Mexico picks 'Lucia' for Oscar
Helmer-scribe Michel Franco's drama "After Lucia" (Despues de Lucia) is Mexico's submission to compete in the foreign-language category for the Oscars.
James Young
Mexican B.O. up 12% in 2012
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican box office was up 12.33% year-to-year in the first six months of 2012, according to a mid-year report from national film industry chamber Canacine.
Televisa sets sights on U.S. market
MEXICO CITY -- Production company Televisa USA may be just a few months old, but it has hit the ground running, helping parent company Televisa, the world's largest creator of Spanish-language…
Studio planned for Durango, Mexico
What's being touted as the largest studio in Latin America is being planned in the Mexican state of Durango, backed with $15 million in local government coin for the first phase of development.
Televisa bows U.S. studio
Mexico media giant Televisa is formally launching Televisa USA this week, a Los Angeles-based studio assigned to produce and develop original content for U.S. English-speaking audiences.
Mexico's TV Azteca protests Ibope leaks
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's No. 2 network TV Azteca filed a criminal complaint against ratings agency Ibope AGB Mexico (IAM) on Monday, alleging economic and reputation damages caused by the…
Televisa tangled in Mexico's prexy vote
MEXICO CITY -- Some 50 million Mexicans go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday, following a political campaign that further exposed powerful media conglom Televisa's links to the…
Mexico starts bidding for digital channels
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's telco regulator Cofetel opened bidding for two new nationwide, free-to-air digital TV channels Tuesday -- a move that will create a fundamental shift in the market long…
Mexico to auction two channels
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's telcom regulator Cofetel approved late Wednesday a plan to auction two new over-the-air channels in a first-of-its-kind auction that could potentially make huge waves in a…
'Pastorela' nabs 7 prizes at Mexico film awards
MEXICO CITY -- Helmer-scribe Emilio Portes' laffer "Pastorela" was the big winner Saturday at the annual Ariels film awards held by the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences, taking best film…
