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MIAMI: Yair Dori is looking to increase the presence of its productions globally, and has tapped 7A Media to represent its catalogue at NATPE, targeting all of North and South America, with a particular eye on the U.S. Hispanic market. The teen series Cata and the Mystery of the Sphere …

BUENOS AIRES: The content distribution side of Telefe is landing at NATPE with a host of new titles, including the Endemol-produced reality show The Entrepreneur. That title sees 50 contestants compete with different business objectives, with only one seeing his personal project come true. Additionally, the company will offer a …

BURBANK: Ahead of next week's NATPE, FremantleMedia International has sold more than 200 hours of programming, including America's Got Talent and Project Runway, into Latin America. Sony Pictures Television Network took the upcoming tenth season of America's Got Talent, while the 11th season of Project Runway is headed to Turner. …

LONDON: With NATPE around the bend, Power has placed more than 100 hours of programming in Latin America. In Mexico, Power closed a large package deal with Latin American Independent Network, featuring more than 25 TV movies and miniseries due to air on Channel 28. Package movie highlights include A …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix has begun production on its latest original series, a Spanish-language comedy due out globally this year. Called Club de Cuervos, the 13-episode series from Alazraki Entertainment is being filmed entirely in Mexico. The title centers on a family feud among heirs of a soccer club after the …

DALLAS: PX TV, a Latin American sports network distributed by Alterna’TV, is now available in the U.S. for AT&T U-verse TV customers. Programming on the Spanish-language channel features live event coverage, original shows and packaged series dealing with such action sports as skateboarding, BMX biking, motocross, snowboarding, drifting, surfing and …

MIAMI/NEW YORK: eMerge Americas, NBCUniversal News Group and Telemundo have entered into a multiyear media partnership that will see select programs from the companies’ networks broadcast live from the eMerge Americas May event in Miami. As part of the deal, NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC and Telemundo will offer viewers and …

BUENOS AIRES: Cesar Diaz, the CEO of newly formed 7A Media, has been tapped to handle the sales and distribution of TV producer Yair Dori’s content as exclusive representative for Latin America. Starting this month, Diaz will begin marketing any content produced by Yair Dori. Both companies will be at …

SINGAPORE: Business throughout the Asia Pacific has been booming for Caracol TV International, and the company hopes to build on this at ATF. The company has secured a volume deal for telenovelas in Vietnam and Laos and has released some of Caracol’s most popular series online in Korea, Indonesia, Japan, …

MIAMI: Telemundo is due to launch The Surprise of Your Life (La sorpresa de tu vida), a new Saturday night show featuring games, music and humor segments. The weekly two-hour, family-oriented program will be hosted by actress, singer and comedian Angelica Vale, along with Hispanic TV star Raul Gonzalez. Scheduled …