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PARIS/NEW YORK: Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman and CEO of Grupo Televisa, who has been named MIPCOM 2012 Personality of the Year, will give a keynote address on Wednesday, October 10, followed by a question-and-answer session with Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director. This is not the first time …

PREMIUM: Sports dominated prime-time ratings in Argentina over the last week, with Canal 7 faring well with boxing and Telefe delivering big numbers for the World Cup qualifier against Peru. Public broadcaster Canal 7, which usually lags in the ratings, had the number one program on Saturday night with the WBC …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Marcel Vinay Jr., the CEO of Comarex, shares what have been some of the key contributions to the company’s success over the last 30 years.   This year marks the 30th anniversary of Comarex. The company started its distribution business nearly a decade after …

BOGOTÁ: RTI has entered a seven-year production deal with Mexico’s Televisa, and has landed a separate three-year pact with RCN for Colombia. The deal between RTI and Televisa covers more than 500 hours a year of series and telenovelas for the Mexican network. The agreement includes two production lines, one …

LOS ANGELES, July 16: Former Telemundo executive Adriana Ibañez is joining MundoFox, the new U.S. Hispanic broadcast network launching next month, as the executive VP of programming, reporting to president Emiliano Saccone. Ibañez, based in Los Angeles, joins the network—a joint venture of FOX International Channels and RCN—August 1. She will …

MIAMI: Carolina Lightcap, who previously served as the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, has been hired as the head of content for Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic (DLA/USH). Lightcap will also serve as the general manager for the Southern Cone. She takes up the post as of August 13, reporting …

MIAMI: Telemundo Media has entered into a multi-million-dollar partnership with Coca-Cola North America focused on the London 2012 Olympic Games, creating the campaign "Luchando Juntos" (Fighting the Good Fight). The campaign will work to create a connection between Coca-Cola, Hispanic consumers and the Olympics. There will be a spotlight on …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has added two new series, Everything is Possible and Salon Chit Chat, to its programming portfolio. Hosted by Julian Weich, Everything is Possible is a family-friendly emotional entertainment format that features live games, stories and entertainment. Some of the show’s sections are titled “Truth or Vegetable,” …

LONDON/MIAMI: Gareth Williams has been named the VP of programming for Latin American and U.S. Hispanic market at BBC Worldwide Channels. Previously, Williams served as the company’s senior VP of content and production in South America.  As the VP of programming, Williams will be in charge of program strategy, production …

NEW YORK: Claudia Sahab, the director of sales for Europe at Televisa Internacional, tells World Screen about several business areas the company has been ramping up, including its catalogue of teen telenovelas and making co-productions with local European partners.   Sahab says that Televisa’s products have been selling “very well …