World Screen

MEXICO CITY: Following a deal with Comarex, Azteca’s hit telenovela Cielo Rojo will premiere today on Spain’s TVE 1. Cielo Rojo, which launched in Mexico on Azteca in May 2011, will air on the Spanish network from Monday to Friday. It has been sold to more than 35 countries. The …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International is gearing up for NATPE with a range of new content on its slate, including the telenovela Destiny River. The Brazilian distributor will launch its catalogue of new titles featuring telenovelas, series and documentaries at the market, highlighting the novela Destiny River. The drama is …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol TV Internacional is readying its portfolio of content, including the novelas Broken Promises and The Secretary, for the Asia TV Forum in Singapore this week. Titles on Caracol’s slate for ATF include Love and Fear, Broken Promises, Infiltrated, Yellow Team, The Secretary and The Witch. The 60-episode hour-long …

MIAMI: This morning’s Coffee With session at NATPE focused on the popularity of the novela genre, with Jessica Rodriguez, the senior VP of Univision Cable Networks; Carlos Sotomayor, the executive producer at Univision Studios; and actress Blanca Soto in conversation with TV Latina’s Rafael Blanco. Rodriguez addressed the comparisons that …

BUENOS AIRES: The new telenovela Candy Love (Dulce Amor) has launched in Argentina on Telefe, reaching an average share of 42 percent in its first week. The series is distributed exclusively by Telefe International and airs Monday through Friday. It is produced by Enrique Estevanez and Telefe and stars Sebastián …

MIAMI: World Screen’s Rafael Blanco sat down with actress Blanca Soto; Jessica Rodríguez, the senior VP at Univision Cable Networks; and Carlos Sotomayor, executive producer at Univision Studios, to discuss the growing popularity of the novela genre.   brightcove.createExperiences(); The Talisman (El talismán), Univision’s latest novela starring Soto, Rafael Novoa …

MIAMI: Tr3: MTV Música y Más and MTV Latin America are co-producing the novela Ultimo Año, tapping the Population Media Center (PMC) to help integrate socially conscious themes into the the scripts and creative of the multiplatform property. Researchers and writers will come together to deliver content with measurable results …

SÃO PAULO: At the L.A. Screenings, Globo TV International is showcasing the new telenovela The Enchanted Tale, starring Bianca Bin and Cauã Reymond. The novela was filmed in Brazil and locations abroad, including the Chambord Castle in the Loire Valley in France. The story tells of the love between the …

MIAMI: The Mexican telenovela star Aracely Arámbula has entered into a talent agreement with Telemundo Media. Arámbula has an artistic career that spans 15 years as an actress, host and singer. She most recently took a double leading role in the hit novela Wild Heart (Corazón Salvaje). Arámbula can currently be …

LAS VEGAS: TV Globo’s Ricardo Scalamandré, Azteca’s Marcel Vinay, Venevision International’s Cesar Diaz and Univision’s Jessica Rodriguez discussed their efforts to make novelas part of young people’s social-media experiences in a session at NAB. Refreshing that at least one thing in the media firmament is not feeling the urge to reinvent …