World Screen

LONDON: Revenues for OTT TV and video are expected to reach $2.91 billion in 2020, with Brazil and Mexico as key contributors, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.  The $2.91 billion revenue forecast for 2020 marks a significant gain from the $37 million reported in 2010 and …

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has hired Imagina's Barbora Susterova as its new head of Latin America, effective this month. Susterova will continue to be based in Madrid. Prior to joining Eccho Rights, Susterova handled the Latin American market and other territories for Spain-based Imagina for the last eight years. “In the …

SÃO PAULO: Brazil’s Globo has signed a carriage deal for its international channel with Bolivian pay-TV operator COMTECO. Globo is now carried via seven operators in the Andean nation. The channel will be available to more than 75 percent of Bolivian homes with pay TV starting this month. Launched in …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has inked a three-year deal with Spanish sporting rights company MediaPro for the European and Asian broadcasting rights of three Brazilian soccer leagues. The agreement, which will span from 2016 to 2018, is for the Brazilian League, São Paulo State League and Rio de Janeiro State League. …

MIAMI: NBC Universo and mitú are collaborating on Vive el Verano, a series of short-form videos meant to help Latino Millennials learn how to make the most of summer. Vive el Verano provides clips produced by mitú and features such stars as El Guzii, Maiah Ocando, Luan Palomera, Luisito Comunica …

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Sports Latin America has added to its schedule the NFL Thursday Night Football package, to be accompanied by the original production Impacto NFL before and after the live games. This marks the first time that the NFL Thursday Night Football package will be broadcast in Spanish in the …

MIAMI: The cult hit Battlestar Galactica, which remains one of the highest rated series ever on Syfy, is to air on NBC Universo in Spanish for the first time on U.S. television. From Universal Cable Productions, the sci-fi series launches on NBC Universo on July 29 at 9 p.m. It …

LOS ANGELES: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has launched a specialized network for content creators from platforms such as YouTube and Vine, with the goal of fostering up-and-coming digital talent. The Univision Creator Network is initially expected to target predominantly English-language networks. It’s set to provide creators with an ecosystem that …

MIAMI: Cisneros Studios has brought on veteran TV producer Vladimir Pérez to join its production team. Formerly serving as VP of content development at Cisneros Media, Pérez will now assume the role of executive producer at the U.S.-based Hispanic-content outfit. He will report directly to Juan Carlos Sosa, the executive …

PANAMA CITY: Scripps Networks Latin America has secured carriage for Food Network on Cable Onda, the largest pay-TV platform in Panama. Food Network’s first Latin American launch was on Sky in Brazil in November 2014. This was followed by a pan-regional launch of the channel on DirecTV. Today, the service …