Posted on 20 September 2017.
Univision has struck a strategic audio content and advertising partnership deal with reVolver Podcasts. As part of the agreement, reVolver co-founder Stephen Hobbs joins Univision as VP of Audio and Experiential Initiatives “to maximize content and revenue opportunities between both companies.” In this newly created role, Hobbs will work to deliver content, promotion and revenue […]
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Posted on 18 September 2017.
The New York Times has tapped digital media pro Charo Henríquez to join its new training unit aimed at making the paper’s entire newsroom learn how to “think digital” for more effective storytelling. As Senior Editor of Digital Storytelling and Training, Henríquez will be part of the Digital Transition team that is “experimenting with new […]
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Posted on 06 September 2017.
Joe Uva has been named Chairman and CEO of Hispanicize Media Group (HMG). Uva, the former President and CEO of Univision and Chairman of NBCU Hispanic Enterprises & Content, will help grow the digital media and events company. HMG founder Manny Ruiz, will remain on the board of directors and will continue to be a […]
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Posted on 01 September 2017.
Jennifer Marcial Ocasio has been promoted to Editor of El Sentinel after just six months with the Orlando Sentinel’s Spanish-language publication. She joined the company as senior digital reporter in March. Marcial Ocasio previously spent five years as a digital reporter at Univision in Puerto Rico, where she launched and managed the station’s website, univisionpr.com. She […]
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Posted on 24 July 2017.
As of today, the Fusion website, originally launched as a content portal and the digital extension of a Univision English-language cable channel, has a new name: Splinter. The relaunched digital publication went live today. In a welcome message titled “What the Hell Is Splinter?”, Editor-in-Chief Dodai Stewart explains the site “offers a sharp point of […]
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Posted on 20 July 2017.
Guatemalan-born NBC News correspondent Gadi Schwartz has been tapped to co-host “Stay Tuned” – the network’s first daily news show on Snapchat. The twice-daily news show, which will cover national and international news, politics and pop culture, launched yesterday morning. NBC picked two millennials to front the Snapchat newscasts. Savannah Sellers, a correspondent for MSNBC, […]
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Posted on 03 July 2017.
Terra.com is out of business. The publisher and internet services company owned by Spain’s Telefónica shut down operations and pulled the plug on all of its Spanish-language websites in the United States, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Spain, México and Peru. The LATAM company headquarters in Miami also closed its doors. It’s unclear at this point how […]
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Posted on 28 June 2017.
If anyone had any doubt about Facebook’s growing reach and influence, the numbers don’t lie. Mark Zuckerberg made it official on his Facebook page: the social network now has more than 2 billion monthly users worldwide. Shortly after making the announcement yesterday, Product Manager Guillermo Spiller and Product Director Mike Nowak shared some additional information about […]
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González exits Office of Cuba Broadcasting
Oliva hired as Senior Director of Marketing for NBCU O&O stations
Univision and Telemundo telethons to raise funds for Mexico and Puerto Rico disaster victims
Univision names Núñez Regional News Director, ups Godinez to AND at KDTV
Univision partners with reVolver, adds Hobbs in new VP role
