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BUENOS AIRES: The Colombian pay-TV market is expected to reach 5.3 million households by 2018, a 3.4-percent increase from end of 2015, according to a new Dataxis report. In its Pay TV Series 2015: Colombia study, Dataxis forecast that total pay-TV revenues will reach $884 million by 2018, with total …

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) and language translation, dubbing and subtitling studio The Kitchen have formed a strategic alliance to offer specialized dubbing services for Spanish-speaking markets, effective immediately. With the new partnership, The Kitchen will serve as the exclusive sales and marketing agent for Latin Spanish dubbing worldwide, and …

CANNES: Telemundo Internacional has signed an agreement to become the exclusive distributor of HBO Latin America Originals in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Oceania as of January 2016. Under the agreement, Telemundo Internacional will represent the catalogue of fiction and documentary series for HBO Latin America in the …

CANNES: Chile's Canal 13 has entered into an agreement for the international distribution of its portfolio of TV series and fiction formats with Comarex. This strategic alliance will broaden Canal 13's reach in new markets, primarily in Asia and Europe. It also provides Comarex with additional formats and series, bolstering …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe and Endemol Shine Argentina have signed an agreement to co-produce the 13-episode series El gran jugador (The Great Participant). The series tells the story of a young engineer who enters a Big Brother house as a contestant and announces on live TV that he will detonate a …

CANNES: At MIPCOM, Canal 13 Sudmedia is unveiling a catalogue chock-full of Chilean movies that have premiered within the last two years. “They are commercial films ranging from comedies to dramas, and they feature compelling stories that reflect our continent’s particularities while offering global potential,” says Marina Del Canto, the …

CANNES: With the verdant landscape of the Mexican state of Chiapas as a backdrop, Televisa Internacional’s MIPCOM highlight Burden of Guilt centers on a love story filled with passion and intrigue that reshapes the lives of three families and shakes up an entire town. The title is one of many …

MIAMI: A co-production agreement with Getty Images Latin America has led Cisneros Media Distribution to establish a new creative unit, MOBIUS.LAB Productions, dedicated exclusively to the creation and production of content and formats in a variety of lengths. Cisneros Media Distribution will showcase more than 20 different shows currently being …

CANNES: Brazil-based Band Content Distribution arrives at MIPCOM hoping to strengthen its relationships with existing customers while attracting new partnerships by offering content for different platforms. Among the highlights is Wacky TV, a cartoon spoof on popular network fare featuring parodies of news broadcasts, talk shows and even infomercials. Additionally, …

SANTA MONICA: Taking advantage of a Mexican-Canadian tax treaty for scripted series, Grupo Televisa is slated to produce multiple English-language series aimed at on-demand and traditional TV markets. The group will produce the content with Vancouver-based Odyssey Media. Duality, the first title developed through the partnership, depicts an elite team …