Cisneros Media Distribution


Boat Rocker & Cisneros sign ‘long-term’ deal

Canada’s Boat Rocker Rights and a subsidiary of Venezuela’s Cisneros Media Distribution have signed a “long-term” coproduction and distribution agreement. This will see Boat Rocker and Mobius.Lab Productions coproducing and co-distributing ten programmes, with Boat Rocker selling them into English-language markets and CMD, which is part of Latin American broadcaster Cisneros, doing the same in […]

Boat Rocker & Cisneros sign ‘long-term’ deal

Canada’s Boat Rocker Rights and a subsidiary of Venezuela’s Cisneros Media Distribution have signed a “long-term” coproduction and distribution agreement. This will see Boat Rocker and Mobius.Lab Productions coproducing and co-distributing ten programmes, with Boat Rocker selling them into English-language markets and CMD, which is part of Latin American broadcaster Cisneros, doing the same in […]

A+E adds execs, expands Lovejoy role in rejig

Ellen Lovejoy has expanded her content sales role at A+E Networks in the Americas, as Cisneros Media Distribution exec Helen Jurado joins as one of two recent hires. Lovejoy has been named VP, head of sales, Americas and formats, reporting to Joel Denton, managing director, international content sales, and Edward Sabin, who was recently appointed […]

Comarex to sell Cisneros shows globally

Mexico-based distributor Comarex has acquired rights to Latin American content giant Cisneros Media Distribution’s catalogue outside the US and Spain. The deal hands Comarex more than 30,000 hours of programming, and is a particular boon as the distributor lost its representation agreement with TV Azteca earlier this year. CMD executive VP Marcello Coltro will continue […]

Peace Point secures Cisneros series for sales

Canada’s Peace Point Right has acquired right to Cisneros Media Distribution’s unscripted programmes in a number of territories. The deal covers rights to the Venezuelan broadcaster’s catalogue in Canada, UK, France, Monaco, Andorra, French speaking Belgium and Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Baltics, Balkans, CIS, Australia and New Zealand. Initial titles include 4x30mins ISIS news […]

Cisneros pay TV chief exits

Cosme Lopez is leaving his post at the top of Cisneros Media’s pay TV division after 15 years with the Venezuelan broadcast group. Members of Cisneros Media Distribution’s team, which executive VP of content distribution Marcello Coltro leads, will assume Lopez’s duties. Lopez (pictured) most recently held the post of senior VP and general manager […]

Cisneros cuts distribution deal with Telefe

Venezuela’s Cisneros Media Distribution has struck a programme sales deal with Telefe, and will represent the Argentine broadcaster’s content throughout Africa. CMD is the distribution arm of Venezuelan media giant Cisneros and has a history of selling content into Africa. It started shopping Telefe titles this week at MIPCOM in Cannes. The first titles it […]

Cisneros brings Estrella content to Cannes

The distribution arm of Venezuelan media giant Cisneros has inked a deal with Estrella TV and will be selling the US Hispanic net’s content at MIPCOM. Estrella has a 7,500-hour library of finished shows and formats, which cover reality, musical-variety, comedy, scripted drama, talk and gameshows. Cisneros Media Distribution will rep 15 of its show […]

Reed MIDEM plots MIPCancun expansion

Event organiser Reed MIDEM is planning on an expanded second edition of Latin American-focused market MIPCancun. Following the Cancun, Mexico-based event’s launch last year, the 2015 edition will be held on November 18-20, with what Reed MIDEM describes as an “expanded” line-up. Fifty-one buyers from 16 countries such as Brazil, Canada and the US are […]

Cisneros brings in ex-studio exec

Cisneros Media Distribution has drafted in Wilma Maciel, a former Sony Pictures Television and Warner Channel executive. At the sales arm of Venezuelan media group Cisneros, Maciel will be VP, content management and acquisitions, reporting to executive VP, content distribution Marcello Coltro. Maciel has held roles such as VP of programming, acquisitions, on-air planning and […]

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