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MIAMI: Cisneros Media is expanding and rebranding its Miami-based production facility, which will now operate under the name Cisneros Studios. Founded and operating as Venevision Studios since 2004, Cisneros Studios now incorporates the largest independent production company of Spanish-language programming in the U.S., Venevision Productions, which annually produces more than …

NEW YORK: José Antonio Bastón, the president of television and content at Grupo Televisa, is slated to take part in a special session at NATPE moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Part of the Global Navigators track, the session is entitled Exporting Expertise: A Conversation with José Antonio Bastón. It …

DENVER: Liberty Global, together with investment funds affiliated with Searchlight Capital Partners, is acquiring Choice Cable TV, the second-largest cable and broadband services provider in Puerto Rico. Liberty Global has entered into an agreement to purchase 100 percent of Choice's parent company. Choice’s operations will be combined with Liberty Cablevision …

MIAMI: Cisneros Interactive, the digital division of the Cisneros organization, has picked up a 50 percent stake in the Latin American premium video network ITCLICKVIDEO. The company offers digital publishers a VOD platform with original content centered on fashion, food, travel, lifestyle, sports, music and entertainment. It currently has deals …

PREMIUM: Adriana and Gustavo Cisneros, who will be honored at NATPE with a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award, talk to World Screen about their vision for a family business in this ever-changing media landscape. WS: As technology continues to change the business, what core values must Cisneros continue to represent? GUSTAVO: …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Distributors Guide provides essential information on the leading content distributors in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and Iberia. View the digital edition here. The TV Latina Distributors Guide 2015 offers up detailed information on numerous content distributors operating in …

MIAMI: From animated children’s shows to feature films to sitcoms, Band Content Distribution arrives at NATPE with a diverse portfolio for international buyers. Among the highlights is Head on a Platter, a movie starring Brazilian actors Alice Braga, Eduardo Moscovis and Cássio Gabus Mendes. On the sitcom front, the distributor …

MIAMI: As part of a reorganizing of its global distribution team, Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD) has appointed both Helen Jurado and Miguel Somoza to the position of VP of sales. Jurado will be responsible for the Central and South American regions, with an emphasis on developing the Brazilian and Argentinean …

BUENOS AIRES/LOS ANGELES: FAV! Network, a brand-new digital entertainment company targeting the Latino market, has tapped former MundoFOX president Emiliano Saccone as its COO. FAV! was founded by a team of private investors and CEO Alejandro Burato, with offices in Los Angeles, Buenos Aires and Central America. Among these investors …

MIAMI: FremantleMedia Latin America has named a new VP of business development and a VP of production, to be based in the company’s Miami offices. Godfrey McFall takes on the role of VP of business development, charged with assessing opportunities in new genres and territories through organic investment, partnerships and …