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Carlos Mesber of We Love Entertainment: “We Have Built a Company with Its Own Identity and High Standards”
We Love Entertainment will celebrate the fourth anniversary of its flagship program ¡Siéntese Quien Pueda! in August. For Carlos Mesber, CEO, the company’s greatest achievement has been proving that “an independent company can compete at the highest level in U.S. Hispanic television.” “When we launched…
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MIP Cancun 2026 Brings Back Social Video, Vertical Storytelling And New Content Business Models
MIP Cancun (17–20 November 2026) announces three major industry leaders for its 2026 conference programme, reflecting the market’s continued evolution as a leading business event where the companies, digital platforms and creative forces driving the evolution of content across Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic…
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With Un Paso Hacia Ti, Bailar, Bailar, TelevisaUnivision Launches M-Drama Block on Canal 5 with Series Inspired by Asian Storytelling
TelevisaUnivision officially unveiled Un Paso Hacia Ti, Bailar, Bailar, executive produced by Luis Luisillo. The project becomes the first title in Canal 5’s new M-Drama lineup—a format that blends the storytelling tradition of the Latin American melodrama with the visual style, pacing, and narrative structure…
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Diego Ramírez of Dynamo: “With La Banda For ViX, We’re Betting On The Mexican Heist Comedy Genre”
ViX original series La Banda, produced by Dynamo, premieres this Friday the 24th with eight episodes, introducing a genre rarely explored in Mexican television fiction: the heist comedy. For the producers and showrunners, the challenge was to adapt a genre with international roots into a…
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Adrián Santucho of Telemundo: “We’re Focused on Reality Shows That Are Relevant, Entertaining, Challenging, and Encourage Interaction”
For many of those producing Operación Triunfo EE. UU. at Telemundo, the format is a dream project, Adrián Santucho, Telemundo’s Senior VP of Unscripted Content, told PRODU. “Many of us have been involved with previous editions of Operación Triunfo. In my case, I worked on…
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Secuoya Studios and William Levy Renew Collaboration Agreement for More TV and Film Projects
Secuoya Studios and William Levy have renewed their collaboration agreement to jointly develop new television and film projects for the global market. The partnership continues a successful professional relationship backed by the international performance of productions such as Montecristo, Camino a Arcadia and Bajo un…
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MIP Cancun Launches Scripted Pitch to Spotlight the Next Generation of Ibero-American Fiction
MIP Cancun announced the launch of the MIP Cancun Scripted Pitch, a new international competition designed to discover scripted projects with international potential from Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the U.S. Hispanic market. The initiative reinforces MIP Cancun’s positioning as the go-to hub for IP…
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TelevisaUnivision Names Jessica Fernández News Director of N+ Univision Chicago
TelevisaUnivision announced the appointment of Jessica Fernández as the N+ Univision Chicago News Director, overseeing editorial news operations for the local affiliate. Fernández, journalist and media executive, brings 25 years of service to the Chicagoland Hispanic community and Spanish-language television news to the position. In…
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Sony Pictures Television’s S.W.A.T. Exiles Sold to Disney+ Latam and AXN Spain Among Others
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) today announced that its original spin-off series S.W.A.T. Exiles has secured sales across every major region worldwide and landed at STARZ in the U.S. ahead of its September 25 premiere. As SPT continues to expand the S.W.A.T. franchise across platforms, markets…
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Ben DeJesus of Casa NoHo Studios: “The DNA Of Microdramas Is 100% Latin American Telenovelas”
For producer and director Ben DeJesus, the DNA of vertical content and microdramas comes 100% from Latin American telenovelas. For that reason, they launched a division within Casa NoHo Studios (North Hollywood, California) called Fuego Shorts, dedicated to this genre. DeJesus noted that what he…
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Roseberry Launches epis, a New Streaming Service for Premium Vertical Television
As part of the next phase in the evolution of its global studio model, RoseBerry Media has today launched epis, a premium vertical television streaming service delivering mobile-first entertainment for audiences who value their time, but do not want to compromise on quality. Now available…
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ViX Acquires La Encrucijada Secuoya Studios’ Spanish Drama
ViX announced the acquisition of the rights to La Encrucijada, the series from Secuoya Studios, which to premiere exclusively on the platform on July 10. After captivating audiences in Spain, La Encrucijada is coming to ViX with an intense story of love, family secrets, and…
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Juan Delgado of Day Pitney: “The Challenge Is Balancing Technological Innovation with the Protection of Creative Workers”
According to Juan Delgado, Co-Chair of the Sports, Media and Entertainment practice at Day Pitney in Miami, artificial intelligence (AI) is now at the center of everything happening in Hollywood, “for writers, for actors, and now also for directors.” Providing context on what is happening…
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Lionsgate, Miércoles Partner on International TV Distribution of Belleza
The Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group and Miércoles Entertainment, the newly launched company from Paul Presburger and the team behind Lionsgate’s Pantelion and Pantaya ventures, announced a partnership for the international television distribution of the Spanish-language feature film Belleza, a female-driven multigenerational drama/comedy which has…
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Secuoya Studios and Telemundo Studios Forge Global Content Alliance
Secuoya Studios and Telemundo Studios have entered into a global strategic partnership to develop, produce and finance premium Spanish-language content for international audiences. The multi-project agreement establishes a long-term collaborative framework that strengthens the complementary capabilities of both companies across their key markets: the United…
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Carmen Armendáriz of TelevisaUnivision: “Una Familia Complicada Is A Powerful Story That We Could Only Tell On Streaming”
ViX premieres its new original series Una Familia Complicada Friday June 26th. The 20-episode drama blends touches of humor and suspense. Its producer, Carmen Armendáriz, spoke about the project, which was filmed over five months in real locations in Orizaba, Veracruz, and the state of…
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ESPN Films’ The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca is now streaming on Disney+ and on ESPN
The Day Diego Returned to the Azteca, a new ESPN Films documentary revisiting Diego Armando Maradona’s only return to Estadio Azteca in 2000, 14 years after leading Argentina to its historic World Cup win, is now streaming on Disney+ in the U.S. and in select…
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NEEWZ.AI UGC Content Platform Opens Access for Media, Journalists and Influencers to Provide Timely Information on the Venezuelan Tragedy
The NEEWZ.AI platform, led by CEO Rodrigo Gonzales, which enables media organizations to discover, verify, and license user-generated content (UGC) in real time, is offering free access to media outlets, journalists, influencers, and rescue workers to provide verified information from content creators about rescue and…
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André Dunand of Stay Tranquilo: “We Want To Be At The Intersection Of Culture And Sports Within The U.S. Latino Community”
The Stay Tranquilo platform, founded in 2020 in Miami by André Dunand, is a media company focused on U.S. Hispanics and the next generation of Latinos. “We cover sports, travel, wellness, entertainment and much more. In short, we are like the ‘Latino Barstool,’” Dunand told…
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Andrés Budnik of Vision Entertainment: “With Vision Entertainment Studios, We Are Developing Several Projects in Latam, the U.S., and Spain”
Following the launch of its studio division, Vision Entertainment is developing and has sold several projects in the U.S., Latin America, and Spain, including projects for Netflix, a film for Amazon, a development with ViX, and a film in Spain with Secuoya aimed at the…