Paramount Pictures is in negotiations to acquire worldwide distribution rights, of the new sequel to the hit series starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Although the veteran actor said that the preparation of the film is very advanced, a few months it became known that Skydance-producer in partnership with Paramount, and Annapurna Pictures are actively on theproduction, which has led the interest of the studies for large-scale distribution of the fifth installment of the series. The script will be provided by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. Production is expected to start in early 2014.

The  Delia Fiallo Awards DESTACADO:  For the Telenovela worldwide industry and the millions of fans who love this kind of gender throughout the world. This is an initiative that has devoted two years of hard work to realize to push for the creation of a grants related  academy, value contributions and development for the winners, with spaces and refresher workshops and academic progress for participants securing with that the prosperity   Read more...

TVMAS spoke with the executive on developments in programming and futurelaunch of TV Everywhere platforms With the premiere of ’Roast’ by Hector Suarez, the Comedy Central signal reachedunexpected levels of audience, the neighborhood’s family, 100% Mexican animated series,was in the ranking of social networks. VIACOM now is preparing the Millennial Awards inMexico, among other events. Lebrija highlights to TVMAS the importance of local production, especially in Mexico, which has become a focus of production in Latin America.     “Mexico is one of the most important markets worldwide to VIACOM, we’ve been talking about being successful and profitable because we have major investments of our partners and allies, and this we have been able to monetize,” said Senior Vice President andGeneral Manager VIMN The Americas.   Read more...

Will be held from June 25th to the 27th at Parana, Entre Rios Two of the industry’s most innovative firms will be present at this meeting, to bring their news from a preferential place. Crossfone, a management platform for IP telephony over Internet networks, will unveil its new tool designedto facilitate the provision of telephony operators for residential and business segments. While UNICOR presents its range of fiber optic cables AKSH, a good alternative in terms of cost, quality and variety of models. The most convener event of Television, Internet and Radio in the interior of the country, not only known for the high level of their training but also by advances in technology which   Read more...

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...

In turn, the Utilísima signal evolves with new contents  under the Fox Life brand. Mundo Fox is the new channel of Fox’s International Channels Latin America portfolio. The new proposal developed exclusively forLatin America, will offer 100% original contents in Spanish. Among early bets it already prepares the Latin version of the hit musicalreality ’X factor’and the series ’The Bridge’, starring Mexican actor Demian Bichir. On the other hand, Utilísima will undergo a transition scheduled for late 2013, where the signal is converted to Fox Life, reinforced bynew productions and retaining those that showed acceptance on their schedule. “The transition of Utilísima, is a reflection of its evolution, this will allow us to provide affiliates and advertisers a wider range ofcontents, both local and international. Likewise, we are pleased   Read more...

“We arrived to 20,000 members of our network sites, our goal is to reach 50,000 publishers in late 2013″, Germán Herebia The digital advertising network with reach into Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market, part of the Cisneros Group reached20,000 affiliate sites, recording a 33% coverage throughout Latin America in the category of networks sites Display Ad, according to statistics from the month of March this year conducted by comScore, a leading Internet technology that measures what the user navigating in the digital world. “Today we reach the 20,000 members of our network sites, and by the end of 2013 we plan to reach 50,000 publishers using our platform. ComScore’smeasurement, which supports our coverage and number of unique visitors to the regional level, coupled with the constant development   Read more...

Over 80 thousand people were present at the nine concerts held in the port. With an assistance of over 80 thousand people concluded this past June 2nd the 2013 Acapulco Festival, which presented international stars during the nine concerts that were held from May 25 to June 2. Figures as The Jonas Brothers and Inna,  Gloria Trevi,  Sasha, Benny and Erick as well as Marco Antonio Solís, among others were   Read more...

“This linear 24/7 channel further strengthens the supply of Televisa Networks”, Bruce Boren Within the framework of CANITEC Expo 2013, Televisa Networks and UFC struck a content distribution agreement for 20 Spanish-speaking countries. They also announced the launch of a pay TV signal in Latin America with 24 hours of programming later this year. Prior to this, Televisa acquired broadcast rights on broadcast open TV and for pay signals TDN   Read more...

The Sopranos, the best scripted TV series in history The Writers Guild of America (WGA its acronym in English) published recently the list of the 101 best written series in the history of television. A ranking led by HBO’s fiction The Sopranos, followed by the sitcom Seinfeldand the legendary science fiction series in The Twilight Zone. The anxieties of Tony Soprano and his family culminated in a controversial final that is still been discussed   Read more...