leading the shakeup as the new president of SíTV Media, the network's parent company. Hilary, formerly the executive VP of programming for NUVOtv, assumes the newly created position effective immediately. He'll report to …