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NEW YORK: As Azteca celebrates its 20th anniversary, Marcel Vinay, the CEO of Comarex, reflects on the relationship between the two companies and looks ahead at the promising future. WS: How did the relationship between Azteca and Comarex begin? VINAY: We started working together in 1996 with the distribution of Nada …

MIAMI: Telemundo Media has licensed the rights for a number of films from Lionsgate, including The Hunger Games, which it will broadcast to U.S. audiences for the first time in Spanish. The box-office hit The Hunger Games will debut on Telemundo in 2015. Additional films that are part of the …

MIAMI: Univision Deportes and ESPN are working together to increase the reach of the Mexican National Soccer Team in the U.S. ESPN’s English-language networks and digital platforms scored the media rights to Mexico’s home FIFA World Cup qualifying matches and international friendlies. The English-language coverage will complement Univision’s Spanish-language coverage …

BURBANK: Estrella TV has scored the exclusive U.S. Hispanic broadcast rights for El Salvador’s Alianza Fútbol Club (Alianza FC) soccer games in the Primera Division, the nation’s highest tier league. The network will air the games live on Sundays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. starting on February 3. It will …

MIAMI: The iconic Roast franchise is being brought to Latin America for the first time ever, with Comedy Central’s Roast of Hector Suarez. The special will be taped in Mexico City in May. The Mexican comedian Hector Suarez is the region’s first roastee. The channel reaches more than 18 million …

MIAMI: Banijay Group’s Bunim/Murray Productions, known for producing such hits as The Real World and Project Runway, is set to launch a new entity called BMP Latin for Hispanic audiences. The division will create and produce scripted and unscripted programming—meant for Hispanics between the ages of 18 and 34—across a …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Distribution has sold a number of titles into Latin America in a new round of deals, including for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Multiple seasons of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition have sold to TV Azteca in Mexico. There’s also a version that was produced for Turner’s Infinito, Extreme Makeover: …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional has teamed up with Samsung Electronics Latin America to launch a new VOD app for Samsung Smart TVs and mobile devices. Developed by Tangerine Mobile, the app delivers on-demand viewing for the productions La Reina del Sur, Dame Chocolate, Decisiones and La Diosa Coronada. These shows can …

MIAMI: More than 150 guests were on hand at a breakfast held by Globo in Miami to celebrate 40 years on the international market. The Brazilian distributor presented its 2013 catalogue, which includes Brazil Avenue, which scored an 84-percent share during its final episode. Among the other highlights are Sparkling …

MIAMI: Chello Latin America is a new operating business from Chellomedia that integrates Pramer, MGM Latin America and Canal Cosmopolitan Latino America, which have a combined footprint of 124 million TV households. Alejandro Harrison, the CEO of Pramer, becomes the CEO of Chello Latin America. The Chello Latin America portfolio …