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MIAMI: RedMas, the digital advertising network of Cisneros Interactive, is continuing to expand its operations in Latin America by opening a new commercial office in Colombia. The new office is located in Bogota. It adds to existing bases in Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and the U.S. Fernando Andrés Reyes …

SÃO PAULO: A number of Globo productions are currently airing in Eastern Europe, including on the Serbian channel Happy TV. Happy TV is broadcasting The Life We Lead, which centers on the lives of two sisters, and The Enchanted Tale, a love story. The network is set to debut Irrational …

MIAMI: Discovery en Español is set to premiere two new original productions next month investigating the harsh realities of sex trafficking in the U.S. and Mexico and the issue of feminicides. Trata de Mujeres: De Tenancingo a Nueva York will be broadcast December 8 at 10 p.m. The production uncovers …

SINGAPORE: Telenovelas are still going strong in the Asia-Pacific region, according to Martha Contreras, who leads sales for Asia at Comarex. At ATF, the company will be presenting three new telenovelas from the Azteca catalogue: Lucky Me (Corazon en condominio), Forbidden Passion (Prohibido amar) and The Agency (Hombre tenias que …

PALISADES PARK: A number of buyers in Latin America have licensed the rights for the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards—slated to broadcast live on the Univision Network in the U.S.—from Alfred Haber Distribution. The awards show has been snapped up by Televisa in Mexico, Venevision in Venezuela, Caracol in Colombia, …

NEW YORK: Emilio Azcárraga Jean, the president, CEO and chairman of the board at Grupo Televisa, is to take part in a Global Navigators Keynote at NATPE, moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati. Azcárraga will be interviewed by Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen and TV Latina, in …

MIAMI: Juan Carlos Sosa has been appointed as the executive VP of operations for Venevision Studios, where he will work under Jonathan Blum, the president of Cisneros Media. In his new role, Sosa will manage the production studios based in Medley, Florida, and will oversee all production operations. He will …

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks International has hired Adriana Alcantara as its production and digital director for Brazil, effective immediately. In her new post, Alcantara will oversee digital strategy, content creation and development, as well as the production and creative strategy for Scripps' networks in the region. She will report to …

NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES: FOX International Channels (FIC) is bringing the Spanish-language lifestyle network FOX Life to the U.S., where it launches today. FOX Life sees the combination of the FOX Life brand and Utilismia brands. The network is currently available in Latin America and Europe and now heads to the …

BUENOS AIRES: The Supreme Court in Argentina has upheld a law that limits media ownership, now forcing Grupo Clarín to sell off a large part of its holdings, after a legal battle that has waged on for four years. The legislation, passed in 2009, says that no one media group …