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MIAMI: Cisneros Studios has inked its first production deal with U.S. Hispanic channel Telemundo for the new show It’s About Time with Erika and Eduardo (Ya Era Hora con Erika y Eduardo). The title, hosted by entertainers Erika de La Vega and Eduardo Videgaray, will focus on current issues and …

TORONTO: Peace Point Rights has signed on to represent Muse Entertainment’s catalogue in Latin America. Featured content will include The Kennedys: After Camelot, starring Katie Holmes; the thriller White Hot: A Sandra Brown Mystery; three seasons and a Christmas special of Signed, Sealed, Delivered; and TV movies such as Aurora Teagarden …

SANTIAGO/MEXICO CITY: Comarex has become the exclusive distributor of Canal 13 Chile’s fiction titles at international markets. Comarex closed the deal with Canal 13 Chile’s subsidiary Canal 13 Sudmedia. Among the titles in Canal 13’s catalogue that Comarex is representing internationally are the TV series Machos, Papi Ricky, Brujas, Primera …

MIAMI: Award-winning journalist Humberto Duran has been named VP of news operations and production management for U.S. Hispanic network Telemundo. Based in Miami, Duran will report directly to Luis Carlos Vélez, the executive VP of network news at Telemundo. The exec will be responsible for managing business, technical and creative …

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic network NBC Universo is slated to air this week a docuseries about individuals with real-life super powers, created by Stan Lee. Titled Superhumanos de Stan Lee, the series will air in Spanish starting November 11. Lee and contortionist Daniel Browning Smith will host the program, which is set …

CANCUN: Brazil’s Globo is arriving at this week’s MIPCancun with a catalogue featuring films, miniseries, telenovelas and series. Among the highlights are the movies Men Are from Mars… And That’s Where I’m Going, which is an adaptation of a popular play, and the thriller Trust. Both of those films have …

CANCUN: Enrique Martínez, the president and managing director of Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic (DLA/USH) and Canada, took part in the View from the Top keynote moderated by World Screen’s Anna Carugati at MIPCancun, where he discussed the development and evolution of the company in Latin America. During the session, …

CANCUN: During a MIPCancun session titled Market Outlook: Economic and Regulatory Perspectives on Latin America’s Media Market, José Cepeda and Dan Punt, managing directors of IFT Consulting, talked to World Screen’s Anna Carugati about the forces and influences impacting the Latin American TV landscape. Carugati began the session by citing …

NEW YORK: The digital edition of the new TV Latina Channels Guide, featuring numerous pay-TV channels in Latin America, the U.S. Hispanic market and Iberia, is now available. View the digital edition here. TV Latina Channels Guide 2016 provides detailed information on some of the leading cable and satellite channels …

MIAMI/MEXICO CITY: HBO Latin America has partnered with Dish Mexico to roll out the digital service HBO GO for broadband internet customers in that country. HBO GO will be distributed throughout Mexico via the online platform Dish OTT. The service will allow clients to access programming from the Premium HBO/MAX …