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BEVERLY HILLS: Acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Manolo Caro is directing a half-hour dark comedy series, to be made in 4K, that will air on Netflix in early 2017.

NEW YORK: The TV Latina app for MIPCOM 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 Cannes.

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment is premiering three new Spanish-language titles at MIPCOM, including a wildlife show, an investigative series and the feature film Enchufe Sin Visa: An Undocumented Comedy.

CANNES: On offer from Band Content Distribution, the comedy series The Breakupers is about an agency in Rio de Janeiro that specializes in breaking up relationships.

PARIS: Vivendi's Watchever has rolled out its mobile music video service WatchMusic in Brazil, in partnership with Brazilian telecommunications operator Vivo (Telefónica).

CANNES: The dramedy Mary for Mayor, presented by Cisneros Media Distribution, is set in a fictional Southwestern town where divorce has been forbidden.

CANNES: The book-based production Against Our Destiny, presented by Caracol Internacional, tells the story of two sisters with opposite personalities; one is submissive, shy and insecure, while the other is extroverted, confident and rebellious.

MIAMI: Carlos Barba, who has held roles at U.S. Hispanic channels such as Telemundo and Univision, is rolling out the Spanish-language subscription streaming service Véonet.

PARIS: Laurens Drillich, the president of Endemol Shine Latino; Joshua Mintz, deputy to the president of TV Azteca; and Tomas Yankelevich, the content and international business director at Telefe, have joined the lineup of the third MIP Cancun Latin American TV Market and Summit.

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has promoted Tomas Davison to VP of sales for Latin America and the Caribbean.