Telenovelas' turbulent online courtship 24 Jul 2009 
A court last week gave its verdict in the long-running legal spat between Grupo Televisa and Univision over the online distribution of Mexican telenovelas in the US. Jonathan Webdale reports.
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Beyond Big Brother 20 May 2009
LATIN PROGRAMMING: As Latin America gains importance as a TV market, international companies have begun to stake their claims to the region. Endemol Lat Am's creative director Martin Kweller tells Emily Brookes about having a name behind him.
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Novel novelas 17 Feb 2009
Telenovelas have always been an adult genre. But as Nickelodeon Latin America's Tatiana Rodriguez explains to Emily Brookes, now younger kids are getting in on the act.
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Rivals in romance 9 Dec 2008
Asia has traditionally been an important market for telenovelas. Now local producers are gaining prominence and international agents have devised new strategies in preparation for Asia Television Forum, which starts tomorrow in Singapore. Emily Brookes reports.
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The road from Paradise 28 Nov 2008
In the latest instalment of C21screenings Weekly's report on winners of this year's C21 International Format Awards in association with FRAPA, Emily Brookes checks out a modern and edgy scripted series.
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Eyes on new horizons 15 Feb 2008
State-run Argentine network Telefe's distribution arm is eyeing new markets, but telenovelas still lead the way, reports Emily Brookes.
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Taking the novela approach 14 Feb 2008
Florida-based Hispanic distributor Telemundo Internacional was forced to play it safe during the US writers' strike, focusing primarily on the Spanish-speaking market and pushing sales for completed versions of some of its most successful new series, primarily telenovelas. Emily Brookes reports.
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Globo perspective 29 Jan 2008
Visitors to Globo's booth at NATPE this year will be surprised by the choices available, says international sales head Raphael Correa Netto. By Emily Brookes.
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Plural adds new genres 12 Jun 2007
MIAMI FOCUS: Increased demand for content outside the telenovela genre is fuelling four-year Miami resident Plural Entertainment's production slate.
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Televisa helps spread novela word 8 Jun 2007
MIAMI FOCUS: Media giant Televisa is the world's largest producer of Spanish content and as the appetite for telenovelas grows internationally, its distribution arm in Miami is thriving.
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A new Vista 1 Nov 2006
AFM PROFILE: Having transferred ownership of the company to Fernando Szew and Michael Jacobs, LA-based MarVista Entertainment is focused on the next generation of TV. David Jenkinson reports.
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Summer romance Blooms on CBS 2 Feb 2006
Telenovelas have been hits on networks from Colombia to Russia to Germany. Now CBS is developing a slate of telenovela formats for this summer. Ed Waller reports.
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Televisa rides the Mexican teen wave 12 Nov 2003
Rosy Ocampo is steering Mexico's Televisa Kids forward with a raft of shows which promote positive values.
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Telenovelas in East Euro comeback 17 Jul 2003
Eastern Europe has become a haven for the telenovela. This Latin American genre par excellence has hit a goldmine in the region and seems to be undergoing a revival. Gerardo Michelin reports.
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Who reigns in Spain? 1 Jul 2002
While Spain's domestic broadcasters recover from a reshuffle of programming execs, Spanish producers and distributors, Keely Winstone discovers, are getting their kicks elsewhere.
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21-on-21: Novela revolution 1 Jul 2002
The dominance of the telenovela is no longer a given in Latin America or even Eastern Europe. But the genre's international fanbase is expanding. Fiona Fraser explores 21 trends in the genre's development.
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Seducing the Hispanic dollar 19 Feb 2002
The US Hispanic nets are expanding their ambitions: aiming to attract the younger demos through sister channels. Kris Sofley finds out if this means more opportunities for indie suppliers or just more of the same.
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The Media Landscape: Cultural divergence in Spain 13 Jun 2001
Bernardo Díaz Nosty, professor of journalism at the University of Malaga, analyses the issues in media consumption in Spain.
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Drama: new Lat-Am novelas at LA 6 Jun 2001
The LA Screenings are synonymous with the US studios’ pilots, but it is also the occasion when Latin American distributors launch a hurricane of new telenovelas. Tim Avis reports.
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Formats bring home the bacon for Tele 5 15 Apr 2001
Angel Lopez reports that in-house production and acquired formats deliver the ratings for Spain’s Tele 5. By Tim Avis.
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Hispanic TV – the fine art of partnership 15 Mar 2001
Demand for programming has increased exponentially thanks to the burgeoning US Hispanic television market. This is creating new opportunities to co-produce with Latin American companies, reports Tim Avis.
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TV Azteca’s American dream (Mexico) 16 Jan 2001
Mexico’s TV Azteca plans to create a new channel for the American market. Tim Avis reports on Ricardo B. Salinas’, TVA’s chairman and ceo’s mission to launch Azteca America.
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