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NEW YORK: Time Warner Cable and Univision Communications have announced a multi-year, multiplatform pact to deliver content to Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers. The pact comes ahead of the expiration of the companies existing agreement. The agreement covers Univision Deportes, Univision, tlNovelas and FOROtv. Time Warner Cable …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER: Wilmer Valderrama (That '70s Show) has entered into an overall first-look film and TV pact with Pantelion Films and South Shore, which are the film and TV ventures, respectively, between Lionsgate and Televisa. Valderrama will develop feature projects to star in and produce for Pantelion. For South Shore, …

CANNES: The Caracol Television series Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord is now available on demand via Hulu Latino in the U.S. All episodes are available at launch on the Hulu Plus subscription service. On the free, ad-supported Hulu, the episodes will roll out each weekday. The series, based on real …

CANNES: Globo’s Gabriela is a remake of a highly successful TV drama from the ’70s that was inspired by Jorge Amado’s novel Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon. The series is about a young immigrant who captivates everyone with her naïve yet provocative sensuality. “Gabriela has proven that it remains contemporary and …

CANNES: ON TV is working to complete the Televisión por… trilogy with Televisión por la justicia, which will deal with cases of institutional injustice. In 2008, ON TV won an International Emmy Award for the mini-series Televisión por la identidad, and last year, the stars of Televisión por la inclusión, …

NEW YORK: In another executive reshuffle at NBCUniversal, Emilio Romano is stepping down after just two years as the president of U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo. The news comes just shortly after Lauren Zalaznick, who recruited Romano to lead Telemundo following the departure of Don Browne, said she would be leaving …

MIAMI: In addition to his role as president of Univision News, Isaac Lee is taking up the post of CEO of the soon-to-launch network Fusion. In this new role, Lee will be responsible for all programming and business aspects of Fusion. The network, dedicated to news, pop culture and lifestyle …

SANTA MONICA: Pantelion Films and South Shore, established as joint ventures between Lionsgate and Televisa, have inked an overall film and television deal with comedian George Lopez. Pantelion was formed to deliver feature films to U.S. Hispanic audiences. Its first project with Lopez is La Vida Robot, an English-language feature …

CANNES: The lead programs from Canal Futura all approach subjects that are relevant to many people’s lives worldwide. For example, Going Back takes a sensitive approach to talking about the prison-management system. “It’s a polemical topic, one which is a source of ongoing discussion for many governments and populations,” says …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has partnered with Bedrocket to establish Flama, a digital destination for video content targeting 15- to 30-year-olds. Flama will be predominantly English-based. It will deliver original and curated comedy, music, lifestyle and sports programming. Univision and Bedrock are co-investors and creative partners. The destination will preview …