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MEXICO CITY: Grupo Elektra, a company controlled by Ricardo Salinas, has purchased Blockbuster Mexico, a wholly owned subsidiary of satellite pay-TV provider DISH Network, for 408 million pesos ($30.8 million). The company said it has retained the current CEO of Blockbuster Mexico, Edward J. Argüelles, and most of its 2,600 …

LOS ANGELES: Ibra Morales has been hired as the new president of MundoFOX, a joint venture between RCN and FOX International Channels (FIC). Morales was previously the senior VP of national marketing at the Katz Television Group. He also formerly served as president of the Telemundo Station Group and as …

BUENOS AIRES: A couple of changes are being made to Telefe's international business area, overseen by Claudio Ipolitti, in an effort to ultimately strengthen the management of strategy and sales. One of the changes is the creation of the content distribution area. The division, which will be led by Daniel …

NEW YORK: The TVLatina.tv Preview for NATPE includes a video interview with Cisneros Media’s Jonathan Blum, along with a number of Q&As, features and other resources. The Spanish-language TVLatina.tv Preview includes Q&As with actress and producer Sofía Vergara, Globo’s Carlos Henrique Schroder and actor/writer/comedian/producer Eugenio Derbez. Additionally, there are features …

Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari is the editor of Spanish-language publications at World Screen. When I joined TV Latina as an editor more than five years ago, I took over a magazine that at the time was already recognized internationally for its journalistic quality and was trusted by the top executives in the …

NEW YORK: The TV Latina app for NATPE is now available to download or update, delivering Spanish-language programming listings, news and a range of resources to help you make the most out of your time in Miami. Features of the newly updated TV Latina app include TV Listings, the ultimate resource …

MIAMI: For Caracol Television, NATPE is one of the most important markets of the year. “It is the start of a new and exciting year with lots of potential to increase our global presence,” says Lisette Osorio, the company’s VP of international sales. “It means a lot for our company …

MIAMI: Cisneros Media has announced the launch of Cisneros Media Distribution, which will handle the company's distribution activities across all platforms. Formerly operating as Venevision International, the distributor has a catalogue of more than 30,000 hours of programming. Cisneros Media Distribution encompasses products from Venevision Productions, an independent producer of …

PREMIUM: Joe Uva, the chairman of Hispanic enterprises and content at NBCUniversal, talks about increasing Telemundo’s ratings and diversifying its schedule and the importance of sharing content between Telemundo and mun2 and their sister English-language brands. WS: In what ways are you increasing the presence of Telemundo’s programming on NBCUniversal …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol TV’s hit crime drama Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord is now being aired in Afghanistan through the Kabul-based Lemar TV channel. The series, which was produced by Colombian network Caracol TV and distributed by Caracol TV Internacional, will air Thursday and Saturday nights. Andrés Parra plays drug lord …