| Top Story - December 18, 2014 | ESPN Deportes at 10: Steady Growth, Shifting Competition
The Spanish-language sibling of pioneering global sports network ESPN will begin its 11th year of U.S. operations in January. In an exclusive interview, ESPN Deportes GM Lino Garcia discusses the network's evolution amid major shifts in play-by-play programming rights affecting a host of competitors. More» |
| | News | NBCU Gets Adventurous With 'TeleXitos' Launch
Veteran Miami TV executive Barbara Alfonso is at the helm of a new broadcast network focusing on second-run action and adventure shows and second-run Spanish-language feature films. Telexitos is set for carriage on both Telemundo O&Os and affiliate digital multicast stations. More»
Telemundo 'Super Series' Returns as mun2 Winds Down
The second season of one of Telemundo's most popular telenovelas, El Señor de los Cielos, will be rebroadcast on cable network mun2 starting Dec. 20. Production on the series' third season is underway. More»
Galavisión Makes Big Splash With Celebrity Challenge
Alan Tacher teams up with Televisa for El Gran Chapuzón, a holiday season limited-run series that combines a pool party with diving and swimming challenges performed by a host of Mexican celebrities. More»
Strong Ratings for Estrella TV in Los Angeles
Liberman Broadcasting's flagship TV O&O, KRCA, continues to attract a significant share of Spanish-language television viewers in Los Angeles, the nation's No. 1 Hispanic market. More»
Mexicanal's 2nd Original Docu-Series Has Mariachi Beat
Son Mariachis, a 13-episode series that takes viewers behind the scenes of central Mexico's Mariachi Banda Nueva Generación, bows Dec. 21 on the Spanish-language cable network. More»
HITN-TV Unveils New Programming Slate
The Spanish-language educational network has added five programs to its lineup, including the popular series Hispania, La Leyenda from Spain's Antena 3. More»
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| | Movers & Shakers | • Meara Abramson Valenzuela was promoted to senior vice president, planning and strategy at NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content Division. She adds responsibilities for Telemundo, NBC Universo and Telexitos. Formerly VP of advertising sales planning, Meara has been with NBCU since 2004, working in the Ad Sales Finance and Pricing Group with a focus on MSNBC and CNBC.
• Roberto Perez has been appointed senior director of marketing and distribution for the U.S., Mexico and Canada at Alterna’TV, the subsidiary of Miami-based Eutelsat Americas. Perez will be responsible for increasing carriage and enhancing market penetration for its suite of channels. The Caracas, Venezuela, native had been a retention consultant for DirecTV in Southern California. Prior to that, he served as director of Hispanic marketing for Comcast.
•WKAQ, the Telemundo-owned station in San Juan, Puerto Rico, promoted Lourdes Davila to vice president, sales, from local sales manager. She had joined WKAQ’s advertising department in 1987.
• Rodrigo Arana has joined Telemundo’s WSNS in Chicago as sports anchor for its 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. weeknight newscasts. Arana was previously a Mexico City-based reporter with Fox Sports Latin America.
• Yazaira López, representing Puerto Rico, has won the inaugural season of Univision singing competition show Va Por Tí, obtaining 43% of the viewer vote. She will receive a recording contract with Warner Music Latina and a $50,000 prize. |
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