World Screen

BURBANK: The Spanish-language channel Estrella TV has received a number of new affiliates and station renewals as it continues to expand its presence across the U.S. WANN-TV in Atlanta and KOCY-TV in Oklahoma City are the newest affiliates signing with Estrella TV. KXAP-TV in Tulsa, KNRC-TV in Reno and KRET-TV …

MIAMI: Emilio Romano, the president of Telemundo Media, took part in a NATPE session, moderated by World Screen‘s Anna Carugati, in which he talked about the importance of original programming for the U.S. Hispanic broadcaster.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Wish you had been at NATPE 2012? Had a successful three days at …

CANNES: Each of the highlight offerings from Band Contents Distribution provides a look at how life in Brazil really is, according to Elisa Ayub, the company’s director of international content. Natália, for example, tells the story of a young, married girl from Rio de Janeiro who is given the opportunity …

NEW YORK: Cox Communications has added the Univision Deportes network and Univision tlnovelas to its Spanish-language offerings in Arizona, Nevada and California. Univision Deportes is dedicated to sports, delivering news, entertainment and interactivity. Univision tlnovelas brings viewers some of the biggest telenovela hits of all time. Programming partner Televisa has …

NEW YORK: Sundance Channel makes its debut in Latin America for the first time on September 17, delivering the original series Rake and Mr Selfridge alongside a number of indie films and documentaries. Among the films set for Sundance Channel in Latin America are Tiny Furniture, from Girls’ Lena Dunham, …

BUENOS AIRES: The number of households that subscribe to a pay-TV service in Central America is expected to reach 4.4 million by 2018, according to analysis by Dataxis. In the six largest markets in the region, pay-TV subscriptions grew from 21.4 percent of TV households to 31.3 percent of homes between 2008 …

BOGOTÁ: Televen in Venezuela has given a Tuesday through Thursday slot to Football Dreams, A World of Passion, produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional. The show airs on Televen Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m. This marks the second international debut for the series, following on the …

SÃO PAULO: Competition posed by over-the-top services like Netflix and the impact of Law 12,485 imposing quotas for Brazilian content on pay-TV programmers were key issues at the ABTA Expo & Congress, which wrapped in São Paulo yesterday. Speaking at the closing of the event, the president of Brazilian media …

SÃO PAULO: Time Warner Cable’s dispute with CBS over retrans fees was the subject of heated debate at the opening of the ABTA Expo & Congress yesterday in São Paulo, Brazil, where the heads of Globosat and Net, among others, also discussed the impact of new pay-TV legislation. Alberto Pecegueiro, the …

BOGOTÁ: Football Dreams, A World of Passion, produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, is premiering today on Unimas in the U.S., marking its first international release. Football Dreams, A World of Passion follows the lives of Carlos "el Pibe" Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla, René Higuita and Freddy Rincón, …