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TEL AVIV: Karina Dolgiej has been hired for the newly created post of sales manager for Latin America at Keshet International (KI). Dolgiej will work out of Miami under Keren Shahar, the company's general manager of distribution. She will collaborate with Kelly Wright, sales director for Asia, Latin America, Australia …

TEL AVIV: Brazil’s Globo has ordered a second season of Superstar, the local adaptation of Keshet International’s talent-show format Rising Star. The 14-episode second run is set to air in 2015. Superstar was the first international adaptation of the format, which allows viewers to vote for contestants using a free …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: AMC Networks International's Latin American unit has licensed another season of the Prime Entertainment Group series Hollywood on Set for the movie channels MGM and MGM HD. Hollywood on Set takes viewers behind the scenes of popular films. This marks the second consecutive year that the show will …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol TV Internacional’s Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord has been picked up by RTL Crime in the Netherlands, marking the first Caracol production sold into that country. The drama airs in the territory Mondays through Fridays. It tells the story of the powerful drug trafficker who changed Colombian history, …

MIAMI: NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content has tapped Gregory M. Resh for the post of senior VP of finance. Resh assumes the role immediately. He’ll be based out of Miami, where he’ll report to Marlene Dooner, the executive VP of Hispanic Enterprises and Content. The exec will oversee finance, accounting …

CULVER CITY: The Spanish-language U.S. cable network Cine Sony Television has secured a long-term distribution pact with DIRECTV. Cine Sony Television specializes in Hollywood movies. As of today, the channel is included in DIRECTV's most popular Más packages. “This comprehensive agreement between DIRECTV and Cine Sony Television significantly expands the …

LOS ANGELES: mun2, NBCUniversal’s U.S. Hispanic cable network, is set to rebrand as NBC Universo starting February 1, 2015. That date will also mark the moment the channel becomes the home to the exclusive Spanish-language telecast of Super Bowl XLIX in the U.S. As part of the rebrand, the network …

BOGOTÁ: Russia’s Raz TV has picked up the series The Voice of Freedom, distributed by Caracol TV Internacional. The channel will air the program at 10:30 p.m. every Tuesday through Friday night. Produced by CMO for Caracol Television in Colombia, The Voice of Freedom chronicles the life of the singer …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: NBCUniversal’s Telemundo and mun2 networks, which hold the Spanish-language broadcast rights for the FIFA World Cup in the U.S., have announced a 2015 broadcast plan totaling more than 550 hours of FIFA soccer events across their platforms. As part of that plan, the channels are scheduled to feature …

LOS ANGELES: Lucha Underground, a Spanish-language wrestling series from Robert Rodriguez, FactoryMade Ventures and Mark Burnett’s United Artists Media Group, has been slated to debut on UniMás in the U.S. The 39-episode wrestling program will become part of the network’s Saturday lineup beginning November 1, following Wednesday night premieres on …