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MIAMI: Lionfish Entertainment, a JV between Colombian musician Juanes and his manager Rebeca Leon, is partnering with TV producer Ben Silverman (Jane the Virgin) for a new series

MIAMI: Argentina's Telefe has opened a production office in the U.S., as it increases its focus on the English-speaking market.

MIAMI: Cisneros Media has entered into a representation agreement with the entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA).

LOS ANGELES: Herb Scannell, former MTV Networks vice chairman and Nickelodeon Networks president, is joining the board of advisors of the Latino digital media company Latin Everywhere.

MIAMI: A fifth season of the reality series Larrymania, which features singer Larry Hernandez, is coming to NBC Universo.

MIAMI: At a screening event at NATPE this morning, Globo officially presented its first original production targeted exclusively to the Latin American and Hispanic markets, Supermax.

MIAMI: Cisneros Media Distribution is highlighting the drama series Just Looking (Para Verte Mejor), as well as the first seasons of several series, including the talk show Dr. Nancy at NATPE this week.

BRISTOL: ESPN International has secured a five-year extension of its agreement with Tennis Australia for the exclusive distribution rights in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Australian Open.

MIAMI: Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has tapped Beau Ferrari for the newly created position of executive VP of corporate strategy and development.

SANTA MONICA: Latino media brand mitú has raised $27 million in a recent round of Series C funding through investors such as AwesomenessTV, WPP Digital and Verizon, bringing its total funding to $43 million.