World Screen

NEW YORK: Ricardo Salinas, the founder and chairman of Mexico’s Azteca television network, is to serve as the gala chair for the 40th International Emmy Awards gala, which is taking place on November 19 in New York City. Salinas will preside over the gala and will open the program. The …

PREMIUM: Anthony Doyle, the regional VP of Turner International for Brazil, shares with World Screen his views on how new Brazilian content quotas may impact the portfolio of networks he oversees in this rapidly developing market.   The new Brazilian law 12.485/2011 mandates that pay-TV channels operating in the country devote …

PREMIUM: As viewers across the globe are still caught up in Olympic fever watching the games in London, TV Globo’s CEO, Octavio Florisbal, talks to World Screen Newsflash about how Brazil and his network are gearing up for the upcoming FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.   WS: How is …

AUSTIN: Antoinette Alfonso Zel has been appointed the CEO of El Rey, a new cable network for young Hispanic Americans, due to launch at the end of 2013. Zel has more than two decades of television, marketing and media experience. She previously served as CEO, president and partner at ad …

SÃO PAULO/LONDON: Juliana Algañaraz has been tapped to lead Endemol Brazil as the company’s new general manager, effective August 13. Algañaraz has been serving as the operations and production services director of Fox Brazil. Algañaraz has also managed international projects at Channel 13 in Argentina as executive producer, and has …

NEW YORK: Hulu Latino users now have on-demand access to Lucha Libre USA’s Masked Warriors, with seasons one and two available on the free, ad-supported Hulu and subscription-based Hulu Plus. Seven episodes from the first season are currently available, with season two seen through September 19. Lucha Libre USA is …

NEW YORK: Bruce Boren, the VP of Televisa Networks, talks to World Screen about expanding the footprint for the channel bouquet across the U.S., Asia, Europe and other territories.   The scope of the Televisa Networks bouquet runs wide, from the general-entertainment channel Canal de las Estrellas to the Mexican …

PREMIUM: Maria Badillo has a broad remit at Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group, where she serves as director of programming and acquisitions, handling originals and acquired fare for Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia. WS: What are some of the channels’ most successful series? BADILLO: During Q1 2012, Discovery en Español …

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Sports is slated to air the CONCACAF Champions League exclusively in Latin America for five years. The agreement, which includes digital and pay-TV platforms, begins with the 2012-2013 championship—scheduled to start on July 31—and will end after the 2016-2017 season. In Mexico and South America, FOX Sports …

ENGLEWOOD: OneLink Communications, which provides cable, broadband and phone services in Puerto Rico, is being acquired by Liberty Global and the private-equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners for $585 million. Following the acquisition, OneLink Communications will be merged with Liberty Cablevision to create the largest cable company in Puerto Rico, with …