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LOS ANGELES/MIAMI: CBS Studios International has inked a multi-season licensing deal with Warner Channel Latin America for the exclusive basic pay-TV and VOD rights across the region to the new CBS comedy Man with a Plan.

MIAMI/MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) is making its foray into the U.S. Hispanic market with the launch of the Spanish-language Bollywood movie channel Zee Mundo.

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate and Univision Communications are teaming up to launch a Spanish-language SVOD service that targets the Hispanic movie-going audience in the U.S.

NEW YORK: Of all the new programs that were launched in Latin America in August, X Factor Brasil on Rede Band drew the most social-media buzz, according to The WIT.

NEW YORK: Randy Falco, the president and CEO of Univision Communications, has expressed his "disappointment" and "disbelief" that the Commission on Presidential Debates has not chosen a Hispanic journalist to moderate any of the U.S. presidential debates.

MIAMI: NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has appointed veteran sports executive Ray Warren to the newly created position of president of Telemundo Deportes.

MIAMI: Univision Deportes' lineup for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification matches includes the U.S., Mexico and Canada National teams, as well as the debut of UEFA National Team qualifying matches on UCI networks.

BROOKLYN: HITN-TV has entered into an agreement with National Geographic Channel and FOX Networks Group to acquire new programming, which is slated to begin airing next week.

NEW YORK: TV Latina’s digital edition for Jornadas is now available, offering a special report on the main pay-TV companies in the Southern Cone, as well as interviews with FOX Networks Group’s Carlos Martínez, A+E Networks’ Eduardo Ruiz and AMC Networks International’s Eduardo Zulueta.

BUENOS AIRES: FOX Sports has renewed its NFL broadcasting rights in Latin America for the next four seasons, including new content and expanded coverage in the region.