Mansha Daswani

Ahead of NATPE's official opening tomorrow, A+E Networks has unveiled a slew of deals for scripted and factual shows with broadcasters and platforms in Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is pulling the plug on its Crackle SVOD service in Latin America effective April 30.

STUDIOCANAL has sealed a digital distribution deal with aggregator Under the Milky Way for a slate of feature films in Latin America.

Third-quarter revenues at Univision Communications fell by 17.3 percent to $628.2 million, with the company citing the protracted dispute with Dish, lower ratings and decreased ad revenues as key factors.

Univision Communications has initiated a formal process to explore selling off the Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) and The Onion.

Hijos de su madre, a comedy series from SVOD operator Claro Video in Mexico, was the most buzzed about new Latin American series premiere in social media last month, according to The WIT.

DISH subscribers may lose access to Univision as the two companies struggle to reach a new carriage deal.

FOX Sports Latin America will continue to deliver coverage of UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for an additional three seasons.

A+E Networks’ Eduardo Ruiz, NBCUniversal’s Klaudia Bermudez-Key and HBO’s Francisco Smith weighed in on the challenges and opportunities in Latin America’s pay-TV sector in a NATPE panel moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCUniversal International Group and NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, took part in a NATPE keynote conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati, weighing in on storytelling for the U.S. Hispanic audience and revealing the strategies Telemundo has employed to drive ratings gains.