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LOS ANGELES: NBCUniversal Hispanic Group’s Fluency Productions has teamed up with Samsung and Toyota to produce the English-language sci-fi thriller Reversion, due out in select theaters next month. The movie will also air on Syfy, with a version dubbed in Spanish set for broadcast on U.S. Hispanic networks Telemundo and …

BOGOTÁ: The Colombian production Soul Sisters, produced by Caracol Television and distributed by Caracol TV International, has launched on Panamanian television. The 80×1-hour series airs Monday to Friday on a prime-time schedule on the TVN channel. The title follows Nelly and Fabiola Calle, siblings who set out to mainstream a …

MIAMI: Univision Digital has launched a new app for second-screen viewing of its upcoming reality competition La Banda as part of a broader multiplatform initiative for the show. The Univision Conecta App, presented by Verizon and built on technology developed by interactive-TV developer Screenz, will let viewers accumulate points while …

SÃO PAULO: The 2015 edition of ABTA Expo & Conference opened yesterday with a call by the president of the Brazilian national film agency ANCINE, Manoel Rangel, for continuing investment in Brazil's pay-TV sector. Even though Brazil’s pay-TV landscape is currently showing the first signs of growth deceleration, “it doesn’t …

NEW YORK: Alongside a slate of new dramas and sports content for its Telemundo and NBC Universo channels, the NBCUniversal Hispanic Group will also be launching digital extensions aimed at U.S. Latino audiences during the 2015-16 season. That multiplatform push will include Double Acción, a concurrent scripted experience that plays out …

MIAMI: NBC Universo has secured the exclusive U.S. multiplatform rights for the Festival Internacional de Viña del Mar 2015, a Chilean music fest featuring some of the biggest Latin American performers. As part of its six-day coverage, the network will kick off a live stream on its website February 22, …

MIAMI: In conversation with World Screen's Anna Carugati at a NATPE session this morning, José Antonio Bastón, president of television and content at Televisa, listed Univision, co-productions, formats and digital platforms among the greatest growth opportunities for the Mexican media powerhouse. "Our biggest competitive advantage is content," Bastón told Carugati, …

MIAMI: BBC Worldwide has sold a range of content to three platforms in Chile: state broadcaster TVN, Chilevision and pay-TV operator VTR. “We are pleased to start 2015 delivering the best of the BBC to Chilean viewers on various platforms," said Fred Medina, executive VP and managing director of BBC …

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) has picked up the worldwide rights for the teen series Candela, from Ony Productions. The 80×60-minute series, from screenwriter Patricia Maldonado (Chiquititas, Rebelde Way), follows the life of Candela, a teenager raised with complete freedom who is forced one day to live with her biological father, …

MIAMI: De La Hoya TV, a U.S.-based cable channel being launched this spring by boxing champ Oscar De La Hoya, has entered into a partnership with DSI by Inverleigh, which is the content arm of the international sports outfit Inverleigh Media Holdings. The upcoming Spanish-language channel is targeted at the …