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CANCUN: World Screen’s Anna Carugati moderated the View from the Top superpanel at MIP Cancun this morning, with Endemol Shine’s Laurens Drillich, BBC Worldwide’s Anna Gordon, Viacom’s Eduardo Lebrija, TV Azteca’s Joshua Mintz and Telefe’s Darío Turovelzky weighing in on the trends reshaping the Latin American television market.

CANCUN: Manuel Abud, the president and CEO of Azteca America, talked about serving U.S. Hispanic audiences in his MIP Cancun keynote today, in conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati.

BOGOTÁ/TEL AVIV: Keshet International (KI) has secured an agreement with Grupo Éxito to bring its cross-media brand Touch to Colombian audiences.

PARIS: Leyla Formoso has been tapped by Federation Entertainment to drive the expansion of the company's drama slate in Latin America.

BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's Telefe has renewed Loco x Vos, an adaptation of the hit U.S. sitcom Mad About You, for a second season, to air in 2017.

NEW YORK: The TV Latina app for MIP Cancun is now available to download or update, delivering Spanish-language programming listings, news and a range of resources to help you make the most out of your time in Cancun. Download or update the app for iOS and Android.

NEW YORK: TV Latina's Spanish-language TV Listings is available as a digital edition, which is easy to print and take with you as you head to MIP Cancun.

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

NEW YORK: TV Latina’s digital edition for MIP Cancun is now available, offering a special report on food-related series, as well as interviews with Disney/ABC Television Group’s Ben Sherwood, Shondaland’s Shonda Rhimes, A+E Networks’ Sean Cohan and Fox Networks Group’s Prentiss Fraser.

SANTA MONICA/NEW YORK/MIAMI: Hemisphere Media Group has come on board as a partner with Lionsgate for a new Spanish-language SVOD movie service targeting U.S. Hispanic audiences.