Summary of highlights from December 4 to December 10

INTERVIEW

"We want our brand to become a benchmark for adult contents in LatAm” David Guerra of Vivid TV

With a cocktail made ​​in Mexico City, Vivid TV celebrated the expansion of the brand through partnerships created with Mexicans operators such as Axtel, Megacable and recently with Maxcom. TVMAS spoke with David Guerra, senior VP of distribution and marketing VividTV for Latin America and the Caribbean, on the growth of the company in Mexico and Latin America, as well as...read more

APPOINTMENTS

Kosuke Kawaura for President of Nikon Mexico

The global brand in digital imaging, precision optics and photo image technology , announces the appointment of new President Kosuke Kawaura Nikon Mexico , a position he assumed since last December 1 based in this city...read more

INTERVIEW

"Due to the success of La Isla, Azteca bets more on adventurous reality shows," Ricardo Coeto producer

The reality in its second season leading the audience of Azteca, Mexican television, comes to an end on December 12 with great results in closing audience and causing controversy in social networks. TVMAS spoke with Ricardo Coeto, broadcast producer, about the success of reality, as well as…read more

NEWS

In England: ITV acquired the talent show Rising Star format

The format of Keshet International was acquired by the British broadcaster ITV Studios, who will co-produce with the Keshet International UK the talent show that interactive brand for the first time, the vote of the viewers in real time through a free application…read more

EVENTS

MTV and SICO launch global campaign against HIV

As part of the International Day for the fight against AIDS, November 30 took place around the world’s seven simultaneous events in different countries to raise funds and celebrate the launch of the Global Initiative #SomeoneLikeMe, a global campaign to…read more

NEWS

Televisa launches as one of the newest and most attractive
players of the market entertainment formats

In addition to the formats created by the production of Televisa in Mexico, the business Unit under the name Televisa International currently has 11 formats in its catalog. The newest of these, go through the various genres of entertainment: the talent show, game show, dating, hidden cameras and varieties are represented in order to…read more

FILMS

Again without a director the adaptation of Stephen King’s Apocalipsis

According to The Hollywood Reporter the big screen adaptation of the fourth novel by Stephen King, The Stand in its original version, has been without a director again. Without knowing why for sure the reasons David Yates, Ben Affleck and Scott Cooper now has…read more

– Turbo Fast of DreamWorks Animation opens on December 24 as the first original series from Netflix.

– The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) acquired 100% of the pay TV operator, Cable Vision Costa Rica.

– Venezuela through Conatel, began the process of spectrum auction, to encourage the development of wireless broadband services in the country.

– MundoFox premieres the successful production of TV Globo La Vida Sigue, starring Fernanda Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso, Thiago Lacerda and Marjorie Estiano.

– Pay TV services in Uruguay, reached the 620,900 subscribers at the end of the second quarter of 2013.