Cox Communications confirmed that it’s preparing to test launch a new Spanish-language SVOD site named Glosi. “Glosi is a Hispanic-focused video streaming service and online portal with thousands of hours of exclusive content and original programming,” said Cox rep Todd Smith.
Plans for Univision’s public offering have been back and forth for about a year now, but sources say the talk is now focused on a fall launch. Univision — backed by Saban Media Group, Providence Equity, TPG and Thomas H. Lee Partners — first announced plans to go public a year ago.
Univision News has launched an interactive digital tool designed to help U.S. residents who have applied for citizenship to prepare for the official examination required by the United States Citizenship and Immigration […]
Noticias Telemundo, the news division of Telemundo Network, and La Opinión, the leading Spanish-language daily newspaper in the U.S., have formed a partnership to produce and publish news content aimed […]
Telemundo on Monday appointed Lia Silkworth SVP of insights and consumer development. She will develop and lead the programming and consumer research departments for Telemundo Network, NBC Universo and its […]
KOLD Tucson Launches Local Spanish News App
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It accuses the cable operator of using its recent merger with Time Warner Cable to force Univision to accept lower rates.
Borja Echevarría, VP and editor-in-chief for digital at Univision: “It’s impossible to understand the future of this country if you don’t understand it bilingually. It makes no sense for us not to look at both languages.”
On Sunday, four weeks before Clinton will officially be recognized as the Democratic nominee at her party’s convention, she rolled out her first ad on a national Spanish-language broadcast, buying time in the final of the Copa America Centenario, which aired on Univision. The game between Argentina and Chile, a thriller that Chile won on penalty kicks, was expected to draw huge numbers, as the rest of the tournament has.
Targeted to digital users who consume news in English, the new “Univision News” section takes Univision’s original content and a Latino perspective to an English-speaking audience.
Ad spending rises by 18% in May on the top five broadcast and cable networks, with huge gains from alcoholic beverages and fast food. It bodes well for the ongoing upfront.
Miguel Gaytan Joins KTAZ As News Director
The veteran Spanish-language newsman is moving from KAKW Austin, Texas, to head operations at Telemundo’s Phoenix outlet.
Univision Wins Season, But By Smaller Margin
The network’s lead over Telemundo shrinks from 83% to 33% among 18-49s. Its NBCU rival has the top novela with Cielos. But the rivalry will continue to play out over the summer.
Jimena Gonzalez Joins KTAZ News Anchor Desk
Telemundo-owned KTAZ Phoenix (DMA 12) today named Jimena González co-anchor of Noticiero Telemundo Arizona, the station’s local newscast that airs weekdays at 4:30, 5 and 10 p.m. and on weekends at 4:30 […]
María Martínez-Guzmán becomes vice president and executive producer, newsgathering, while Gabriela Tristán has been named vice president and executive producer, news production.
Big Trends Of The Spanish-Language Upfront
The telenovela certainly is far from dead but it’s no longer the only programming format. Telemundo has expanded well beyond it. Plus: The rise of programmatic and emphasis on sports.
Univision Presents A Formidable (Up)Front
With its new Story House program development unit, whole ownership of Fusion and investment in El Rey Network, Univision Communications has evolved over the last year into a formidable dual-language media power. However, Spanish-language remains the company’s content foundation and that was the emphasis at its upfront event.
Entravision Communications today promoted Don Daboub to EVP of integrated marketing solutions, Mountain Region, effective immediately. Daboub previously was SVP of integrated marketing solutions, Colorado. As EVP, Daboub will lead and […]
The first season of Netflix’s Narcos will air on Univision leading up to the global debut of the second season only on Netflix. And UniMás will air the first season of Netflix’s Spanish-language series Club De Cuervos.
Univision Plans ‘Crisper’ Telenovelas, ‘Onion’
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications said it would offer advertisers distinct audience niches as part of its ad-sales effort in this year’s “upfront” market, following new demands from Madison Avenue on TV to emulate the targeting ability of digital media.
The new initiatives with Mashable, Tastemade, Buzzfeed and Vox are designed to expand NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ efforts to reach the “Generation M” — mobile, multicultural, millennials — with original content tailored to their cultural interests.
