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MIAMI: Blanca Soto, the Mexican actress known for her role in the Univision production Eva Luna, has signed an exclusive multi-project deal with Telemundo. Soto has starred in a number of telenovelas, including The Talisman and Eva Luna for Univision and Televisa’s Love Rules. She's also had parts in Hollywood movies …

MIAMI/MEXICO CITY: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) and Televisa have agreed to co-produce 12 series together, a total of 840 hours of programming, over the next five years for broadcast in Mexico. SPT will produce the series in Mexico, using some of Televisa's top actors. The series will air on Televisa …

SÃO PAULO: Brazilian broadcaster Globo will be airing all Brazilian league soccer matches in HD starting this season, with plans to add games from other leagues next year. The Brazilian league, known locally as the Brasileirão, is one of Globo’s principal sports products, being distributed in more than 190 countries …

BOGOTÁ: The Mafia Dolls, one of two series from Colombia’s Caracol TV Internacional sold recently into North American markets, is set to make its U.S. debut tonight on the Mun2 network. The mega production tells the story of Lucrecia (Amparo Grisales), the wife of powerful drug lord Braulio (Fernando Solórzano), …

LOS ANGELES: Alberto Mier y Terán has been tapped as the executive VP of Univision Television Group (UTG), and will continue as general manager of flagship stations KMEX-TV Univision 34 and KFTR-TV UniMás 46 in Los Angeles. Terán will be involved in the strategic direction of the group, including personnel, …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has named Friday Abernethy as its senior VP of content distribution, a newly created position. The distribution vet will be based in New York and report to Sarah Madigan, the executive VP of content distribution. In her new role, Abernethy will oversee Univision’s content distribution efforts …

LOS ANGELES: NUVOtv, an English-language network aimed at U.S. Latinos, is gearing up for this summer’s World Cup with the release of a soccer-themed travel show co-produced with Kia Motors. The 12-episode series Kia’s Road to Rio is set to premiere May 21 at 9 p.m. ITN Productions and A Brand …

MIAMI: Up-and-coming bands will take the stage on Telemundo Media’s new reality competition show Buscando Mi Ritmo, produced in partnership with Bud Light. The 6×60-minute series is set to debut on Telemundo July 19 at 6 p.m. As part of the competition, celebrities will pair up with undiscovered music acts …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix is getting its first Spanish-language original series, a soccer comedy from the Mexican director Gaz Alazraki. The 13-episode series from Alazraki Entertainment is slated for a launch in 2015. It reunites the team that made We Are the Nobles (Nosotros los Nobles), which is one of the …

NEW YORK/MIAMI: A+E Networks Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are bringing the Lifetime network to countries across Latin America, including Brazil, as of July. Lifetime will feature scripted drama series, nonfiction series and original movies. Among the shows featured on the programming roster will be Witches of East End, …