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MIAMI: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has appointed Monica Gil, a former Nielsen exec, as executive VP of corporate affairs, a newly created role.

MIAMI: A zany television channel led by a greedy and shady man is the setting for Wacky TV (TV Biruta), a 4K animated series on offer from Band Content Distribution at NATPE.

NEW YORK: The digital editions of the TV Latina Channels Guide and TV Latina Distributors Guide are now available.

RIO DE JANEIRO: RioContentMarket 2017 has lined up four additional keynote speakers, including executives from Sony Pictures Television, Keshet International, Sundance Institute and Telemundo Studios.

NEW YORK: The Federal Communications Commission has given the Mexican media giant Televisa permission to increase its stake in the U.S. broadcaster Univision up to 49 percent.

RIO DE JANEIRO: Factual and nonfiction content will take center stage during the seventh edition of RioContentMarket, which will feature keynotes from executives at Canal+ and ESPN.

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution has tapped Comarex to oversee the international sales of its catalog outside of Spain and the U.S.

NEW YORK/LONDON: all3media International has appointed BBC Worldwide alum Janel Downing to the newly created post of VP of sales for Latin America.

MIAMI: Discovery Communications has invested in Batanga Media, a digital media and content company focused on Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market, and has inked a strategic partnership with the venture.

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs that were launched in Latin America last month, TV Globo's Rock Story stirred up the most buzz in social media, according to The WIT.