Kristin Brzoznowski

MIAMI: Keshet International (KI) and Chilean broadcaster MEGA have entered a co-development deal to create a new entertainment series.

MIAMI: Paramount Channel has acquired the hit series House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, which will broadcast for the first time on pay TV in Latin America as an exclusive for the network.

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Networks Group Latin America has entered into a production pact with La Corriente del Golfo for the new original series Aquí en la Tierra, based on an original idea from Gael García Bernal and Kyzza Terrazas.

MIAMI: FremantleMedia International has secured more than 100 hours' worth of programming sales at NATPE, landing deals on titles such as the miniseries Apple Tree Yard and the dating format Take Me Out.

TEL AVIV: Keshet International (KI) is ramping up its production capabilities for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets, having opened a new subsidiary in Mexico City.

LONDON: Power Entertainment Media has reappointed Cesar Diaz to represent and sell its catalog of classic miniseries and TV movies across the LatAm region through his company 7A Media.

NEW YORK: The Federal Communications Commission has given the Mexican media giant Televisa permission to increase its stake in the U.S. broadcaster Univision up to 49 percent.

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution has tapped Comarex to oversee the international sales of its catalog outside of Spain and the U.S.

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs that were launched in Latin America last month, TV Globo's Rock Story stirred up the most buzz in social media, according to The WIT.

MIAMI: Marking a first for Spanish-language television in the U.S., Telemundo has launched a 360-degree virtual reality experience to coincide with its so-called "super series" El Chema.