Joel Marino

MIAMI: FremantleMedia Latin America (FMLA) has entered a co-development partnership with Argentine producer Ideas del Sur.

VANCOUVER: BBC Worldwide has licensed a slew of content to Latin American VOD service Qubit.tv, including dramas such as Life on Mars and Wallander.

SAN FRANCISCO: Global streaming platform Viki has launched a Portuguese-language service.

MIAMI: Hemisphere Media Group’s U.S. Hispanic channels WAPA America and Cinelatino have unveiled their 2016-17 programming slate, which includes four exclusive, original multiscreen movies co-produced with Argos Comunicaciones.

LONDON: OTT TV and video are booming in Latin America, where revenues are expected to triple 2015’s figures to reach $3.59 billion in 2021, according to a new Digital TV Research report.

BUENOS AIRES: Discovery Communications has picked up a 27.5 percent stake in Bethia Comunicaciones, which owns Chilean broadcast channel Mega.

SÃO PAULO: Globo and NHK have partnered to present live 8K screenings during the Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

NEW YORK: Comedy is at the forefront of Univision Communication Inc.’s (UCI) strategy to reach younger audiences, with a new slate of sitcoms and shows planned for the 2016-17 season.

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is teaming up with Mashable, Vox, Tastemade, Buzzfeed and Wise Entertainment in an effort to produce content geared toward Millennials.

NEW YORK: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has launched a new Los Angeles-based development and production unit that will create original content for its portfolio of owned networks, as well as third-party channels and platforms.