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PRAGUE: One of Cisneros Media Distribution’s goals for NATPE Europe is to work with regional platforms to understand how its productions can better adapt to local strategies. “There is a surge of channels dedicated to telenovelas in the region…and these new outlets will need quality content to support their programming,” …

PRAGUE: Dance If You Can, a competition from Mexico’s Azteca, introduces a new twist on the genre: ordinary people must show off their moves and compete against celebrities. “These aren’t professional dancers,” says Adela Velasco, who is in charge of sales for Europe and Africa at distributor Comarex. “Can you …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe has added to its distribution catalogue the 1980s-set police drama Story of a Clan. The 11-episode miniseries tells the real-life story of the Puccio clan, a traditional Argentine family who kidnapped and murdered businesspeople after asking for large ransoms. The series will air soon on the Telefe …

NEW YORK: Roberto Ruiz has been elevated to executive VP of strategy and insights at Univision Communications (UCI), effective immediately. The exec will continue to report to Kevin Conroy, the company’s chief strategy and data officer and president of enterprise development, and will remain based in New York. Ruiz has …

MIAMI: Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic (DLA/USH) has named Allan Navarrete as general manager and Angela Recio Sondon as the VP of content for its U.S. Hispanic division. The appointments are effective immediately, with Navarrete working out of Mexico City and Recio Sondon being based in Miami. Navarrete’s new role …

PLANO: The over-the-top (OTT) video market in Latin America is poised for rapid growth, according to new research from The Diffusion Group (TDG), which predicts that 25 percent of all videos viewed in LatAm in 2025 will be via OTT services. “Latin America is an important global market by virtue …

MIAMI: Former Scripps Networks Interactive exec Sameer Deen has joined Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) as its new senior VP of Univision Digital. Based in Miami, Deen will report to Isaac Lee, the president of news and digital for UCI and CEO of Fusion. The exec will be charged with establishing …

SÃO PAULO: Starting next week, Globo’s noir drama The Party is set to air on Uruguayan network Teledoce. The miniseries, a remake of a 1974 telenovela, revolves around a lavish mansion party that comes to a halt when a body is found in the pool, setting off a frantic hunt …

MIAMI: Alterna’TV has signed a carriage deal with OTT service YipTV that will see the addition of several Latin American channels to the digital hub. Through the deal, Alterna’TV will provide YipTV with international feeds from general entertainment channels Canal 22 Internacional, Canal Once Mexico, CB Tu Television Michoacan and …

NEW YORK: Univision has given a second-season greenlight to the music competition La banda, from Simon Cowell’s SYCO Entertainment and Haim Saban’s Saban Brands. The show’s sophomore run will search the U.S. and Puerto Rico for female contestants looking to front a new all-girl super group. Cowell will executive produce …