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RIO DE JANEIRO: Cary Fukunaga, who won an Emmy this year for his work directing HBO’s True Detective, has been confirmed as a speaker at RioContentMarket 2015. Fukunaga also executive produced the hit drama. Besides his work on the show, Fukunaga has directed the feature-length films Jane Eyre and Sin …

SINGAPORE: Even though the Asia Pacific has been a tough market to crack, Azteca has managed to secure some important partnerships with TV broadcasters, production houses and distributors throughout the region. “It’s been challenging, but at the same time a great experience and we are now very fortunate to have …

MIRAMAR: Telemundo Station Group has launched TeleXitos, a new multicast network that will showcase action and adventure TV shows and movies in Spanish. TeleXitos will initially be available across 16 TV markets on the multicast channels of local Telemundo stations and will later be released to stations across the country. …

CANCUN: The first-ever MIPCancun Latam TV Buyers Summit has wrapped, with 40 buyers from across the region in attendance for one-on-one meetings with distributors. On Wednesday, during the official welcome address to attendees, Ted Baracos, the director of market development at Reed MIDEM, said that the goal of MIPCancun was …

NEW YORK: HITN-TV, a U.S. Spanish-language educational channel, has launched a slate of new edutainment programming, including the U.S. premiere of the drama series Hispania, The Legend. New titles include Mundo al Natural, which will feature the award-winning series Wild Australasia and Wild Africa; Espacio Ciencia, featuring the space-themed Wonders …

MIAMI/NEW YORK: Pierluigi Gazzolo, the COO of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and interim managing director for Americas since July, has been named president of the company’s Americas division. Gazzolo will move from New York to Miami to take up the Americas role on a dedicated basis, reporting to VIMN …

MIAMI: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched its 24-hour film network Paramount Channel across Latin America, available to 14 million pay-TV households in standard and high definition. Paramount Channel Latin America will offer a mix of iconic characters, memorable hits and star franchises from Paramount Pictures’ century-old library, as …

MIAMI: Telemundo has launched a multiplatform campaign in partnership with Facebook for its upcoming series Owners of Paradise (Dueños del Paraíso), which will feature the network return of actress Kate del Castillo. The digital campaign includes a Facebook page dedicated to the series, along with a first-look preview available exclusively …

SÃO PAOLO: Scripps Networks Latin America has appointed seasoned media exec Mauro Páez-Pumar as the company's VP of affiliate sales, a newly created position. In his new role, Páez-Pumar will work out of Miami under Márcio Fonseca, the managing director of Scripps Networks Latin America. He is charged with maximizing distribution …

MIAMI/LOS ANGELES: Spanish-language U.S. network Discovery Familia has signed a cross-platform programming deal with Latino media company MiTú that will make MiTú’s content available for the channel’s TV and digital audiences. As part of the agreement, Discovery Familia will premiere the long-format version of two new series, Casa Linda and …