World Screen

MIAMI: Up-and-coming bands will take the stage on Telemundo Media’s new reality competition show Buscando Mi Ritmo, produced in partnership with Bud Light. The 6×60-minute series is set to debut on Telemundo July 19 at 6 p.m. As part of the competition, celebrities will pair up with undiscovered music acts …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is getting its first Spanish-language original series, a soccer comedy from the Mexican director Gaz Alazraki. The 13-episode series from Alazraki Entertainment is slated for a launch in 2015. It reunites the team that made We Are the Nobles (Nosotros los Nobles), which is one of the …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: A+E Networks Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are bringing the Lifetime network to countries across Latin America, including Brazil, as of July. Lifetime will feature scripted drama series, nonfiction series and original movies. Among the shows featured on the programming roster will be Witches of East End, …

LOS ANGELES: MundoFox’s new original drama Two Moons has been given a May 3 premiere date. The program is set to debut on the network at 10 p.m., and will then air on Saturdays at the same time. Two Moons marks the return of actress and producer Barbara Mori to …

NEW YORK: The TV Latina app has been updated for the L.A. Screenings, providing program listings, news, a directory of company suite numbers and a host of other resources, all delivered in Spanish. Download or update the app here. The features of the Spanish-language TV Latina app include: TV Listings: …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content has named Ruben Mendiola as the president of the cable channel mun2. Mendiola will be focused on developing and driving the channel's strategy and programming. He will provide leadership across the business. Mendiola will be working with the organization's senior management, with responsibility …

MIAMI: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) The Americas has promoted Juan “JC” Acosta to executive VP, CFO and executive-in-charge of production. Acosta is responsible for the consolidated financial leadership of the company’s extensive entertainment portfolio that includes MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, VH1 and Tr3s in the U.S. He also has …

NEW YORK: Telemundo’s upcoming programming season is set to include new originals across all platforms, among them five new prime-time novelas and a Sunday night musical competition show. The telenovelas are Mrs. Acero, about a woman who becomes the “queen of organized crime” after finding that her dead husband lived …

NEW YORK: Discovery U.S. Hispanic has revealed a variety of new programs for its networks Discovery en Español, which will increase its focus on motoring series, and Discovery Familia for the 2014-15 season. Programming highlights for Discovery en Español include the new adventure series Tethered and Survive That, along with …

NEW YORK: A new reality show featuring singer Gloria Trevi and expanded soccer coverage are some of the programming highlights unveiled by Latino network mun2 at is Upfront presentation. The Trevi show, which remains an untitled project, will delve into the international performer’s world and family life as she readies …