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January 7, 2014
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NEW YORK: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Channels Guide, featuring numerous pay-TV channels in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and Iberia, is now available. The TV Latina Channels Guide 2014 (Guía de Canales) offers up detailed information on a range of cable and satellite channel brands ...
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December 17, 2013
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LOS ANGELES: Azteca America has released a free application with which users of Android and iOS devices can access top videos from the company's catalogue. The app can be downloaded in the iTunes and Android stores, as well as from the Azteca America website. New videos will be added every ...
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December 13, 2013
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NEW YORK: Univision Communications has promoted Mehul Nagrani to the post of senior VP and general manager of digital. Nagrani, formerly the senior VP of digital operations, has been with Univision since 2011. He’ll continue to work out of the company’s New York office, where he reports to Kevin Conroy, ...
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December 12, 2013
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TEL AVIV: Keshet International has sold the broadcasting rights for seasons one and two of Prisoners of War and the first season of Deal With It to Globosat in Brazil. Prisoners of War is a one-hour drama that follows two soldiers as they readjust to life after returning home from ...
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December 11, 2013
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LONDON: FremantleMedia has divided the role of CEO for its Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking operations in the Americas, between Daniela Busoli and Adrián Santucho. Busoli has been promoted to CEO of FremantleMedia Brazil, based in São Paulo. Santucho becomes the CEO of FremantleMedia Mexico, U.S. Hispanic and pan-regional productions, based in ...
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December 11, 2013
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SÃO PAULO: Brazilian broadcaster RedeTV! has signed a long-term deal with combat-sport promoters XFC International to launch a new mixed martial arts championship featuring athletes from across Latin America. The tournament, which will be called the Mixed Martial Arts Copa, will take place next year in São Paulo. It will ...
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December 11, 2013
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TEL AVIV/BOGOTÁ: Colombian network Caracol TV has released a second-screen app to accompany its show The Voice Colombia and that will also feature news, sports programming and video on demand, among other features. The app, called Parlar TV, was developed by Applicaster, a company that has created similar products for ...
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November 27, 2013
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SINGAPORE: Caracol Television has been increasing its business within Asia, according to Estefania Arteaga, a sales executive for the region. “We have had wonderful progress with some OTT platforms in the region, along with some great interest in our entertainment and scripted formats in countries such as China, India and ...
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November 25, 2013
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LONDON: Power has placed more than 50 hours of TV movies and mini-series, including the BBC co-production Archangel, with Globosat. TV movies featured among the raft of titles include the thriller Nancy Grace's The Eleventh Victim, based on the New York Times best-selling novel, and the romantic comedy Cupid Inc. ...
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November 25, 2013
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LOS ANGELES: NUVOtv has inked an overall development deal with actor, host and TV personality Mario Lopez, an exclusive agreement in regards to Latino-oriented programming in English. NUVOtv ordered a second season of Mario Lopez One-on-One, an interview show hosted by Lopez that features top Latino talent. The network has ...
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