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LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate-TISA Television International has been named as the exclusive representative for at least 20 new theatrical titles from New Films International for the Latin American market. The deal gives Lionsgate-TISA, a recently formed joint venture between Lionsgate and Maryann Pasante’s Television Internacional Sur America, the exclusive TV rights …

MADRID: Films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Moneyball are headed to Telefónica VOD platforms in Latin America through a new deal signed with Sony Pictures. The Telefónica and Terra video-on-demand platforms in Latin American countries will feature Sony Pictures’ feature film content, including new releases, on …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has signed up new broadcasters for three programs from its catalogue, including Detectives, Brothers & Co. The series Detectives, Brothers & Co. premiered in Brazil on the Bandeirantes network on January 7. The comedy has already been adapted in regions in Europe and Latin America. On …

MIAMI: Former Univision exec Maria Lopez Alvarez has been named the senior VP of alternative programming at Telemundo Media. In her new role, Alvarez will oversee Telemundo’s alternative and reality programming, including current non-scripted productions and specials. She also will supervise new program development and will report to Alina Falcon, …

MIAMI: During her One-on-One session at NATPE with World Screen’s Anna Carugati, Adriana Cisneros, the vice chairman and director of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies, emphasized that the primary shift that has occurred in media is that the viewer now wants a “personalized experience.”   Cisneros began her …

MIAMI: Comedy Central will start broadcasting in Latin America as of February 1, delivering programming from the U.S. channel, acquisitions, local productions and more.  The channel will be available in Spanish and Portuguese. Its initial on-air launch will reach 10 million subscribers across the region, including in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, …

MIAMI: Starting January 30, all of the prime-time novelas on Univision Network will be offered with the option of English-language closed captioning. Monday through Friday, the English-language closed captioning will be available for the hit Televisa novelas A Fortunate Family, The Talisman and The One That Couldn’t Love. The offering …

NEW YORK: David Zaslav, the president and CEO of Discovery Communications, and José Bastón Patiño, the president of television and content at Grupo Televisa, have been elected to Univision Communications’ board of directors.  Bastón Patiño has been in his role at Televisa since December 2008. He has also been a …

BUENOS AIRES: The Board of Directors at Grupo Telefe announced that Luis Velo, currently president and CEO at the company, will leave his post once his professional tenure in Argentina expires, and will be replaced by Juan Waehner. The release stated that Velo, who assumed the direction of Telefe in …

MIAMI: MP & Silva and Globo TV Sports have signed a deal for the international distribution rights for Campeonato Brasileiro da Série A (Brazilian League Série A) and Campeonato Paulista. The countries included in the deal are France, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and …