World Screen

MIAMI/CARACAS: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) and DIRECTV Latin America are teaming up to co-produce Miss V, Backstage (Miss V, Tras Bastidores), a two-hour special about the training behind the Miss Venezuela beauty pageant. Hosted by Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013, the special will air via OnDIRECTV October 1 ahead of the …

NEW YORK: Cesar Conde has been appointed to the newly created position of chairman for NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, while Joe Uva will transition into an advisory role for NBC Deportes. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises includes the Telemundo Network, NBC Universo Cable Network, Telemundo International, Telemundo local stations, …

BUENOS AIRES: Latin America’s VOD OTT services generated $509.2 million in 2014, with that figure expected to reach $1.84 billion by 2018, according to a new Dataxis study. Dataxis’ OTT in Latin America report also predicts that the SVOD OTT market will expand rapidly, with 19.8 million paid accounts in …

LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal Hispanic Group’s Fluency Productions has teamed up with Samsung and Toyota to produce the English-language sci-fi thriller Reversion, due out in select theaters next month. The movie will also air on Syfy, with a version dubbed in Spanish set for broadcast on U.S. Hispanic networks Telemundo and …

BOGOTÁ: The Colombian production Soul Sisters, produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV International, has launched on Panamanian television. The 80×1-hour series airs Monday to Friday on a prime-time schedule on the TVN channel. The title follows Nelly and Fabiola Calle, siblings who set out to mainstream a …

MIAMI: Univision Digital has launched a new app for second-screen viewing of its upcoming reality competition La Banda as part of a broader multiplatform initiative for the show. The Univision Conecta App, presented by Verizon and built on technology developed by interactive-TV developer Screenz, will let viewers accumulate points while …

SÃO PAULO: The 2015 edition of ABTA Expo & Conference opened yesterday with a call by the president of the Brazilian national film agency ANCINE, Manoel Rangel, for continuing investment in Brazil's pay-TV sector. Even though Brazil’s pay-TV landscape is currently showing the first signs of growth deceleration, “it doesn’t …

NEW YORK: Alongside a slate of new dramas and sports content for its Telemundo and NBC Universo channels, the NBCUniversal Hispanic Group will also be launching digital extensions aimed at U.S. Latino audiences during the 2015-16 season. That multiplatform push will include Double Acción, a concurrent scripted experience that plays out …

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: 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, …