The network owned by one of Mexico’s most prestigious educational institutions, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), is celebrating Día de muertos with a special marathon airing of the successful suspense series Niño Santo.  The binge viewing marathon begins on Monday, October 28, at 11p.m. ET/8p.m. PT and continues through Sunday, November 3, on Once TV México’s international signal. Niño Santo is a six-episode fiction series based on Niño Fidencio, one of   Read more...

The creator of Cris Morena Group, famous for fiction for teens turned into successful as “Chiquitas”, “Casi Angeles”, “Rebelde Way” and “Floricienta” said in the presentation that offered along with his son Thomas Yankelevich, director of global content Telefe that, “from any point of view ‘Aliados’ is the language of the new era” and affirms that this is the first Spanish-language fiction emerges as a cross-platform format. “For me ‘Aliados’   Read more...

In Mexico, Multimedia Image Group (GIMM) announced the start of Excelsior TV broadcasts from September 2. This new project, led by experienced and respected journalist Felix Cortes Camarillo, will broadcast for 365 days a year, 24 hours a day without interruption, by Cablevision channel 127 and Sky, in 27.2 digital televisions. In addition to webcasts: www.excelsior.com.mx/tv. In an interview with TVMAS, Felix Cortes, director of Excelsior TV, said how important   Read more...

TBS veryfunny, the movie and series channel dedicated to comedy, announces the acquisition of bradcasting rights for two new series that will air after the first quarter of 2014: The Millers and We Are Men. The signal closed the broadcasting deal with CBS Studios International. The announcement was made by Felipe de Stefani, senior vice-president and general manager of Turner trend channels, which said: “With the acquisition of The Millers and We Are   Read more...

The analyst Omar Rincon recently headlined his column in the newspaper El Tiempo:  “Graduados sin diploma” (“Graduates without diploma”). We quote some of his valuable comments and present reflections of also recognized Argentine creator and writer Ramiro San Honorio as well as an explanation of one of the best adapters – but the best in Colombia, Cecilia Percy all interviewed by TVMAS for this analysis. “Los Graduados were a party   Read more...

Karen Barroeta, International Cable SVP and General Manager of Telemundo Internacional enthusiastically announced the signing of an agreement with VC Medios to enhance sales in the region, maximizing the positioning both in Venezuela and in Ecuador and Colombia. It’s an exclusive representation for advertising sales of its pay-TV channel in Latin America in the territories of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, as of January 1, 2014. As part of the launch   Read more...

Giving life to 70,000 years of human history, the new co-production of Discovery Channel and the BBC, is a journey through time to document the events that marked the great civilizations of the past and present. With the emergence of key characters in the same places where these events occurred, the program provides viewers the opportunity to interact with the people that shaped the world since the first settlers of   Read more...

Within the framework of the second edition of FERATUM FILM FEST, held in Tlalpujahua, Michoacan, Mexico, the Brazilian director José Mojica Marins (Zé Do Zao Cai), one of the filmmakers that renewed the terror industry in South America, was recognized for his career with a BRONZE FERATUM, for more than 60 years as a film director and 50 as an actor, to portray Cai Ze Do Zao, character that led   Read more...

Great personalities of the horror film industry, met from October 3 to 6 in the second edition of FERATUM FILM FEST in Tlalpujahua, Michoacan, Mexico. Figures such as the Canadian illustrator Gary Pullin, who presented at the Festival, an exhibition of his most outstanding works in the horror industry, and Brazilian actor and director Jose Mojica Marins, a pioneer in horror films, who received the bronze medal for more than   Read more...

Good and worthy promotion as Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions for Nickelodeon Latin America. The announcement was made at MIPCOM last week by Tatiana Rodriguez, Senior Vice President of Programming and Creative Strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America. In this new role, will be responsible for overseeing the strategic positioning of the Networks content on-Air and identify new promotional opportunities, programming formats and acquisitions for the four brands of the   Read more...