Hispanic

Companies like Danone went from investing sporadically to continuously in Hispanic media.

The Univision anchor, one of three moderators, caught some candidates off-guard with questions on immigration and hate crimes.

AdImpact, an ad intelligence service, said it has extended its relationship with TelevisaUnivision for two additional years. The Spanish-language programming giant licenses AdImpact’s political spending and competitive tracking tools. The companies have worked together for eight years.

The increase to $273 million is powered by a 28% boost from its digital properties and higher local advertising and retrans revenue that offset lower national and political television ad dollars.

The owner of the Univision broadcast network and the Vix streaming hub was able to increase the volume of ad commitments it secured in upfront talks, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company expects volume to increase in the high-single-digit percentage range, while most of its English-language rivals are seeing commitment volume that is largely flat to slightly up from year-earlier performance.

Total revenues grew 11% to $1.2 billion. CEO Wade Davis said the writers and actors strikes shouldn’t have much impact on the Spanish-language company since “nearly 100% of our production is outside the U.S.”

When WOIO, Gray’s CBS affiliate in Cleveland, launched its OTT desk, little did it know that it would lead to a company-wide initiative at Gray and give WOIO the ability to launch a live 6 p.m. newscast on its Telemundo affiliate WTCL.

Leopoldo Gomez, Univision News president, is leaving the company as of July 14. He has run Univision News for two years after spending 23 years as VP of news at Televisa. Gomez “plans to pursue other interests,” according to parent TelevisaUnivision. His interim replacement will be Maria Martinez-Guzman, Univision’s EVP of news.

The new 12,000 square-foot media center features many advanced newsroom tools to improve newsgathering and content publishing across multiple platforms.

CNN will shift the bulk of its operations behind its Spanish-language efforts to Mexico City, scaling back production of content for linear television in favor of work aimed at reaching a younger audience that favors mobile video. The move is likely to mean the elimination of jobs in Miami and Atlanta, but will also result in a ramp-up of jobs in Mexico and Los Angeles, where CNN will aim to add more than staffers, according to a person familiar with the plans, which were disclosed to employees Thursday afternoon.

The Spanish-language media company says the acquisition will strengthen Entravision’s service offerings in Europe and the Middle East, while adding a team of e-commerce, entertainment and gaming industry specialists.

Five Northeast Telemundo stations are collaborating on a weekday evening half-hour show, Edicion Nocturna, that’s yielding new lessons in cooperation while drawing on time-honored methods in newscast production.

The increase to $239 million is powered by a 28% boost from its digital properties and higher local advertising revenue that offset lower national and political television ad dollars.

Telemundo promotes Lorena Cavazos to vice president of sales and hires Stephanie Loya as local sales manager.

CEO Wade Davis noted that the company’s 1Q ad business in the U.S. grew 6%, while local declined by 5%. There has also been some volume decline in the scatter market from last year’s “historic” level, but Wade said his company is still seeing premiums of 30% in scatter.

Americano Media, the first national Spanish-language conservative radio and streaming news service, aims to nudge more Latinos to the right.

Ana Laura Suarez moves to director of programming, EstrellaTV. Said Garcia Solis named content director for Que Buena Los Angeles Radio.

Samsung TV Plus users can now stream local Spanish-language news through Noticias Telemundo California and Noticias Telemundo Florida, with Noticias Telemundo Noreste and Noticias Telemundo Texas set to join in April.

CBS Sports said it plans to launch the Golazo Network,  a free, 24-hour free streaming network dedicated to soccer, on April 11. The network will be available on Paramount+, Pluto TV, the CBS Sports App and CBSSports.com at launch.