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NEW YORK: Univision Deportes has entered into a partnership with the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) for the exclusive Spanish- and Portuguese-language broadcast rights in the U.S. for a number of tournaments.  The agreement marks the largest in CONCACAF’s history. It covers the broadcast rights for the Gold Cup (Copa …

MIAMI: The 50th anniversary of Univision’s flagship variety show Sábado Gigante on Saturday, October 27, delivered nearly 7 million total viewers.  The special ranked as the number three program in all broadcast television among adults 18 to 49, adults 18 to 34 and persons 12 to 34. The three-hour telecast made …

SINGAPORE: The telenovela continues to be the star product for Azteca, according to Martha Contreras, the sales director for Asia at Comarex. “Azteca is renowned for its captivating and notable telenovelas,” she says. “They have great story lines, the production quality is second to none [and there is] a fabulous …

NEW YORK: Mexican media mogul Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego critiqued the ratings measurement industry during his session at the Paley Center’s International Council today, arguing that the current systems are “flawed.” Salinas, the founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas, the parent company of Azteca, had particularly harsh words for the …

SINGAPORE: Working with channels in Asia is something that Record TV Network has been aiming for, says Delmar Andrade, the company’s international sales director. Record’s soap operas, series, documentaries and entertainment programs have been enjoyed by audiences throughout the world. Latin America, North America, Europe and Africa have been the …

BOGOTÁ: At next month’s Asia TV Forum (ATF), Caracol TV International is slated to showcase a number of titles, including Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord, Five Widows on the Loose and Made in Cartagena, to name a few. Based on real testimonies, Pablo Escobar, the Drug Lord tells the story …

SÃO PAULO: Band Internacional, a Brazilian channel that delivers Portuguese-language content to viewers in the U.S., Latin America and Africa, has launched a new online destination. Designed and developed by Grupo 
Bandeirantes 
de 
Comunicação, the website provides programming information and a look at the current schedule. There are a host …

MIAMI: Crackle’s new free app is now available in Latin America and Brazil for the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and all Android mobile devices. Crackle App is the first app to feature ad-supported full-length, unedited Hollywood movies, TV shows and original content. Titles will be offered in English with the …

BUENOS AIRES: Artear’s Todo Noticias (TN) cable news network has announced a content-sharing deal with CCTV (China Central Television). This reciprocity agreement, which takes effect this month, will allow the Chinese and Argentine companies to share programs, reports and journalism in both countries. The deal was signed by Carlos de …

MEXICO CITY: Ricardo B. Salinas‘s Grupo Salinas has unveiled Totalmovie, a new OTT service that delivers high-quality streaming video to users across Latin America.  Totalmovie has amassed 1.9 million registered users to date. The service receives 5 million unique monthly visitors in Latin America. This makes Totalmovie the second-busiest VOD …