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CORAL GABLES: MGM Networks Latin America has launched a new female-targeted lifestyle and entertainment channel, Ella, which debuted today in the U.S. Hispanic market and in Puerto Rico. Touting the tagline "Every Woman. Every Day," the service is focused on Hispanic females. The programming has been divided into five sub-branded programming …

MIAMI, February 10: The U.S. Spanish-language cable network Galavisión has given a slot to the sci-fi series Kdabra, starring Christopher Von Uckermann (Rebelde). The series will air February 19 as an exclusive sneak peek for Comcast customers available on Xfinity on Demand and online ten days prior to its TV …

MIAMI: In a NATPE session moderated by World Screen‘s Anna Carugati, Adriana Cisneros, the vice chairman and director of strategy for the Cisneros Group of Companies, discussed the importance of interactivity in programming, along with highlighting possibilities for new business ventures.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Wish you had been at NATPE 2012? …

PARIS: Novavision has signed a distribution agreement with Venevision International for Latin American territories, U.S. Spanish-language channels, as well as English- and Portuguese-language channels in Africa. At MIPTV, Venevision will handle distribution for Novavision’s catalogue for U.S. Spanish-language channels, as well as English- and Portuguese-language channels in Africa. In Latin …

MIAMI: Discovery en Español is evolving its brand with a new on-air look and feel, complemented by a refreshed programming lineup of more than 170 hours of series and specials.   The Spanish-language pay-TV network has implemented a character-centric makeover. The new graphics package puts talent as the central focus, …

LOS ANGELES: BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement for all Latin American territories and Spanish-language U.S. channels with Bender Media Services. BMW, which made its market debut last week at MIPTV, has grown its catalogue to more than 850 titles. This includes classic films like Citizen …

MADRID: Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa is partnering with the Imagina Media Audiovisual-owned Spanish outfit Globomedia to form a production company. The joint venture will develop content for the Spanish and international markets. Its creation follows the transaction earlier this year that saw Televisa exchanging its stake in LaSexta for …

NEW YORK: The Spanish-language TVLatina.tv L.A. Screenings multimedia preview site provides you with a number of useful services in one location, including interviews with Televisa’s José Bastón, Cisneros Group’s Adriana Cisneros and Telemundo’s Emilio Romano, along with a video featuring Don Francisco talking about 50 years of Sábado Gigante. To …

LOS ANGELES: More than 300 hours of programming from the Rive Gauche Television catalogue is making its to Latin America in a round of new sales. Operation Repo was picked up in a pan-regional deal by Turner Latin America. HBO Latin America made its own pan-LatAm deal, for The Girl’s …

NEW YORK: The products that Band Contents Distribution is launching at the L.A. Screenings have all had “great impact and recognition in Brazil,” according to Elisa Ayub, the company’s director of international content. “We truly feel that an increasing number of clients recognize Band Contents Distribution as a dignified content …