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SÃO PAULO: Globo has inked a three-year deal with Spanish sporting rights company MediaPro for the European and Asian broadcasting rights of three Brazilian soccer leagues. The agreement, which will span from 2016 to 2018, is for the Brazilian League, São Paulo State League and Rio de Janeiro State League. …

MIAMI: NBC Universo and mitú are collaborating on Vive el Verano, a series of short-form videos meant to help Latino Millennials learn how to make the most of summer. Vive el Verano provides clips produced by mitú and features such stars as El Guzii, Maiah Ocando, Luan Palomera, Luisito Comunica …

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Sports Latin America has added to its schedule the NFL Thursday Night Football package, to be accompanied by the original production Impacto NFL before and after the live games. This marks the first time that the NFL Thursday Night Football package will be broadcast in Spanish in the …

MIAMI: The cult hit Battlestar Galactica, which remains one of the highest rated series ever on Syfy, is to air on NBC Universo in Spanish for the first time on U.S. television. From Universal Cable Productions, the sci-fi series launches on NBC Universo on July 29 at 9 p.m. It …

LOS ANGELES: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has launched a specialized network for content creators from platforms such as YouTube and Vine, with the goal of fostering up-and-coming digital talent. The Univision Creator Network is initially expected to target predominantly English-language networks. It’s set to provide creators with an ecosystem that …

MIAMI: Cisneros Studios has brought on veteran TV producer Vladimir Pérez to join its production team. Formerly serving as VP of content development at Cisneros Media, Pérez will now assume the role of executive producer at the U.S.-based Hispanic-content outfit. He will report directly to Juan Carlos Sosa, the executive …

PANAMA CITY: Scripps Networks Latin America has secured carriage for Food Network on Cable Onda, the largest pay-TV platform in Panama. Food Network’s first Latin American launch was on Sky in Brazil in November 2014. This was followed by a pan-regional launch of the channel on DirecTV. Today, the service …

NEW ROCHELLE: According to a new study by Horowitz Research, Hispanics are more likely to make streaming an integral part of their video-viewing lifestyle, with half of the study’s participants spending 20 percent or more of their time viewing OTT content. In comparison, only 43 percent of total urban TV …

MIAMI: Discovery en Español is set to debut next month a second season of its docureality series Texas Trocas. The show’s new eight-episode season is due out August 3 during Lunes de Motores, the channel’s automotive programming block. The series’ sophomore run will follow the owners and workers of truck-renovation …

MIAMI: ESPN International has extended its exclusive rights in Brazil for the Spanish soccer leagues La Liga BBVA and Liga Adelante, clinching a five-year multimedia agreement lasting until the 2019-20 season. The agreement includes exclusive TV and internet rights, along with non-exclusive radio rights, for all league matches per season. …