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BOGOTÁ: Caracol Internacional is heading to DISCOP Africa next month with a slate made up of original series, movies and documentaries. The series Laura, an Extraordinary Life tells the story of a woman who challenges the expectations of her time, giving up the opportunity to be a wife and a mother in …

BUENOS AIRES: The Brazilian pay-TV market will reach 27.7 million households by 2018, according to data published by Dataxis, representing a 30.7-percent increase compared to end-2015. The new report Pay TV Series 2015: Brazil estimates that households with DTH pay-TV services will account for 60.9 percent of total Pay TV …

MIAMI: A Spanish-dubbed version of the long-running animated series South Park is set to premiere tonight on U.S. Hispanic channel NBC Universo. Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central, South Park is the longest running prime-time scripted series on cable and will be the first animated series …

NEW YORK: Enrique Martinez, the president and managing director of Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic and Canada, is lined up for a keynote at MIPCancun with World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Taking place Wednesday, November 18, at 2:30 p.m., Martinez’s keynote will touch on how LatAm and U.S. Hispanic companies are …

MIAMI: DIRECTV Latin America has secured the rights for three seasons of the English Premier League in the region, excluding Brazil. The agreement is for the live audiovisual broadcast rights for all 380 Premier League matches per season from 2016-17 to 2018-19. In addition to broadcasting the Premier League on …

NEW YORK: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ digital and emerging business division has launched Co-Lab, a new social native strategic unit set to engage Millennials through social content and native video experiences. The unit will provide best-in-industry practices and insights in the development of social video content, anchored on brand strategies and …

NEW YORK: TV Latina’s MIPCOM app, which has been redesigned, is now available for iOS devices in the iTunes App Store and for Android on Google Play. The new TV Latina app includes: -TV Listings: The best resource for programming buyers, providing detailed listings of new content available on the …

SANTA MONICA: Televisa USA has expanded its English-language programming sales ranks, naming Andres Santos as international sales manager. In his newly create role, Santos will report to Jonathan South, the director of worldwide sales. The hiring comes as the production and distribution arm headed by Chris Philip ramps up its …

BUENOS AIRES: U.S. Hispanic network Telemundo is slated to air the miniseries Francis, the Jesuit this month, ahead of its international launch at MIPCOM from Anima Films. Produced and distributed by Anima Films and based on the book The Jesuit, the four-episode series chronicles the life of the titular Argentinean pope. …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Networks and Ole Communications have formed a new joint venture in Latin America made up of five NBCU pay-TV channel brands: Universal Channel, E! Entertainment Television, Studio Universal, Syfy and Telemundo Internacional. Effective immediately, this new multi-region, multi-channel partnership is set to align NBCUniversal’s assets in one …