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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 …

SÃO PAULO, April 3: Globo TV International’s telenovela Destiny River has been acquired by the free-to-air network Top Channel in Albania. Top Channel has already televised several series from Globo TV International, including India: A Love Story and Seize the Day. The network’s signal is also distributed to all of …

CANNES: Venevision International and Zhejiang Huace Film & TV have signed a deal to co-produce and mutually distribute a telenovela this year.   The deal between the two companies was signed during MIPTV, where Venevision International is showcasing an array of telenovelas, including The Talisman, Passions of the Heart and Natalia …

MIAMI: Venevision International has sold the broadcasting rights for Venevision Productions’ telenovela Passions of the Heart (Corazon Apasionado) to Spain’s Televisión Española (TVE). Written by Alberto Gomez and starring Marlene Favela and Guy Ecker, Passions of the Heart will air on TVE’s La 1. It was recorded in High Definition …

MIAMI: Venevision International is heading to MIPTV with three new telenovelas, including El Talisman. In addition to El Talisman, Venevision is highlighting Corazon Apasionado and Natalia de Mar, produced by Venevision Productions. The company will also be highlighting beauty pageants and a diverse selection of educational and comical series, reality …