A new campaign, “Tu Gente. Tu Voz.”, is designed to unify all Univision local newscasts under a common purpose — to be a champion and a voice for Hispanic America.
Telemundo’s Diaz-Balart To Also Co-Anchor At KVEA
Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart will be based in Los Angeles the week of May 9-13, where he will co-anchor Telemundo-owned KVEA’s local weekday newscast, Noticiero Telemundo 52 at 6 PM, alongside the […]
How The Onion Is Helping Univision Grow
In a move many in the industry expected, Univision took sole ownership Thursday of Fusion, which launched in 2013 as a joint venture with ABC. In doing so, Univision found a home for some of its recent English-language acquisitions including satirical news site The Onion and the African-American skewing The Root. The two properties will be under The Fusion Media Group. Mark López, EVP of Univision Digital, explains Univision’s English-language strategy.
Ricardo Bilton lays out a few key details about Univision and Fusion now that Disney is out of the picture. First, the millennial site is now part of a new Fusion Media Group division, which also includes The Onion and The Root. Reportedly, Disney and Univision also clashed over the brand’s edginess and “political tone.” But the move, along with Univision’s many recent ones in digital, is costly. Univision is $50 million in the hole to buy Disney out, and meanwhile Fusion had $63.5 million in revenue last year and $37 million in losses.
The initial public offering could raise as much as $1 billion, a team of Bloomberg writers reports, noting that the company is waiting for better market conditions to publicly sell its shares. Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG are leading the offering.
Univision won’t say how it came to assume the Disney-owned network’s stake in Fusion — which had been a joint venture — or, assuming it’s a sale, how much it paid. But it does say that it has already replaced ABC in distributing the network, and handling ad sales.
50 New Voters Registered Thanks To KTLM
The Spanish-language network sees that as a big advantage over English-language rivals, which see more DVR use. It has a new weekly best-of-digital show and a new weekday morning program.
Azteca America Upfront: Ad Innovations
At Azteca America’s upfront presentation Tuesday, the network talked plenty about its new programming slate, including the new drama Rabia and adventure reality show Desafio. But it also continued its push, undertaken last year, to deliver new forms and methods of advertising, taking advantage of new technology.
Estrella TV, the third-ranked Spanish language TV network behind Univision and Telemundo, says cable giant Comcast is discriminating against the network to benefit its own Spanish language networks, Telemundo and NBC Universo. Estrella’s owner, Liberman Broadcasting, has filed a complaint with the FCC against Comcast charging violations of the FCC’s Program Carriage regulations, as well as of the merger conditions imposed on Comcast when it acquired NBCUniversal.
Spending on Spanish-language TV was slow to start the year, but the second quarter has been strong and political will soon give it a boost. Spanish-language TV outlets do well in Miami. Univision places programs among the local weekly top 25, regardless of language. But like most English-language TV stations, Hispanic outlets have seen ratings fragment over recent years, which has impacted the market.
They love football above all else, like most other Americans, but they also have a special affinity for Shades of Blue, The X-Files and The Flash.
As the booming U.S. Latino market reshapes everything from branding to prime time TV, the battle to capture Spanish-speakers’ attention is heating up in Denver. For this market’s 790,000 Hispanics, there has historically been one go-to TV source. KCEC, Entravision’s Univision affiliate, was by far the dominant Spanish-language station. Telemundo-owned KDEN trailed from a distance. Lately however, the challenger is on a roll.
The FCC has rejected a proposal that would have mandated the availability of emergency announcements in Spanish (and, in some places, other languages as well). But, presumably not wishing to seem like they were totally turning their back on the not insubstantial non-English speaking populations of our great country, the commission did make a concession of sorts to the proponents.
Telemundo announced today the appointment of Mara Arakelian as senior vice president of talent management. In her role, she will lead a unified talent strategy across all divisions of NBCUniversal […]
KSBW To Launch Estrella TV On Subchannel
Hearst’s NBC affiliate in Monterey-Salinas, Calif., will debut the Spanish-language diginet from Liberman Broadcasting on ch. 8.3 on April 25.
No. 2 network Telemundo has the No. 1 program in Cielos, and UniMas has the second-ranked show with its Liga MX coverage. But top-ranked Univision still airs five of the top 10.
