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NEW YORK: Telemundo Media has announced its 2013-14 programming lineup, which is comprised of more than 1,000 hours of new original content spanning broadcast, mobile and online platforms. The slate includes the five new prime-time telenovelas Lady and The Worker (Dama y Obrero), The Imposter (La Impostora), Queen of Hearts (Reina …

LONDON: FremantleMedia International has inked several deals with broadcasters in Latin America, including for a number of Jamie Oliver-led series. For the U.S. Hispanic market, MundoFOX picked up Jamie’s Great Italian Escape, Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals, the first two seasons of Jamie’s Road Trip, Jamie Oliver at Home, Jamie’s Kitchen …

AUSTIN: El Rey Network has appointed former Hearst executive Scott Sassa as vice chairman and Antoinette Alfonso Zel to the newly created post of chief marketing officer (CMO). Most recently, Sassa was the president of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, which handled Hearst Corporation’s interests in such top cable TV brands …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has entered into a strategic partnership with El Rey Network, an English-language general-entertainment cable channel from filmmaker Robert Rodriguez that is geared toward young adults. The network is set to launch in December. It will have distribution across the U.S., with an initial carriage deal in …

NEW YORK: Univision has added two new epic telenovela productions to its schedule, The Storm (La Tempestad) and Lie So You Can Live (Mentir para Vivir), as well as a host of other highlights. The Storm is a brand-new novela from Televisa that will be running weekdays on Univision. It …

CANNES: The action series Lucia’s Secrets, being showcased by Venevision International, was primarily shot on location throughout Caracas, Venezuela, and Miami, Florida. From Venevision Productions comes the telenovela Rosario, starring Guy Ecker, Itahisa Machado and Lorena Rojas. Both titles are being offered up by Venevision International in Cannes, along with …

CANNES: Colombia’s RCN Television is heading to MIPTV with a catalogue of high-quality Spanish-language productions to offer the international market. When the U.S. Spanish-language channel MundoFOX made its debut last year, it did so with a bevy of productions from RCN, a joint-venture partner in the network. This included the original series …

MIAMI: At next month’s MIPTV, Venevision International plans to present the telenovela Lucia’s Secrets (Los Secretos de Lucia), among a number of other titles. With a cast led by Iran Castillo, Juan Pablo Raba, Lucia Reina and Miguel Gaitan, Lucia’s Secrets follows the life of a woman who is suffering …

NEW YORK: Under the executive direction of David Belmar, Canal 13-Chile has made huge leaps forward; Belmar speaks with TV Latina about this success. TV LATINA: In the last year, Canal 13-Chile has led the local market in prime time. What has led to that success? BELMAR: Canal 13-Chile works …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has formed a corporate business development group, tapping Tonia O’Connor to serve as its president. The initiative is focused around Univision’s growth and generating revenue opportunities by striking up new partnerships with companies looking to invest in the Hispanic marketplace. O’Connor will lead the group as …