Media Moves

For the  2012-2013 Upfront season ESPN Deportes announced that in addition to new soccer programming and two original news and information studio shows, it is launching ESPN Deportes+ por ESPN3, a digital option that will provide live sports in Spanish on a multi-screen network available on computers, smartphones, tablets and Xbox. The new platform is set to launch [...]

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Under the theme of “Discover How Far Curiosity Can Take You,” Discovery U.S. Hispanic today unveiled its 2012-2013 Upfront slate. This is their 2012-2013 lineup: Discovery en Español “Norteamérica” - Documentary which began filming in 2009, takes an all-encompassing view of the continent, using ultra slow motion, time-lapse, and macro photography. “Volando por el mundo.” The series allows [...]

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Rolando Nichols has been selected to anchor Noticias MundoFox – the startup network’s national newscast, which will air live on both coasts at 6 p.m. daily. The announcement was made today, after MundoFox unveiled the inaugural programming lineup for the startup network scheduled to launch this summer, slightly ahead of the initial fall projected date. Rolando is currently [...]

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During its upfront presentation today at Manhattan’s Ziegfeld Theatre, Fox Hispanic Media unveiled the inaugural programming lineup for MundoFox scheduled to debut in the summer.  Almost all the shows are produced in Colombia. The MundoFox 2012 lineup includes: El Capo – series produced by Fox TeleColombia for RCN Television that follows the story of a rich drug trafficker in Colombia. Kdabra – [...]

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Spanish Broadcasting System Inc., (SBS) has promoted Albert Rodríguez to Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective immediately. He’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operations of SBS and continue to oversee the revenue and profit performance of the company’s consolidated operations, including radio, television, interactive and entertainment divisions. This is Albert’s third promotion in a little over [...]

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Univision’s kicked off its Upfront presentation this morning at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City, where they revealed the new season’s programming lineup. It includes more than a dozen new primetime programs across Univision’s television networks including telenovelas, reality and entertainment programs. The event was hosted by Univision President and CEO, Randy Falco, [...]

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Univision really wants to make a mark online.  It has announced it will continue its cyberspace expansion by creating exclusive webnovelas and making them available on its UVideos Digital Network, set to launch this summer.  The digital network will give users access to thousands of hours of on-demand content. Currently in Beta, UVideos will make [...]

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She’s baaack! “La Reina del Sur” will return to Telemundo.  Among their many announcements today, the network announced it acquired the rights to the sequel of “La Reina del Sur.” The blockbuster, which ran in 2011 starring Kate del Castillo, was the highest-rated novela in Telemundo’s history. The popularity of the show even made Univision change its [...]

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Upfronts are underway today in New York.  Today, Telemundo Media announced its 2012-2013 programming lineup, with more than 800 hours of original content. The network says it will be increasing its original programming production by more than 50% at its Miami-based Telemundo Studios. New additions include six telenovelas, two daytime shows and a reality competition. “Fueled by our record-breaking [...]

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Telemundo today unveiled a new logo and announced the network will launch a new branding campaign for the fall that will include a new tagline and on-air identity. After 20 years, the network has departed from its use of a traditional blue “T.”  The new logo is red. Telemundo says its new positioning platform “aims to capture the duality of Telemundo’s audience, [...]

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