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.
Telemundo Network today named Mario Ruiz SVP of music and entertainment projects, effective immediately. In this new position, Ruiz will leverage the network’s existing music properties and talent, and develop new music content […]
Noticias Telemundo announced the addition of journalist and anchor Luis Carlos Vélez as co-anchor of Noticiero Telemundo Fin de Semana alongside journalist Felicidad Aveleyra, starting this Saturday, March 19, at […]
Veteran news and media executive Luis Fernandez will oversee all network news operations, including breaking news, specials and current newscasts.
Don Francisco, former host of Univision’s Saturday night mainstay Sabado Gigante, has set a wide-ranging pact with rival Telemundo to serve as a senior news correspondent and to launch a production venture.
NEW YORK (AP) — Thursday’s GOP debate was watched by 14.5 million people, according to the Nielsen ratings company. The explosive faceoff between presidential hopeful Donald Trump and rivals […]
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SAG-AFTRA and NBCUniversal are raising the stakes in their battle for unionization of Spanish-language performers on its Telemundo productions. The performers union accused NBCUniversal of operating with a double standard between Spanish-language and English-language talent hired for productions under the same parent corporation.
When Pope Francis arrives in Mexico on Friday for a six-day trip, seven NBCU-owned Telemundo stations will have reporters and anchors on the scene for live reports.
Telemundo network, which has leased a Hialeah facility for over two decades, will soon have a brand new home. Next Tuesday, Feb. 9, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises will break ground on what will be their new global headquarters in Miami.
ComScore says the network’s main social accounts grew 60% year-over-year in fans, adding 4 million to its social footprint.
The Comcast-owned network and station owner is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to take on the No. 1 Spanish-language network, Univision, by developing faster-paced Americanized dramas, locking up the TV rights to World Cup Soccer into the 2020s, and launching live local newscasts in big TV markets.
Telemundo today announced the appointment of Mauricio Piccone as SVP of reality programming. Based in Miami, Piccone will work along Maria Lopez-Alvarez, SVP of reality programming, and both will report […]
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has secured the services of soccer announcer Andrés Cantor through the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The multi-year contract extension ensures that Cantor, known for his epic goal […]
And stronger than English-language rivals. Spanish-language viewers are big on live viewing, which advertisers love. Ad spending outpaces overall TV. The big gainer: Telemundo.
The Noticias Telemundo app offers news content customization and will provide real-time results on the night of the elections, due to the network’s exclusive partnership with their parent company’s NBC News division.
He will work with all the Spanish-language network’s news properties and the digital news team.
Maria Isabel Figueroa will spearhead the strategic development and execution of all brand and off-air marketing initiatives, oversee consumer marketing and will supervise nationwide events and the network’s media buys.
The Spanish-language network is pulling even with its rival Univision. Why? Shows that reinvent the popular telenovela model have fueled the network’s popularity while investments by NBCUniversal have pumped up the news division.
20,000 Animals Tell NBC/Telemundo, ‘Thank You’
When Telemundo celebrates the best in U.S. Latin pop culture with tonight’s fourth-annual Premios Tu Mundo, live from Miami’s American Airlines Arena at 8 p.m., the Hispanic broadcaster will have more to tout than just its winners. Premios Tu Mundo caps a strong summer for Telemundo, which saw the Hispanic broadcaster close the gap with rival Univision to the smallest it’s ever been. To continue the summer momentum, Telemundo is getting into wearable technology.
Telemundo has named veteran network executive Lee Flaster senior vice president, business operations and growth strategy. Flaster will be based in Miami and report to Luis Silberwasser, president, Telemundo Network, […]
Spanish-language networks in the United States are facing a new challenge: a generation of bilingual millennials who are gravitating away from the torrid love stories of telenovelas and brassy variety shows that have been popular for decades on Spanish-language TV. Univision calls this generation “billennials.” And they increasingly consume their media in English.
Telemundo’s newscast Noticiero Telemundo will air a special edition that will be shot on mobile devices, making the NBCUniversal-owned network the first national network to air news stories via smartphones and tablets. Journalists will record and file the stories on mobile devices, anchors will be shot on both studio cameras and mobile devices.
Telemundo’s WNEU To Add Evening News
Telemundo’s Boston station plans to launch its first local Spanish-language newscasts this summer, the latest step in a push by parent company NBCUniversal to add programming for Hispanic viewers. The station says it will hire five journalists to produce two half-hour newscasts on weekdays at 6 and 11 p.m. WNEU will share studio space, footage and sometimes personnel with New England Cable News, another NBCU property with an editorial staff of about 130.
Telemundo today promoted Glenda Pacanins to SVP, programming and content and Leonor Sotillo to SVP, programming strategy. Pacanins and Sotillo will continue to report to Jesus Torres Viera, EVP, programming and […]
Telemundo Readies ‘Top Chef Mexico,’ Sports
Telemundo and NBC Universo are loading up on new shows that are a big departure for Spanish-language television, from scripted drama series to shows with second-screen apps and virtual reality woven into the storytelling. And sports also is a big priority for NBCU’s Spanish-language networks now that it has nabbed the Spanish-language rights to the next three World Cup championships.
The annual IRE Awards recognize outstanding investigative work and help identify the techniques and resources used to complete each story. This year’s winners included WVUE New Orleans and KHOU Houston. Other TV winners included Telemundo, The Weather Channel and PBS Frontline.
Prevenir Es Vivir is designed to educate and empower U.S. Hispanics about important wellness issues.
Participar es Progresar debuted concurrently with an exclusive broadcast of a Town Hall with President Obama on Feb. 25 on Telemundo and MSNBC.
Weekly Suelta la Sopa Novelas will include live on-air viewer participation and a digital novela wrap-up show during primetime
FIFA announced today that it has extended U.S. media rights agreements with Fox and NBC’s Universal’s Telemundo through the 2026 World Cup. No financial figures were released.
As part of the yearlong national pro-social campaign Aprender es Triunfar (Learning is Succeeding), Telemundo announced a partnership with Excelencia in Education, an organization focused on accelerating Latino success in […]
Telemundo has named Andrew Deschapelles Arizona vice president of sales, effective immediately. Deschapelles will be responsible for developing and implementing all local, national and digital sales strategies for the Telemundo […]
He will be based in Miami and will be responsible for developing and executing technology strategy across all business units, including Telemundo network and studios, Telemundo International and mun2.
TeleXitos features TV series from the 1970’s on, including Miami Vice, The A-Team and Ripley’s Believe It or Not, as well as action flicks like Hulk, The Interpreter and The Musketeer. All content will be in Spanish with no subtitles. Debuting today, TeleXitos is available in 16 markets and replaces Exitos, which aired telenovelas.
The stations will air the extra newscasts at 5:30 p.m. ET/PT (4:30 p.m. CT/MT). They will lead into an existing half-hour newscast and then the national network news. Two other stations will likely add similar newscasts next year.
