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NEW YORK — Telemundo will up its original programming slate by 40 percent in the 2012-13 season announcing six telenovelas, two daytime programs and a reality competition series Yo Me Llamo (My Name is), an adaptation of a Columbia reality series that has contestants competing to imitate their favorite pop star.
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Telemundo, part of the NBCUniversal-Comcast networks, also announced that it will launch a rebranding campaign this fall with a new logo, tag line and on-air identity.
New original telenovelas include El Rostro de la Venganza (The Face of Revenge), El Señor de los Cielos (The Lord of the Heavens), La Patrona (The Patron), Pasión Prohibida (Forbidden Passion), Nace un Idolo (An Idol is Born) and Fina Estampa (Fine Pedigree).
Daytime programs are Cuauhtemoc, which will have motivational speaker and author Carlos Cuauhtémoc Sánchez counseling families and couples and daytime novella Virgen Morena (The Virgin of Guadalupe).
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Last year, Telemundo and sister network mun2 recorded their best upfront season ever, adding more than 50 new advertisers for 20 percent growth in national ad revenue, according to the network. And executives are banking that the commitment to original programming will help the network – which lags behind top-rated Spanish-language broadcaster Univision – continue to make inroads with marketers.
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