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BUENOS AIRES: During MIPCOM, MediaBiz will be presenting an array of series, soap operas and formats. The company will be showcasing Naked Family, a 13×1-hour series about a husband and wife who once found success working in the pornography industry and are now contemplating divorce. Also on the slate for …

MIAMI: Sierralta Entertainment’s Latin Angels Special debuted earlier this week on FOX Traveller, airing in India and other South Asian territories, courtesy of an agreement secured by Venevision International. Hosted by Mayela Caldera and Paty Cardona, Latin Angels Special is a 26×30-minute travel and beauty variety show featuring bikini models, actress and …

PREMIUM: In this exclusive interview, Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, the founder and chairman of the board of Grupo Salinas, shares with World Screen his vision for his company.   WS: Despite the global economic downturn that has also affected Mexico, Azteca has posted positive financial results. What factors have contributed …

MIAMI: RedMas, the Cisneros Group’s digital advertising unit, has purchased Kontextua, an online ad company with business lines across Latin America and Spain. Kontextua was formed two years ago by German Herebia and Carlos Cardoba. With the acquisition, Herebia, co founder of InZearch, and Cordoba, co-founder of ePlanning, join the …

PREMIUM: Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman of the board and CEO of Grupo Televisa who has been named MIPCOM’s Personality of the Year, shares with World Screen his strategy for the Mexican media giant’s continued international expansion. WS: Televisa acquired a substantial stake in Univision Communications, and also expanded its long-term …

PREMIUM: TV Globo’s CEO, Octavio Florisbal—who is stepping down from his post as of January 1, 2013, to be replaced by Carlos Henrique Schroder, who has been serving as the director-general of journalism and sports since 2001—talks to World Screen about the strengths of the Brazilian market and the company’s …

NEW YORK: Ahead of Jornadas, the cable convention taking place in Buenos Aires from September 26 to 28, TVLatina.tv has launched a special multimedia preview offering a host of resources in one place, including interviews with FOX International Channels’ Hernán López, Moviecity’s Edgar Spielmann and E! Networks Latin America’s Sergio …

PARIS/NEW YORK: Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the chairman and CEO of Grupo Televisa, who has been named MIPCOM 2012 Personality of the Year, will give a keynote address on Wednesday, October 10, followed by a question-and-answer session with Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director. This is not the first time …

PREMIUM: Sports dominated prime-time ratings in Argentina over the last week, with Canal 7 faring well with boxing and Telefe delivering big numbers for the World Cup qualifier against Peru. Public broadcaster Canal 7, which usually lags in the ratings, had the number one program on Saturday night with the WBC …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Marcel Vinay Jr., the CEO of Comarex, shares what have been some of the key contributions to the company’s success over the last 30 years.   This year marks the 30th anniversary of Comarex. The company started its distribution business nearly a decade after …