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Firefox OS to launch this summer; big phone makers pledge support

2013-02-26 12:31:00

Mozilla, taking its first foray into the mobile business, will begin rolling out its new Firefox OS this summer. Firefox OS is a smartphone operating system developed by Mozilla that runs entirely on HTML 5, the latest and most advanced programming...

King's words to Chavez start a battle royal

2007-11-17 00:00:00

Someone finally told Hugo Chavez to shut up, and the Spanish-speaking world can hardly stop talking about it. The verbal slap to the Venezuelan president came from none other than King Juan Carlos I of Spain, providing fodder for satirists from Mexico...

Spanish Animation Generates Heat in Otherwise Tepid Market

2013-05-18 06:30:06

Once the Cinderella of film production, Spain's animation output is now knocking on global market doors, boosted by the growing commitment of private broadcasters. Enrique Gato's Indiana Jones parody, "Tad, the Lost Explorer," Spain's biggest local...

Global Village: Hâ€™wood Subsidy Gets EU Blessing; Newsies Get an Iraq Crackdown; Unifrance Gets a Surprising Topper

2013-05-09 10:30:04

INDIA Ponzi Fallout: B’cast Probe India’s Information & Broadcasting ministry has asked every TV channel to provide details of its equity structure and stakeholders. This follows the late-April demise of the Saradha Group, which operated multiple...

South Florida envisioned as 'tech hub' to Latin America

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Diane Sanchez has a vision of a unified technology community in South Florida becoming the "technology hub of the Americas." Sanchez, chief executive of the Technology Foundation of the Americas, shared her plans with members of the Greater Fort...

Pena readies 'From Pedro to Almodovar': Imagina to showcase portrait of cineaste's beginnings

2013-01-28 12:30:03

MADRID As Pedro Almodovar polishes "I'm So Excited" for a March 8 Warner Bros. release in Spain, his early life will be portrayed in Spanish helmer Chema de la Pena's bio-doc "From Pedro to Almodovar." Based around a near four-hour interview with...

Sundance Channel expands in Spain, Romania: Cablers Euskatel, UPC Romania to carry service

2012-10-03 01:05:13

MADRID -- Continuing its roll-out across Europe, AMC Networks' Sundance Channel has launched in Spain on regional cabler Euskatel and on Romania's UPC, AMC/Sundance Channel Global announced Tuesday. Euskatel will air Sundance Channel in HD in the...

'Tad' discovers B.O. gold: Spanish toon bows just off 'Ice Age 4'

2012-09-05 21:55:06

BARCELONA -- Bucking the gloom and doom of Spain's plunging box office results, animated-feature "Tad, The Lost Explorer" notched up the second-best opening of the year for a toon pic over Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, just behind "Ice Age: Continental Drift."...

'Tad' to explore int'l territories: Studiocanal sells China, Russia, Germany, Italy

2012-08-31 21:55:08

BARCELONA -- Studiocanal has inked several territory deals on 3D toon "Tad, The Lost Explorer." Sales pacts on Spanish helmer Enrique Gato's debut pic include China (Leomus), Russia (Carmen), Germany (Atlas), Italy (Eagle), Eastern Europe (SPI), Benelux...

Castro tapped as Terra CEO: Telefonica portal plans entry into Europe

2012-07-18 21:45:08

MADRID , Paulo Castro has been upped to CEO of Terra, the Latin American Internet portal owned by Spanish telco behemoth Telefonica. He previously served as Terra country manager for Brazil, its biggest market. He replaces Fernando Madeira, who is...

El 'Ericsson 4' de Torben Grael se proclama vencedor absoluto de esta edición

2009-06-15 00:00:00

El 'Telefónica Azul' vence con autoridad en la bahía de Guanabara en Brasil

2009-04-04 00:00:00

A user works on a laptop computer at a workstation inside the offices of Telefonica SA's Wayra program for new tech companies, in Madrid, Spain, on Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

2012-04-02 00:00:00

Runners sprint alongside Dolores Aguirre fighting bulls on Telefonica corner.

2011-07-09 00:00:00

Runners sprint in front of Cebada Gago fighting bulls at Telefonica corner during the second day of the running of the bulls of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona.

2011-07-08 00:00:00