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Netflix Lat Am series exec Roberto Stopello exits streamer
Roberto Stopello has stepped down as Netflix’s VP of series for Latin America after five…
Luis Fernández replaces Beau Ferrari as CEO of Telemundo
Luis Fernández is returning to Telemundo as CEO of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, replacing Beau Ferrari….
Telemundo orders first int’l adaptation of Banijay competition format ‘The Fifty’
Telemundo has ordered the first adaptation of Banijay reality competition format The Fifty for the…
Deals round-up: Hulu hunts ‘Vanishing Act’; ‘Tom Gates’ goes global; ‘Civil Servant’ heads to Puerto Rico
Hulu hunts ‘Vanishing Act’ US streamer Hulu has acquired fact-based crime drama Vanishing Act, following…
WBD hires UnivisionTelevisa’s Luis Silberwasser to lead sports
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed former Telemundo and TelevisaUnivision exec Luis Silberwasser to its…
Scripted round up: Eccho Rights to shop ‘Granite Harbour’; Telemundo & Inter Medya team-up; Fiction Valley links with Pieter Bart Korthuis
Eccho Rights to shop ‘Granite Harbour’ Eccho Rights has acquired global distribution rights to upcoming…
TelevisaUnivision taps ViacomCBS & Telemundo alum for distribution
Recently minted Latin American giant TelevisaUnivision has named a former ViacomCBS exec to lead its…
NBCU Launch & Telemundo team to support Hispanic female directors
NBCU Launch, the umbrella brand that houses the diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across NBCUniversal’s…
Telemundo hires former ViacomCBS streaming chief as part of global push
NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo Enterprises has hired ViacomCBS International’s former streaming chief Ezequiel Fonseca Zas and A+E…
Univision restructures by hiring Telemundo alum Silberwasser & ViacomCBS’s Gazzolo
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision has restructured its senior team with the hire of former ViacomCBS…
NBCU restructures Telemundo’s senior execs to focus on streaming
NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Enterprises has restructured its senior exec team to focus on its streaming services….
MIPCOM Drama round-up: Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation; Lagardère to take ‘Troubled Waters’ global; ‘Shepherd’ travels to Hungary and Poland
Raft of deals for Navarro adaptation Broadcasters across Europe, Latin America and the US have…
Spain’s Movistar+ links with Telemundo in US for ‘Dime Quién Soy’
Banijay Group-owned Spanish prodco DLO Producciones, Telefónica-owned SVOD service Movistar+ and NBCUniversal’s broadcaster Telemundo are…
LatAm scripted: The end of telenovelas?
For decades, the telenovela has been Latin America’s flagship TV genre, seducing audiences around the…
Silberwasser to depart NBCU’s Telemundo
Telemundo president, Luis Silberwasser, is to depart the company after four years with the US…
Hulu and Telemundo expand content pact
Hulu has inked a further deal with NBCUniversal’s Telemundo to provide more Spanish-language titles for…
More on creation of global anti-piracy coalition ACE
Execs from the 30 global entertainment companies that have come together to form anti-piracy body…
Major content firms pact for anti-piracy coalition
The Hollywood studios, leading SVOD services and key networks around the world have formed a…
Ex-NBCU, HBO execs launch advisory firm
Former NBCUniversal and HBO execs have joined forces to create a Miami-based entertainment business consultancy….
NBC, Telemundo join Hulu live TV service
US broadcast networks NBC and Telemundo are joining Hulu’s live TV streaming service. A deal…
NBCU takes a Chance on Hugh Laurie Hulu drama
NBCUniversal has acquired Hugh Laurie drama Chance for a raft of its international nets. NBCUniversal…
Keshet Int’l signs Chilean co-development deal
Global distributor Keshet International has signed a deal with a Chilean TV network to co-develop…
Keshet Int’l sets up Lat Am production hub
The international arm of Keshet is opening up a new production hub in Mexico to…
Ex-NBCU TV chief to lead Primary Wave
Former NBCUniversal Television chairman Jeff Gaspin has signed on as president of US indie producer…
YouTube, Telemundo set ups Miami Spaces
YouTube has set up an original content pop-up studio in Miami, in association with NBCUniversal’s…
Keshet to coproduce Telemundo drama
US Hispanic network Telemundo has entered an agreement to co-develop and coproduce a Spanish-language drama…
8, 9, 10, Telemundo
Luis Silberwasser took charge of Telemundo in late 2014 and has set about revolutionising its…
Ex-BBCWW Lat Am chief joins Lantica
Former BBC Worldwide Latin America chief Fred Medina has joined Caribbean entertainment company Lantica Media….
NBCUniversal launches on-demand mini-novelas
NBCU is launching two shortform telenovelas on its Xfinity X1 streaming and interactive service. The…
NATPE: US Hispanic nets ‘overtaking English-language rivals’
US Hispanic networks such as Univision are beginning to overtake their English-language counterparts in the…