Four years after the first season, Televisa filed the second installment of 20 episodes of the hit series Maria de Todos Los Angeles,produced by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo, original idea of Mara Escalante. TVMAS spoke with the producer on the challenge to give continuity to the popular series, as well as the importance of consolidating comedy in Mexico again. “It’s a real challenge to take control of a series that   Read more...

More than three months after the merger of Harris Broadcast, the company announced appointments in sales, service and human resources in order to strengthen their team and to lead globally as an independent company. These appointments highlight Steve Reynolds as Chief Technology Officer and Skip Sorenson as Chief Financial Officer, who will report to the CEO of Harris, Charlie Vogt. “With this merger, we have built a management team that   Read more...

The signal Infinity, owned by Turner, along with Endemol, presents this second installment of the Latin American version of EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION, the award winning reality show and managed to rebuild homes in the region with a commitment to bring a new reality to families that inhabit them. This second season has 10 chapters completed: 8 in Argentina and 2 in Chile. Each episode had an investment of nearly   Read more...

As part of the launch of the signal with 100% content created in Spanish for Latin America, this November 19th at midnight MundoFox exclusively presents the first episode of Dos Lunas, starring Barbara Mori and Leonardo Sbaraglia. Consisting of 13 one-hour episodes, the series is directed by the directors Carlos Carrera, Pitipol Ybarra, Jerry Rodriguez and Sergio Guerrero Garzafox. Produced by Argos TV, LUA and Cadenatres, Dos Lunas is a   Read more...

Versión en Español Summary Review: highlights from November 13 – 20 .Book your advertising. Contact: lemartvmas@gmail.com ; torre.cristina13@gmail.com ; michaeltvmasmagazine@msn.com EVENTS Successfully ended the XI WORLD SUMMIT OF THE TELENOVELA AND FICTION SERIES INDUSTRY After 10 successful meetings ended uninterrupted this meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 13, 14 and 15. Assembled leaders, creative and executives of the main channels and production companies from 18 countries debated over   Read more...

After 10 successful meetings ended uninterrupted this meeting held in San Juan, Puerto Rico on November 13, 14 and 15. Assembled leaders, creative and executives of the main channels and production companies from 18 countries debated over three days on the challenges and business opportunities of telenovelas and fiction series. Among the many challenges facing the industry were discussed issues such as the decline of traditional television audiences, threatened public   Read more...

Globo will be present at MyContent, the main international fair for entertainment, content, and the media market in the region of the Middle East and North Africa. On the 18th and 19th of November, sales executive Rodrigo Vilela will show to the market all the productions of the Brazilian broadcaster available in its 2013 catalog. The highlights are the International Emmy nominee ‘Brazil Avenue’, the seductive ‘Gabriela’, the touching ‘The   Read more...

The eighth edition held in Johannesburg, South Africa from November 6 to 8, an increase of 18% attendance over the previous year. With the participation of over 670 companies, including more than 300 TV stations and pay TV platforms were active during conferences, agreements and acquisition of contents, having as a central theme of this edition, the production and co-production opportunities to generate global contents. “It is a real pride   Read more...

With an investment near to 30 million Euros (U.S. $ 40.4 million), Endemol Beyond, a new global enterprise built on existing digital video operations in multiple markets, announces the launch of a Premium channels network, both local and international online through platforms such as YouTube, Yahoo, AOL, MSN and Dailymotion among others. The investment in the new venture will invest in original productions that include: comedy, entertainment, fashion, animations and   Read more...

The division of linear channels and on-demand services of Vivid Entertainment, the largest producer of adult content, announced the launch of its linear channel and its portfolio of content for VOD services on pay TV platform of Axtel, information technology and communication enterprise of the Mexican market. “This agreement reaffirms our determination to become the best partner of Latin American operators offering an interactive solution ‘turnkey’, allowing them to grow   Read more...