World Screen

PARIS: Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman of the board and CEO of Grupo Televisa, is being honored at MIPCOM with the 2012 Personality of the Year award. Azcárraga Jean will be honored on October 10 during a dinner gala at the Carlton. The same day he will deliver a keynote …

LONDON: Latin American broadcasters, located in territories such as Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, have purchased 188 hours of programming from Passion Distribution. Once TV in Mexico made a deal for the first two seasons of Paperny Entertainment’s Consumed as well as The Asgard Project: Britain’s Best Climber from Posing Productions …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol Televisión’s Carlos Pérez Dávila is leaving his position as president, with Gonzalo Córdoba Mallarino, the president of the board at the national newspaper, El espectador, and current member of the company’s board, taking over the role. Pérez Dávila resigned from this post after leading a restructuring that transformed …

MIAMI: Acceso Exclusivo: Pumas is Discovery en Español’s new original series about the Mexican soccer team, due to debut in the fall. The four-episode show will take a behind-the-scenes look at the Pumas, Mexico’s leading professional soccer team, as they get ready for the upcoming season. It will also feature …

LOS ANGELES: The English-language bi-cultural U.S. network nuvoTV has secured $40 million in financing to expand its original programming slate. The network, aimed at American Latinos, was created more than eight years ago. It currently reaches some 30 million homes. The funding comes from current investors such as Columbia Capital …

PARIS: Adriana Cisneros, the vice chairman and director of strategy of the Cisneros Group of Companies, is on board as the headline speaker for MIPCOM’s first-ever LATAM Global Dealmakers Networking Lunch, to take place October 9 in Cannes. The senior-level event will bring together 80 entertainment executives from Latin America …

MIAMI: Univision Network has revealed its upcoming fall schedule, which includes season three of the hit celebrity dance series Look Who’s Dancing! (¡Mira Quien Baila!), among other titles. Also in the fall, the network will broadcast the third season of Salt and Pepper (Sal y Pimienta), an entertainment magazine program; …

MIAMI: Titles from the Caracol TV International catalogue, including Land of Love and The English Teacher, are available for viewing on Hulu Latino. The online service has added the Caracol programming for viewers to enjoy at no additional cost on Hulu and with a subscription on Hulu Plus. Among the …

LONDON: FremantleMedia hits such as Got Talent, The X Factor and Idols continue to perform well in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic territories, while new formats are also entering the markets. This fall Idols (Idolos) will debut its seventh season on Brazil’s Rede Record. In addition, Idols Junior (Idolos Kids), an extension …

LONDON: Mexico’s Azteca has purchased 114 hours worth of TV movies and mini-series from the U.K.’s Power. The sales consist of 36 titles, including Flood, a disaster drama miniseries—featuring Robert Carlyle and Tom Hardy—about a tidal wave that hits London. Other titles include XIII: The Conspiracy, a thriller starring Val Kilmer; …