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SÃO PAULO: Globo plans to take Taís Araújo, a renowned actress from Brazil, to the first day of DISCOP Africa later this week. Known for her work in the hit Globo telenovela Shades of Sin, Araújo is the recipient of an award from the Festival de Cinema Brasileiro (Brazilian Film Festival) for the …

MIAMI: In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, Discovery en Español plans to broadcast programming focused on the issues that are important to U.S. Hispanics. The channel is launching two new original documentaries, Caras del odio and Desamparados. The former, scheduled to air on October 28 at 9 …

NEW YORK: This Saturday Univision Network is hosting a 50th anniversary celebration for the variety show Sábado Gigante, with four hours of special coverage. The celebration kicks off at 7 p.m. on October 27 with a red carpet broadcast. Lourdes Stephen, co-host of Sal y Pimienta; Raúl de Molina and …

LOS ANGELES: The newly launched U.S. Spanish-language network MundoFox has announced Corazones Blindados (Armored Hearts), a new original police drama that is scheduled to premiere today. Corazones Blindados, starring Majida Issa and Andres Sandoval, is about the romance that develops between two police-force partners working in Bogotá, Colombia. The show …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications is showcasing a new logo, evolving the brand identity that has marked the U.S. Hispanic outfit for nearly 50 years. The company has had its previous logo since it began as one station in San Antonio, Texas, back in 1962. The new logo is evocative of …

BOGOTÁ: HBO Latin America has launched the premium entertainment platform HBO GO for MiDIRECTV customers in Colombia. This offers HBO/MAX subscribers access to films, series and specials from HBO, online on their computers. Series available include the third season of Boardwalk Empire and complete seasons of True Blood and Game …

NEW YORK: Adriana Cisneros de Griffin, the vice chairman and VP of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies, sat down with Anna Carugati, World Screen’s group editorial director, during MIPCOM to discuss the ways in which she is maximizing new digital opportunities at the company.  

MIAMI: Telemundo Media has licensed the rights to a number of feature films from Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation, bringing a number of box-office hits, including Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol, to U.S. Hispanic audiences. Films debuting as part of the pact include Monsters vs. Aliens, J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, Transformers: Dark …

NEW YORK: Anna Carugati, World Screen‘s group editorial director, interviewed the MIPCOM Personality of the Year, Televisa’s Emilio Azcárraga, in the Grand Auditorium following his keynote.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Wish you had been at MIPCOM 2012? Had a successful market in Cannes but couldn’t get to every session? Reed MIDEM is providing …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol Television has placed four additional productions on the digital ADNStream platform for Spanish audiences.  The Cartel 2 and There is No Paradise without Breasts are among the shows set for ADNStream. Also part of the new pact are Mariana & Scarlett and Luna the Heiress. These shows join Caracol’s The …