Univision launched its national weather hub today, aimed at delivering weather forecasts to the company’s TV and radio stations, along with digital properties and national network. Based out of Univision’s Houston facility, which also houses affiliate KXLN, the weather hub boasts 3,000 square feet of space on the third floor with approximately seven employees.
KAZA Lands Chargers Spanish-Language Rights
Azteca-owned KAZA Los Angeles (DMA 2) has become the Los Angeles Chargers Spanish-language flagship TV station and broadcaster of three preseason games. Additionally, the Chargers and Azteca plan to expand the broadcast […]
Spanish-language television — a billion dollar business — has its roots in the 1950s. The earliest stations began broadcasting from Puerto Rico, Texas and California, at a time when the country’s Hispanic population was about 6.3 million according to 1960 U.S. Census figures. Today, the U.S. Latino population has grown nine-fold, to 55.3 million in 2014.
KDEN Ups Corina Hierro To Multimedia Journalist
Telemundo-owned KDEN Denver (DMA 17) on Tuesday promoted Corina Hierro to multimedia journalist. Hierro, who joined KDEN in 2015 as a freelance editor and most recently worked as a production […]
UnivisionNoticias.com to publish a weekly selection of content from Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab, translated into Spanish to keep Spanish-speaking journalists abreast of latest news, trends, and innovations in digital journalism.
Telemundo, which is on the heels of longtime Spanish-language leader Univision, has a chance to get a huge ratings kick with its broadcast of the FIFA World Cup in 2018 in Russia. And while the event is still more than a year away, the NBC Universal-owned network’s marketing strategy is beginning to take shape with the hiring of a new agency to handle the assignment.
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Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) on Wednesday appointed Stephen J. McGowan senior vice president, corporate research, effective immediately. McGowan, who most recently was VP, research at the Public Broadcasting Service, will […]
Azteca Pumps Up Primetime Diversity
Azteca America led off the 2017 wave of Latino network Upfront showcases in New York. It’s the second straight year Azteca, now with TV stations in 67 markets carrying its Spanish-language content, went first.
Telemundo-owned WSNS Chicago (DMA 3) today named Hernán Fratto reporter for Noticiero Telemundo Chicago, the station’s local weekday newscast that airs at 4, 4:30, 5 and 10 p.m. He will make […]
Hulu has beefed up its Spanish-language offerings with two deals unveiled today that secure programming from Sony Pictures Television and co-owner Comcast’s Telemundo.
TeleXitos, the Telemundo Station Group’s Spanish-language multicast network, is airing air a box office hit movie every Friday night at 8 p.m. ET for the next three weeks as part […]
Univision is still tops in 18-49s in Spanish-language TV but the NBCU-owned network is closing in on total viewers and has seven of the top 10 shows, including No. 1, Hasta Que Te Conoci.
Telemundo today promoted Miguel Varoni to VP-creative director of Telemundo Studios and Telemundo International Studios, where he will work on scripted projects targeting the U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets. […]
Charter Communications and Univision are pushing pause on any potential station blackouts until a judge rules on motions for summary judgment in the ongoing retrans lawsuit between the cable provider and the network.
Telemundo-owned KBLR Las Vegas (DMA 40) has added Harry Ruiz as sports anchor and Javier Cervantes as multimedia journalist. They joined the news team on March 6 and will appear […]
Azteca America Add Three Affiliates
Following the additions of KXOF Laredo, Texas, and KVYE Yuma, Ariz., the Spanish-language network is adding XHAS San Diego on July 1.
The biggest shows on Telemundo this season don’t look anything like the soap operas that have long dominated Spanish-language TV. Its new crop of dramas are designed with American Hispanics in mind, and they have made Telemundo a top performer in NBCUniversal’s portfolio of channels, which includes MSNBC and USA. While the audience for rival Univision has declined sharply in the last three years, Telemundo’s has been growing
Telemundo today promoted Vanessa Pombo to the newly created position of vice president of production management and business news, Telemundo Network. She will report to Luis Fernandez, EVP, news, Telemundo Network. In […]
Univision’s newsmagazine Primer Impacto (First Impact) welcomes a new co-host: Michelle Galván will join Pamela Silva Conde at the anchor desk beginning Monday, March 13. Primer Impacto airs Monday through […]
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A judge temporarily assigned to the Univision-Charter Communications retrans case said Thursday that she will issue an order that Univision’s networks and stations had to be restored on Charter Spectrum for seven days, expiring on Feb. 9, when the judge permanently assigned to the litigation is back in court. For those seven days that it is carrying Univision, Charter will be required to post a bond covering the actual market value of Univision’s programming, rather than the rates that Charter had been paying under its recently expired retrans contract. Univision said it “remains ready and willing to meet at any time with Charter Spectrum to engage in comprehensive, good-faith negotiations for the long-term carriage of our stations and networks.”
Spanish-language broadcaster LBI Media on Thursday signed a multiyear agreement with Dish Network to expand its presence and distribution in U.S. As part of its national carriage expansion and broadcast affiliate […]
Telemundo’s East Coast flagship station, WNJU New York, today launched Telemundo 47 Investiga, the station’s new investigative unit. Led by WNJU’s new investigative reporter Pablo Gutierrez, Telemundo 47 Investiga will complement the station’s […]
Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna, the latenight edition of Univision’s national newscast, is airing live from Washington at 11:30 p.m. for the first 100 days of the Trump administration. Enrique Acevedo, […]
Univision Communications’ tense standoff over carriage fees paid by cable operator Charter Communications shifted into high gear late Tuesday when several million homes in the U.S. with Charter-Spectrum service abruptly lost access to Univision’s popular Spanish-language television channels.
Univision’s long-running battle over carriage terms with Charter Communications is about to affect the No. 2 cable company’s customers, the Spanish language broadcaster is preparing to warn subscribers.
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WGBO Ups Teri Arvesu To VP-Content Dir.
The move is a promotion for the news director of Univision’s Chicago outlet.
A group of veteran media executives, including former Shine Americas CEO Emiliano Calemzuk as well as Sofia Vergara, is launching Raze, which aspires to build a digital content brand aimed at the U.S. Latino audience.
Comcast and Univision have renewed their distribution agreement for carriage of Univision’s Spanish-language broadcast and cable networks as well as its owned-and-operated stations. The deal covers Univision, UniMás and Galavisión as well as the O&Os.
Univision executive Lee continues his meteoric ascent at the company in a move to streamline content production across both Univision and Televisa. Televisa has a 40% stake in Univision that could rise to 49% with Univision’s IPO.
The Spanish-language TV group is saddled with huge debt and under challenge from NBC-owned Telemundo. Its supplier of telenovelas, Televisa, is out to take control of the company.
TeleXitos, the national Spanish-language multicast network featuring action-adventure series and feature films without subtitles, announced that Airwolf and Knight Rider will air on the network for the first time beginning Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. […]
