Telemundo International announced yesterday at a press conference at MIPCOM 2013 in Cannes, France, which the recognized actress Aracely Arambula, will star in the new telenovela based in the great classic story of Victor Hugo, Les Miserables, to be produced by Telemundo in 2014. Valentina Parraga, the acclaimed writer responsible for the successful production of Telemundo, La Reina del Sur and La Patrona is in charge of the adaptation of   Read more...

Within the framework of the latest San Sebastian Festival were revealed details of the Spanish film industry by the producers. And seemed more like an announcement festival on all types of contents and not a film festival. Poor in auspices, stars and contents. No more brightness from decades past. The good?: the denunciation of the situation and demanding Government for urgent measures to implement the new financing model and tax   Read more...

FOX International Channels (FIC) today announced the purchase of Paramount Pictures share of LAPTV, bringing FIC’s ownership of the company to 100%. LAPTV is the leading operator of premium movie channels in Latin America. Paramount has also extended its long-term content output agreement with FOX International Channels. The deal gives FIC access to new Paramount feature films in Latin America, (excluding Brazil). LAPTV operates Moviecity and other leading premium channel brands, also has a   Read more...

Based on the racing video game franchise the most successful of all time, which sold over 140 million copies, Need for Speed, the film will hit theaters in the spring of 2014. The film features the participation of TV star Aaron Paul, who is known for his role on the hit Emmy-winning series, Breaking Bad, who will be joined by actors Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson. In the film, will   Read more...

The payTV operator leader in digital television entertainment, DIRECTV announced the launch of Play, online content portal that offers up to 5,000 titles, seven days a week, 24 hours a day, from a PC, smartphone or tablet*. That is, how and when the viewer wants from any screen. Content is divided by movies , series, sports and channels, you can search by the name of the title, actors or with   Read more...

From October 3 to 6, Moviecity, in conjunction with the main Pay TV operators in the region, will open its channels and will be available for all basic subscribers in Latin America to have a “Free pass” to the best releases and series its 6 exclusive channels: Moviecity Premieres, Moviecity Hollywood, Moviecity Action, Moviecity Family, Moviecity Mundo and Moviecity Classics. As plus, Moviecity offer subscribers the ability to watch the premiere of “Lynch – Final Season” on October 4.   Read more...

The thriller that explores the tensions on the border between the U.S. and Mexico starring Demian Bichir and Diane Kruger, currently airs in 125 countries worldwide. FOX, partner co-financier of the series launched internationally in July, while at the same time  premiered at the FX pay channel in the United States and Latin America in the 10 pm schedule. It also really helped the overall global marketing campaign launched by   Read more...

‘Dancin Days’, a coproduction between Globo and SIC, has reached the end of its run in Portugal with great success. It’s finale aired on September 27 was the episode that had more viewers throughout the telenovela, it obtained 19,2 rating points and a share of 38%, with 1.850 million viewers (source: GFK). The telenovela premiered in June 2012 at primetime on the Portuguese channel and since that time has exceeded   Read more...

Emilio Azcárraga Jean, James L. Brooks, Jon Feltheimer and Lauren Zalaznick will receive NATPE||Content First’s 11th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award during the NATPE 2014 Market & Conference in Miami on Tuesday, January 28 at a reception sponsored by Broadcasting & Cable / Multichannel News. The announcement was made last Week by NATPE President & CEO Rod Perth. Named in honor of Brandon Tartikoff, one of television’s greatest programmers, the Brandon Tartikoff   Read more...

Discovery Networks Latin America/ U.S. Hispanic ( DLA/USH), a division of Discovery Communications, a leading media company in factual genre globally, announced last week their annual upfront pre-event for markets in Mexico, Colombia and pan-regional Latin America for the next October 3, at 6 pm in the theater Adrienne Arsht Center in the city of Miami. “We continue to strengthen our leadership in the region through high quality content which   Read more...