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Televisa
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Sonar makes raft of distribution hires
Sonar Entertainment has expanded its distribution team, adding new execs from Sky Vision, Televisa and…
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Lionsgate, Univision create SVOD platform
US studio Lionsgate and Hispanic American broadcaster Univision have pooled resources to create a movie-centric…
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Lifetime lays off Devious Maids
US network Lifetime has cancelled female-skewed comedy-drama Devious Maids after four seasons. The A+E Network-owned…
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Starz develops novella, Dirty Girls Social Club
US premium cable network Starz is working to adapt Mexican telenovela and a best-selling novel…
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Univision ups Lee to top entertainment post
Hispanic US broadcaster Univision has promoted the exec who oversaw the creation of subsidiary Fusion…
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8, 9, 10, Telemundo
Luis Silberwasser took charge of Telemundo in late 2014 and has set about revolutionising its…
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Televisa embarks on second English drama
Televisa is working up The Seventh Day, a post-apocalyptic English-language drama from Scott Shepherd. Televisa…
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Televisa bags Top Gear, Doctor Who for SVOD
Televisa has snagged a raft of BBC programming for its recently-launched SVOD service Blim. The…
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Televisa pulls shows from Netflix
Mexican broadcaster has pulled its programming from Netflix as it positions its own SVOD platform,…
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Televisa SVOD service bags 800-ep deal
Mexican SVOD platform Blim has scored a content deal with Canada’s 9 Story Media Group…
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Televisa creates Netflix SVOD rival
Mexican broadcaster Televisa has launched an SVOD service, Blim, which will go head-to-head with Netflix…
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Televisa, Anima Kitchent rebooting Spanish toon
Televisa and Spain-based prodco Anima Kitchent are working up Cleo and Cuquín, a new animated…
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Televisa, Netflix deals for Masha toon
A spin-off from Russian-produced toon series Masha and the Bear has launched on Netflix in…
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Televisa gets Loaded with Keshet scripted
Mexican television giant Televisa has landed a multi-year scripted formats rights deal with Israel-based distributor…
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NATPE: Comarex names veteran as president
Mexican content distributor Comarex has named veteran sales executive Marcel Vinay Sr. as its new…
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NATPE: Sony, Televisa team for Blue Demon
Sony Pictures Television and Televisa are joining forces to make Blue Demon, a drama series…
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Starz, Televisa rebooting telenovela classic
US premium cable net Starz and the US arm of Mexican media giant Televisa have…
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Televisa makes Dougray Scott thriller in English
Televisa is utilising a Mexico-Canada production treaty to produce Duality, a new English-language drama series…
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NBCU creates Lat Am channels JV
NBCUniversal International has partnered with Ole Communications to create a joint venture business in Spanish-speaking…
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Magine exec among two Televisa USA hires
Televisa USA has hired an executive from online pay TV firm Magine to runs its…
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Univision confirms IPO plan
US Hispanic broadcaster Univision is going public after filing for an IPO. The plan, which…
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Televisa USA, Universal team for aliens and vigilantes
The US production division of Mexican cable giant Televisa and the cable production division of…
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Burnett closes Generation Gap with Televisa
Producer Mark Burnett is working with Mexico’s Televisa on a new format in which families…
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Televisa buys 500 hours of Nickelodeon fare
Mexican TV giant Televisa has acquired a 496-hour package of content from Viacom kids channel…
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Televisa USA hires Chris Philip
Televisa has hired international TV veteran Chris Philip to run English-language production and distribution at…
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Miss Universe Pageant entices FIC, Turner
Fox International Channels in Southeast Asia and Japan and Turner International in Latin America are…
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Supply and demand in Latin America
TBI and Eurodata TV look at the latest trends in TV viewing in Latin America…
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Zodiak takes Stand Up For Your Country
UK-based producer and distributor Zodiak has optioned Mexican-originated format Stand Up For Your Country across…
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Prisoners of War discovered in Mexico, Hispanic US
Broadcasters in Mexico, Colombia and Hispanic US have banded together to create a local version…
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Netflix buys Televisa soccer doc
Ahead of the start of the World Cup next week, Netflix has acquired This is…