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LONDON: Discovery Latin America has snapped up more than 290 hours of finished-tape prime-time programming from Shine International. The agreement involves new and returning titles from Shine, including One Born Every Minute, MasterChef Australia and Biggest Loser, as well as such third-party productions as Bar Rescue, A Chance to Dance …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has signed an agreement with Centerstage Brands International to license a variety of consumer products, services and promotions featuring the branding of Pedro Infante, the late Mexican actor and singer. As part of the deal, Univision will develop, implement and handle licensing and promotional strategies across …

LOS ANGELES: Isla Presidencial is returning for a third season on the YouTube channel NuevON, with new episodes rolling out in March. The series garnered more than 30 million viewers during its first two seasons. It is returning to NuevON, which has a subscriber base of more than 330,000, The show …

MIAMI: World Screen’s Anna Carugati interviewed Drew Buckley, the COO and founding partner at Electus, and Luis Balaguer, the CEO and founder of Latin World Entertainment (Latin WE), on stage at NATPE.    

LOS ANGELES: NUVOtv has revealed the new and returning original series that are slated to air this spring on the English-language channel geared toward Latino viewers. Among the new titles due to debut on the network is The Collective, which looks at what's trending in music, fashion, live events, viral …

TEL AVIV: Applicaster is collaborating with Univision Communications to offer a cross-screen television experience that allows viewers to directly interact with their favorite series and characters. Applicaster's CrossMates technology provides a combination of video delivery abilities and broadcaster-controlled companion experiences, and can be used for any television vertical, including scripted, …

SÃO PAULO: Brazilian broadcaster Globo has secured a carriage deal with Aster, one of the Dominican Republic’s biggest pay-TV operators. Through the agreement, Aster is set to include Globo’s international channel in its basic package. Some of the network’s programming includes telenovelas, soccer, children’s shows and journalistic offerings. The Brazilian …

SANTA MONICA: Demand Media has entered into a digital advertising partnership with Cisneros Interactive's RedMas, an online advertising network that caters to Latin America. As part of the deal, RedMas will exclusively represent the branded digital advertising solutions on Demand Media's eHow en Español site in more than a dozen …

MEXICO CITY: America Móvil has done two separate deals, with FOX Sports and ESPN, involving the rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. ESPN picked up the non-exclusive pay-TV and digital rights for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games and Rio 2016 Summer Games …

RIO DE JANEIRO: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the creators of the hit drama Game of Thrones, are to take part in a special session at RioContentMarket 2014. Benioff is an author and scriptwriter. On Game of Thrones, he is co-creator and executive producer. Weiss is also co-creator and executive …