World Screen

MIAMI: Cisneros Media has elevated Cosme Lopez to senior VP and general manager of pay-TV channels and services, effective immediately. Lopez will work out of Miami under Marcello Coltro, the executive VP of content distribution at Cisneros Media. His new executive duties include supervising the company's pay-TV multiplatform business and …

BUENOS AIRES: At next month's market in Miami, renowned producer Yair Dori plans to present his latest TV productions, Cata y el misterio de la esfera and Historias de Diván. Originally titled Seniales, Cata y el misterio de la esfera (Cata and the Mystery of the Sphere) has been enjoying …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal has promoted Meara Abramson Valenzuela to senior VP of planning and strategy for Hispanic enterprises and content. Abramson Valenzuela will support strategic decision-making and lead the analysis, planning and execution of key projects across the division’s businesses: Telemundo Network, studios, digital, stations, cable and international. She will …

MIAMI: Cisneros Media is expanding and rebranding its Miami-based production facility, which will now operate under the name Cisneros Studios. Founded and operating as Venevision Studios since 2004, Cisneros Studios now incorporates the largest independent production company of Spanish-language programming in the U.S., Venevision Productions, which annually produces more than …

NEW YORK: José Antonio Bastón, the president of television and content at Grupo Televisa, is slated to take part in a special session at NATPE moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Part of the Global Navigators track, the session is entitled Exporting Expertise: A Conversation with José Antonio Bastón. It …

DENVER: Liberty Global, together with investment funds affiliated with Searchlight Capital Partners, is acquiring Choice Cable TV, the second-largest cable and broadband services provider in Puerto Rico. Liberty Global has entered into an agreement to purchase 100 percent of Choice's parent company. Choice’s operations will be combined with Liberty Cablevision …

MIAMI: Cisneros Interactive, the digital division of the Cisneros organization, has picked up a 50 percent stake in the Latin American premium video network ITCLICKVIDEO. The company offers digital publishers a VOD platform with original content centered on fashion, food, travel, lifestyle, sports, music and entertainment. It currently has deals …

PREMIUM: Adriana and Gustavo Cisneros, who will be honored at NATPE with a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, talk to World Screen about their vision for a family business in this ever-changing media landscape. WS: As technology continues to change the business, what core values must Cisneros continue to represent? GUSTAVO: …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Distributors Guide provides essential information on the leading content distributors in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and Iberia. View the digital edition here. The TV Latina Distributors Guide 2015 offers up detailed information on numerous content distributors operating in …

MIAMI: From animated children’s shows to feature films to sitcoms, Band Content Distribution arrives at NATPE with a diverse portfolio for international buyers. Among the highlights is Head on a Platter, a movie starring Brazilian actors Alice Braga, Eduardo Moscovis and Cássio Gabus Mendes. On the sitcom front, the distributor …