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MEXICO CITY: Televisa Networks and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) are bringing the UFC Network to 20 Spanish-speaking countries across Latin America. In Mexico, the channel will be available on cable via Totalplay, Megacable, Cablemas, Telecable, Cablevisión and SKY. Elsewhere in Latin America, UFC Network joins Inter, TuVes, ClaroTV, Tricom, …

NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has secured carriage for the Sundance Channel and its VOD service on VTR in Chile, which is the country's largest cable operator. Sundance Channel first launched in Latin America, where it airs in Spanish, in 2013. Its region-wide footprint includes Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, …

RIO DE JANEIRO: The cyberculture expert Pierre Lévy is set to attend RioContentMarket this year, where he will talk about the use of social networks, the future of traditional media and entertainment consumption and more. Lévy is lined up to deliver a keynote address on the last day of the …

BURBANK: FremantleMedia International has placed a slew of titles from its catalogue, among them Got Talent and Tattoo Nightmares, with broadcasters in Latin America. Sony Pictures Television Networks in Latin America, as well as CNC-3 Trinidad, signed up for America’s Got Talent season nine. The Got Talent format has been re-commissioned for a …

MIAMI: At a press conference this morning at NATPE, Globo unveiled a raft of new programming highlights, including a selection of films that are now part of the catalogue. Among the films being offered by Globo are Time and the Wind, which tells the story of two families at the …

MIAMI: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has negotiated a raft of programming deals across Latin America, totaling around 200 hours. Brazil's Globosat signed up for the miniseries Dancing on the Edge, as well as seasons two and three of The Jonathan Ross Show and season seven of the detective drama Murdoch …

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution has agreed to a deal with Playboy Plus Entertainment for the broadcast rights for Latin Angels Special and Inside Football in Asia. The pair of programs will air in Asia on LifeStyle TV, a channel created by MATV and Playboy Plus Entertainment. The channel offers male-skewed …

MIAMI: Telemundo Media and Spain's Reset TV are working together on the development, production and distribution of El Artista (working title), a new musical competition format that is slated for the 2014-15 season. The deal includes co-ownership and production of a new format based on the original concept from Reset. …

NEW YORK: Cisneros has forged a strategic partnership with Bungalow Media + Entertainment that will see the development of Spanish- and English-language content for Latin audiences. The two will be working together on advertiser and branded content partnerships as well. Bungalow, a private integrated entertainment and media company recently founded …

MIAMI: In his Global Navigators keynote this morning at NATPE, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the president, CEO and chairman of the board at Grupo Televisa, discussed with World Screen’s Anna Carugati the company’s production prowess, taking advantage of new distribution platforms and plans for international growth through joint ventures. Azcárraga began …