Univision will no longer have weekend newscasts in Puerto Rico. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the four editions of Noticias Univision Fin de Semana in Puerto Rico have been canceled. Staffers were notified of the cancellations at the end of Sunday’s 5 pm newscast. Although the company would not address how many people were laid […]
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América TeVé & Univision Puerto Rico big Suncoast Emmy winners
América Tevé is celebrating big. The station won the most number of Emmys from the Spanish-language stations in the Suncoast NATAS region. It picked up statuettes in 11 categories during the 37th Suncoast Emmy Awards ceremony last Saturday, Nov. 23. The runner up was Univision Puerto Rico (WLII), which won Emmys in 8 categories. Miami stations Telemundo 51 followed […]
Cosme named news director at Univision Puerto Rico
Univision has named Javier Cosme television news director of Univision Puerto Rico. He is currently news and programming director of WKAQ 580 AM, Univision Radio. With his new appointment, he will be heading the news divisions of Univision’s radio and TV properties in the island. Javier has been working at WKAQ for the past 11 […]
Layoffs at Univision Puerto Rico
The Univision station in Puerto Rico did its share of layoffs – about 30 news staff and admin positions. According to El Nuevo Día, the following reporters lost their jobs: José Figueroa, Marjorie Ramírez, Zugey Lamela, Millie Gil, Rayné Hance and José Orlando Colón. Entertainment reporter Karen Cintrón and sports reporter Rommy Segarra were downsized […]
TelevisaUnivision to buy Pantaya in deal that swaps ownership of Puerto Rico radio stations to HMG
TelevisaUnivision has struck a deal with Hemisphere Media Group to buy Spanish-language streaming service Pantaya.
Lenard Liberman buys Univision’s Puerto Rico station
LBI Media and Estrella TV founder Lenard Liberman has resurfaced, following bankruptcy proceedings and his exit from the Spanish-language media company he built in California.