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MIAMI: The tenth edition of the BBC Showcase Latin America is taking place August 18 to 20 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Windsor Atlântica Hotel in Copacabana. This year’s market will include special guests such as Jonathan Goodwin, an escapist and stuntman from the series Dangerman: The Incredible Mr. …

MIAMI: Adriana Cisneros is assuming the role of CEO of Cisneros, after having spent the last three years as the company’s vice chairman and director of strategy. Cisneros has been with the company for seven years. As CEO, she will focus on consolidating new methods of distributing content, and diversifying risk …

SÃO PAULO: Globo has presented a new organizational structure for the company, which includes plans to invest more heavily in the production of journalism and entertainment content. Globo is planning to invest more in these areas for terrestrial TV, pay TV and digital media. The content areas include entertainment, journalism and …

NEW YORK: FOX International Channels (FIC) has purchased Paramount Pictures' share of LAPTV, giving it 100-percent ownership of the company. Paramount has also extended its long-term output agreement with FIC. The deal gives FIC access to new Paramount features in Latin America, excluding Brazil. LAPTV operates Moviecity and other leading …

PARIS: Vivendi's GVT subsidiary has entered into negotiations with EchoStar Technologies to form a joint venture for pay-TV services in Brazil. The JV would be headquartered in Brazil and would be managed by GVT. The objective is to offer a national service based on IPTV and high-powered satellite. It would …

BUENOS AIRES: A new multi-year agreement has been signed that makes FOX Sports the exclusive carrier of Bellator MMA action throughout all of Latin America. FOX Sports Latin America scored the exclusive rights to broadcast Bellator MMA content in all Latin American countries, including Brazil, for a total distribution of …

PARIS: Lic. Amado Boudou, the vice president of Argentina, is set to take part in the MIPCOM 2013 LATAM Global Dealmakers Lunch and lead his country’s delegation as part of the Argentina Country of Honour program. The second annual LATAM Global Dealmakers Lunch is hosted in partnership with Telemundo Internacional, …

MIAMI: Jonathan Blum has been tapped to serve as president of Cisneros Media, a newly formed corporate division that encompasses all of the organization's affiliated media and entertainment companies. Blum will report directly to Adriana Cisneros, the CEO of Cisneros. He will be based in Miami, tasked with heading up …

NEW YORK: Ahead of Jornadas, the cable convention taking place in Buenos Aires from September 25 to 27, TV Latina has launched a digital edition, which includes a feature on the main cable operators in the region, as well as a Spanish-language app delivering information on leading Latin American channels. …

MIAMI: Tr3s has picked up two new titles from Azteca, Pasión Morena and Bellezas Indomables. Bellezas Indomables is a story of love, passion and strength. It stars Claudia Álvarez and Yahir, the breakout star of La Academia. Pasión Morena, which is making its U.S. debut thanks to Tr3s, stars Paola …