UNIVERSAL CITY: Telemundo’s cable network for Hispanic millennials, mun2, is set to deliver more than 200 hours of original programming in the 2013/2014 season, including the new series Horoscopos, Viva Los Vargas and Reinas de Realty. Horoscopos is focused on regional Mexican music stars Horoscopos de Durango. Viva Los Vargas ...

CANNES: Liliana Mazure, the president of the Argentine National Film Board (Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales/INCAA), spoke to World Screen Newsflash in Cannes today about the significance of Argentina being selected as the country of honor at MIPCOM 2013. Mazure told World Screen that the goal of the MIPCOM ...

CANNES: The action series Lucia’s Secrets, being showcased by Venevision International, was primarily shot on location throughout Caracas, Venezuela, and Miami, Florida. From Venevision Productions comes the telenovela Rosario, starring Guy Ecker, Itahisa Machado and Lorena Rojas. Both titles are being offered up by Venevision International in Cannes, along with ...

CANNES: Colombia’s RCN Television is heading to MIPTV with a catalogue of high-quality Spanish-language productions to offer the international market. When the U.S. Spanish-language channel MundoFOX made its debut last year, it did so with a bevy of productions from RCN, a joint-venture partner in the network. This included the original series ...

CANNES: Dance shows have already proven to work well around the world, and Caracol Television believes its new title The Dance Floor will follow suit. It contains the successful ingredients of celebrities, hit songs and spectacular staging, says Berta Orozco, a sales executive at Caracol. “The Hypochondriac, on the other ...

UNIVERSAL CITY: The U.S. Hispanic cable network mun2 is celebrating the life of the late singer Jenni Rivera, who had her own reality show on the network, I Love Jenni, with a one-hour star-studded special. On April 7 at 9 p.m. mun2 has scheduled We Love Jenni, an hour-long tribute ...

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has upped David Beck to the role of senior VP of social media. Based in New York, Beck will be reporting to Cesar Conde, the president of Univision Networks. Beck joined the company in 2009 and most recently served as the VP of strategic initiatives in ...

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the broadcast rights for the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games and the 2016 Games of the XXXI Olympiad to América Móvil for Latin America. The company, backed by billionaire investor Carlos Slim, has the rights across all media platforms for the region. ...

CANNES: Televisa Internacional’s overall business in Africa has been “great,” according to Ricardo Ehrsam, the company’s general director for Europe, Asia and Africa. “Thanks to the high quality of our content, and excellent dubbing, we have been able to solidify and grow partnerships with market leaders throughout English-, French- and ...

KNOXVILLE: Márcio Fonseca has become the managing director for Latin America at Scripps Networks Interactive. Fonseca will be responsible for designing and executing the strategies for growth in the region. This includes the launch of Scripps Networks Interactive-branded channels, evaluating joint ventures and other partnerships. He comes to the role ...