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NEW YORK: ABC News and Univision have teamed up for a multiplatform joint venture that will serve the U.S. Hispanic market with news, lifestyle content and more, provided in English. The partnership will see the creation of a new 24-hour English-language channel as well as integrated digital and social platforms. …

MIAMI: Telemundo Media, Chevrolet and Verizon Wireless have come together to launch Mia Mundo, a bilingual branded-entertainment multiplatform series that premieres May 3. The multiplatform series will present original dramatic webisodes that will organically integrate Chevrolet and Verizon Wireless products. Jenni Pulos from Bravo’s Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis and …

LOS ANGELES: Engine Latino is behind the new web series La Gran Royal for the new Hispanic YouTube channel NuevOn, which was launched last week by Ben Silverman’s Electus. From the Mexican comedy writing and directing duo of Marcos Bucay and Moises Aisemberg, La Gran Royal is a weekly show …

NEW YORK: A new multi-year agreement sees VIP 2000 taking on free-TV rights for several new titles from the catalogue of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) for certain territories across Latin America. The deal includes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which hits theaters in December; GI Joe 2: Retaliation, in theaters this …

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Hispanic network Estrella TV has launched a worldwide distribution division, tapping Andy Weir to run the new unit. Weir comes to the role after having served as the co-president and owner of Northstar Media. Prior to Northstar, Weir was with Warner Bros. Domestic Television, serving a …

MIAMI: Sony Pictures Television has brought its Crackle online entertainment network to an additional 17 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. In Latin America, Crackle can be access at crackle.com, which is then redirected to the local country sites. Titles are available in English with either dubbed or subtitled options in …

BURBANK: The Spanish-language channel Estrella TV has received a number of new affiliates and station renewals as it continues to expand its presence across the U.S. WANN-TV in Atlanta and KOCY-TV in Oklahoma City are the newest affiliates signing with Estrella TV. KXAP-TV in Tulsa, KNRC-TV in Reno and KRET-TV …

MIAMI: Emilio Romano, the president of Telemundo Media, took part in a NATPE session, moderated by World Screen‘s Anna Carugati, in which he talked about the importance of original programming for the U.S. Hispanic broadcaster.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Wish you had been at NATPE 2012? Had a successful three days at …

CANNES: Each of the highlight offerings from Band Contents Distribution provides a look at how life in Brazil really is, according to Elisa Ayub, the company’s director of international content. Natália, for example, tells the story of a young, married girl from Rio de Janeiro who is given the opportunity …

NEW YORK: Cox Communications has added the Univision Deportes network and Univision tlnovelas to its Spanish-language offerings in Arizona, Nevada and California. Univision Deportes is dedicated to sports, delivering news, entertainment and interactivity. Univision tlnovelas brings viewers some of the biggest telenovela hits of all time. Programming partner Televisa has …