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AUSTIN: Antoinette Alfonso Zel has been appointed the CEO of El Rey, a new cable network for young Hispanic Americans, due to launch at the end of 2013. Zel has more than two decades of television, marketing and media experience. She previously served as CEO, president and partner at ad …

SÃO PAULO/LONDON: Juliana Algañaraz has been tapped to lead Endemol Brazil as the company’s new general manager, effective August 13. Algañaraz has been serving as the operations and production services director of Fox Brazil. Algañaraz has also managed international projects at Channel 13 in Argentina as executive producer, and has …

NEW YORK: Hulu Latino users now have on-demand access to Lucha Libre USA’s Masked Warriors, with seasons one and two available on the free, ad-supported Hulu and subscription-based Hulu Plus. Seven episodes from the first season are currently available, with season two seen through September 19. Lucha Libre USA is …

NEW YORK: Bruce Boren, the VP of Televisa Networks, talks to World Screen about expanding the footprint for the channel bouquet across the U.S., Asia, Europe and other territories.   The scope of the Televisa Networks bouquet runs wide, from the general-entertainment channel Canal de las Estrellas to the Mexican …

PREMIUM: Maria Badillo has a broad remit at Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group, where she serves as director of programming and acquisitions, handling originals and acquired fare for Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia. WS: What are some of the channels’ most successful series? BADILLO: During Q1 2012, Discovery en Español …

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Sports is slated to air the CONCACAF Champions League exclusively in Latin America for five years. The agreement, which includes digital and pay-TV platforms, begins with the 2012-2013 championship—scheduled to start on July 31—and will end after the 2016-2017 season. In Mexico and South America, FOX Sports …

ENGLEWOOD: OneLink Communications, which provides cable, broadband and phone services in Puerto Rico, is being acquired by Liberty Global and the private-equity firm Searchlight Capital Partners for $585 million. Following the acquisition, OneLink Communications will be merged with Liberty Cablevision to create the largest cable company in Puerto Rico, with …

WEST PALM BEACH: Olympusat’s digital film production facility, Olympusat 360, has restored a slate of classic Spanish-language films to their original form, and is now offering its restoration capabilities to the international market. Olympusat owns one of the largest libraries of independent Spanish-language films in the world. To date, Olympusat …

MIAMI: Venevision International has signed an agreement with APA International Film Distributors for the global commercialization of A Legend of Shaolin Kungfu, an action series. The 42×1-hour show, which has been dubbed in Spanish, follows a military-general-turned-monk as he fights against an Emperor’s tyranny. It depicts Kungfu battles and has featured …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has set up UVideos, a bilingual digital network for Hispanic America. The service is available through UVideos.com and the UVideos mobile app for iOS and Android devices. The digital network allows consumers to access Univision content such as Televisa programming, in Spanish or subtitled in English. …