World Screen

WEST PALM BEACH: Olympusat’s digital film production facility, Olympusat 360, has restored a slate of classic Spanish-language films to their original form, and is now offering its restoration capabilities to the international market. Olympusat owns one of the largest libraries of independent Spanish-language films in the world. To date, Olympusat …

MIAMI: Venevision International has signed an agreement with APA International Film Distributors for the global commercialization of A Legend of Shaolin Kungfu, an action series. The 42×1-hour show, which has been dubbed in Spanish, follows a military-general-turned-monk as he fights against an Emperor’s tyranny. It depicts Kungfu battles and has featured …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has set up UVideos, a bilingual digital network for Hispanic America. The service is available through UVideos.com and the UVideos mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The digital network allows consumers to access Univision content such as Televisa programming, in Spanish or subtitled in English. …

SÃO PAULO: Globo plans to take Taís Araújo, a renowned actress from Brazil, to the first day of DISCOP Africa later this week. Known for her work in the hit Globo telenovela Shades of Sin, Araújo is the recipient of an award from the Festival de Cinema Brasileiro (Brazilian Film Festival) for the …

MIAMI: In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Discovery en Español plans to broadcast programming focused on the issues that are important to U.S. Hispanics. The channel is launching two new original documentaries, Caras del odio and Desamparados. The former, scheduled to air on October 28 at 9 …

NEW YORK: This Saturday Univision Network is hosting a 50th anniversary celebration for the variety show Sábado Gigante, with four hours of special coverage. The celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. on October 27 with a red carpet broadcast. Lourdes Stephen, co-host of Sal y Pimienta; Raúl de Molina and …

LOS ANGELES: The newly launched U.S. Spanish-language network MundoFox has announced Corazones Blindados (Armored Hearts), a new original police drama that is scheduled to premiere today. Corazones Blindados, starring Majida Issa and Andres Sandoval, is about the romance that develops between two police-force partners working in Bogotá, Colombia. The show …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications is showcasing a new logo, evolving the brand identity that has marked the U.S. Hispanic outfit for nearly 50 years. The company has had its previous logo since it began as one station in San Antonio, Texas, back in 1962. The new logo is evocative of …

BOGOTÁ: HBO Latin America has launched the premium entertainment platform HBO GO for MiDIRECTV customers in Colombia. This offers HBO/MAX subscribers access to films, series and specials from HBO, online on their computers. Series available include the third season of Boardwalk Empire and complete seasons of True Blood and Game …

NEW YORK: Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, the vice chairman and VP of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies, sat down with Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, during MIPCOM to discuss the ways in which she is maximizing new digital opportunities at the company.