Demetrio Fernandez, director of the Film Corporation and Alberto Bacó, Secretary of Economic Development, summarized the efforts made to attractinvestment to the sector. In this article by María Ivette Vega Calles for the newspaper El Nuevo Dia (digital and printed version), all readers can find out about the opportunities for producers worldwide that la Isla del Encanto (The Island of Enchantment) offers. Still do not know the titles of the productions and the names of the artists who will star, but according to Alberto Bacó, secretary of the Department of Economic Development and Commerce (Departamento de Desarrollo Economico y Comercio - DEC) and Demetrio Fernandez, executive director of the Film Corporation of Puerto Rico (Corporacion de Cine de Puerto Rico - CCPR), the filmmakers are targeting the   Read more...

Business Bureau predicts 15.5 Million HD Subscribers in 2017 For 4th consecutive year presents its BUSINESS BUREAU HDTV Report in Latin America, which analyzes the supply of HD Signals by Operator, Programmer, complete listings of local HD channels signals on a local level, opened by Gender, Packages and prices and projections to 2017 in 17 Latin American countries. The Report analyzes the evolution of HDTV in Latin America from the   Read more...

TVMAS was part of the 20 year festivities of Cartoon Network, where the director of the channel highlighted the beginning of a new stage In this past April 28 in a well-known amusement park in Mexico City, the Pay TV channel Cartoon Network, celebrated its 20th birthday with a large deployment of outfits with the iconic characters of the channel, as well as a musical performance by Esperanza Azteca Symphony Orchestra,   Read more...

“This award represents all the effort of the production team to present originals”, Cecilia Mendonça El jardín de Clarilú, the original production of Disney Junior Latin America, received a silver award in the category: Educational/Instructional Television Program. Also, in February, El jardín de Clarilú, was recognized in the first edition of the International Emmy® Kids Awards for best children’s program for preschoolers. “This award represents another important recognition to the   Read more...

Also the signals Quiero Música en mi Idioma y Volver, disclosed their latest In an event led by Gabriela Sobrado and Horacio Cabak, in Puerto Salguero in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Artear presented the programming development for their signals; Magazine, Quiero Música en mi Idioma and Volver. The Magazine channel is one of the most viewed channels of the 80 that make up the grid of Pay TV. Coco Fernández, Production Manager of El Trece signal artistic director, remarked that ”during year round, the signal generates   Read more...

Pioneer in the production of Spanish-language entertainment, passed away this past April 21. ‘Joaquín, el de Los Riviera’ – as on one occasion confessed the origin of his name – was born in La Habana, Cuba. At 17 years graduated from High School at Colegio de la Salle de Cuba, then channeled his artistic vocation as a dancer of private clubs withot abandoning his superior Dance studies. In 1957 forms the Trío Los Riviera,  next to Mercy Casas and Francisco Del Pino, with which   Read more...

“We have years of experience with telenovelas, now we have to grow with the series”, Carmen Armendáriz In a well-known hotel in Mexico City, the cast of the new Televisa Networks comedy series, Cásate conmigo…mi amor, a Carmen Armendáriz production, met to introduce to the media the first chapter of the broadcasting and TVMAS attended. The series starring Galilea Montijo and Arath de la Torre, premieres next April 25th at 20:00 hrs., on   Read more...

“I am convinced that this production contains the essence of an international success”- César Díaz Venevision International features its programming proposal for the L.A. Screenings headed by the telenovela De Todas Maneras Rosa, starring Marisa Román, Ricardo Álamo, Norkys Batista and Luciano D’Alessandro. “We prepared for the L.A. Screenings after the good activity in MIPTV and arrive with this release of our producer Venevision Productions, I am convinced that contains the   Read more...

After closure of the BBC HD channel, which was launched for its 3D tests, the chief technology officer of the BBC, Andy Quested, acknowledged in this past, “Future TV Summit” in London that “viewers are increasingly seeing less 3D programming and the technology was not as successful as expected “. “If we talk about figures, these continue to fall and that’s something that really worries us as a public broadcaster.   Read more...

TVMAS was present at the launching of the most important animated series of Discovery kids in recent years. Allan Navarrete, senior VP and general manager of Discovery Mexico Latin America, presented to media and customers in Mexico City, the premiere of Doki, the first series made for this character considered an icon of the channel and were released on April 15. The executive told TVMAS that the project is the   Read more...