World Screen

SÃO PAULO: Starting this month, Globo’s popular telenovela The Life We Lead will begin airing in the U.S. on MundoFOX. The series will premiere December 9 and will run in the channel’s 8 p.m. prime-time slot. The telenovela, which was filmed in Brazil and Argentina, has been licensed to broadcasters …

MIAMI: Telemundo has begun production on the sophomore season of The Lord of the Skies (El Señor de los Cielos), marking the first time the network has ever made a second season of an original series. The Lord of the Skies is produced by Telemundo Studios and filmed by Argos …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has picked up the rights for Taxxi, crossed hearts, a new telenovela produced by Telefe and Endemol. Starring Gabriel Corrado and Catherine Fulop, Taxxi, crossed hearts centers on a doctor who becomes a cab driver after the death of his wife. Other cast members include Rocío …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications and Toyota have inked a new deal that will see Toyota vehicles being integrated into the new Televisa telenovela Lo Que La Vida Me Robo. The transmedia agreement will bring the story line to online, mobile and social platforms. It will feature such exclusive content as …

MIAMI: Telemundo’s La Patrona has premiered in Kenya on Nation TV, where it airs in a 7 p.m. time slot. The production broke records in the U.S. and Latin America. It has also been a leader in its time slot in Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and …

BOGOTÁ: The telenovela Prohibido Amar, an adaptation of Caracol Television's La Sombra del Deseo, has proven to be a hit for Azteca in Mexico. Prohibido Amar centers on the lives of Gabriela and Rafael, who are both involved in unhappy marriages. The Mexican version stars Rossana Najera Amar and Marco de …

SÃO PAULO: Sparkling Girls, a musical telenovela from Globo, has premiered on Canal 13 in Chile. Sparkling Girls revolves around three housekeepers who become successful singers. The show has already found success on Brazil's Globo, Portugal's SIC and Uruguay's Teledoce. It has also been snapped up by NEXtv in Panama, …

SÃO PAULO: Globo's Beloved Life, a telenovela, premiered earlier this week on SIC in Portugal as the country's most-watched program. Dancin' Days, co-produced by Globo and SIC, brought in the second largest audience, followed by Brazil Avenue. Beloved Life follows a conflict involving control of the San Magno hospital. The …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has partnered with Electus for the development of three telenovelas, the first of which is The Black Widow. The idea is for the novelas to be developed with an eye toward airing one as a 13-episode series, with multiple episodes running each week. The first project in …

CANNES: Venevision International has signed a worldwide content deal with the global TV site Viki for the rights to a number of its telenovelas, including Eva Luna and Passions of the Heart. Users of Viki, which now has around 22 million users each month, will be able to watch novelas such …