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BALI: PFC – O Canal do Futebol, a Globosat channel, airs more than 600 soccer games a year, including an array of big-name Brazilian matches such as the Brazilian Championship, the Brazil Cup and the State Championships. It also broadcasts games from other events, including the Futsal League and showbol …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has licensed matches from the São Paulo State League, the Brazilian League and some of the network’s sports programs to Bulgarian channel Eurocom National Cable Television. The partnership allows the Eastern European channel to air matches between popular Brazilian soccer teams. It will also broadcast two of …

MEXICO CITY: Bloomberg and Mexican publication El Financiero have teamed up to launch a multiplatform, Spanish-language, business-news service with content appearing on TV, digital platforms and print. The partnership includes the creation of El Financiero-Bloomberg, a Spanish-language, business-news television channel that will be broadcast in Mexico and Central America. The channel, …

ISTANBUL: Comarex, which represents the productions of the Mexican broadcaster Azteca, has attended DISCOP Istanbul since the event began in 2010. This year, the company will present original Azteca productions whose classic love stories it believes will appeal to the region. In Destiny, a woman promises to find her birth …

ISTANBUL: A love triangle takes center stage in What Life Took from Me (Lo Que la Vida Me Robó), a new telenovela from Televisa Internacional that is being promoted at this year’s DISCOP Istanbul. Also on offer from the company is Loving You is All I Want (Quiero Amarte), another …

ISTANBUL: The drama series Blood on the Couch (working title) is a major focus for Cisneros Media Distribution at DISCOP Istanbul this year. The thriller is based on a true story, which Cesar Diaz, the company’s VP, says is “sure to captivate audiences and ratings alike.” Diaz adds, “We are …

MIAMI: Telemundo Media has promoted Eli Velazquez to senior VP of sports, moving up from the VP post. Velazquez continues to be based in Miami and report to Jorge Hidalgo, the executive VP of Telemundo Sports. He will be overseeing all sports programming and operations for the network, and adds …

LOS ANGELES: U.S. Latino channel NUVOtv and video entertainment platform Vevo have teamed up to produce a new original music series, The Collective, Powered by Vevo. Set to air March 6, the series is co-executive produced by singer and NUVOtv CCO Jennifer Lopez under her Nuyorican Productions banner. The weekly …

SALZBURG: Global media company Red Bull Media House has secured a content partnership with Latin American and Caribbean satellite-television provider DIRECTV PanAmericana. Through the deal, Red Bull Media House will provide more than 32 hours of extreme-sports content to the DIRECTV Sports and DIRECTV Sports+ channels. This will include pay-TV …

BOGOTÁ: Colombia’s Caracol TV International has revealed some of the programming highlights it will be presenting at this year’s DISCOP Istanbul. The shows include The Voice of Freedom, about a woman who seeks to escape the patriarchal society of the ’50s through popular music. The program was produced by CMO …