Univision to premiere “La Herencia”

The countdown begins to Univision’s new series, “La Herencia” (The Inheritance), which will premiere on July 11th starring the beloved actress Michelle Renaud and heartthrob Matías Novoa. This exciting melodrama is a story about love, power and tragedy that takes viewers into a family’s fight for a legacy. Produced by Juan Osorio (El Ultimo Rey), … Read more

Underspending in 50% of Media Plans Jeopardizing Maximum ROI [REPORT]

Nielsen released its first-ever ROI Report, which identified gaps in marketers’ budgets, channels and media strategies that are compromising returns on investment (ROI) on media plans. The global report reveals data and delivers insights on what drives returns on ad spends, how to measure the returns, and how to improve on the metrics brands already … Read more

Living up to a brand promise

By Tina Wilson, Global Head of Product, Outcomes It’s no secret that brands have shifted their efforts to create personalized messages and offerings to earn consumers’ attention and wallets. However, personalization tactics alone won’t be enough to foster more meaningful, long-term relationships with their customers. According to Nielsen’s fifth Annual Marketing Report, which surveyed marketers … Read more

Media Companies Expanding Spanish-Language Content for Growing Latinx Audiences

According to the FOCUS Latinx: State of Pay TV, OTT & SVOD 2022 report, seven in ten Latinx TV content viewers watch Spanish-language programming–up 11% from last year–and two-thirds watch international content, an increasing amount of which is accessed via SVOD (subscription) and AVOD (free) streaming services. With more Spanish-language and Latinx-themed SVOD and AVOD … Read more

EstrellaTV to premiere ‘UN DIA PARA VIVIR’

EstrellaTV, the national broadcast television network of leading Spanish-language multiplatform media company Estrella Media, is premiering the successful scripted anthology series Un Día Para Vivir (One Day to Live) on Monday, July 18 at 7 p.m. The primetime series will air Monday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m./6 p.m. to 7 p.m. CT. … Read more

Hispanic Research Legend Ceril Shagrin passes

The Media Research Industry lost one of the most important champions of transparent, accountable measurement this past weekend. Ceril Shagrin earned her paycheck at Nielsen and Univision and invested a material share of time and energy pushing standards of excellence within the Media Rating Council and Council for Research Excellence among other forums. Ceril was … Read more

When Agency Values & Politics Impact New Business

By Mark Duval – The Duval Partnership Between climate change, DE&I, and now abortion rights, many agency leaders are having more conversations about what their values are — and how those values are reflected. People don’t take empty gestures and statements at face value anymore. In today’s world, people ask more questions and judge brands … Read more

Significant opportunities amid the complexity [REPORT]

The future for the delivery of TV and video content and advertising and the evolution of viewer experiences and behaviours exposes much complexity. We shine a spotlight on the opportunities and challenges for media owners, advertisers and agencies, as well as highlighting the implications for audience measurement. Our latest report, The Future Viewing Experience, offers … Read more

HRN Media Networks brings Major League Baseball Player Carlos Baerga to Radio

HRN Media Networks has announced a new daily feature hosted by former major league baseball player, Carlos Baerga. The 90-second feature, Are You Ready to Play Ball with Carlos Baerga and Legends from Yesterday and Today, includes baseball analytics and interviews with elite players. Baerga has played for several major league baseball teams and is … Read more

Nation Continues to Age as It Becomes More Diverse

The last two decades have seen the country grow continuously older. Since 2000, the national median age – the point at which one-half the population is older and one-half younger – has increased by 3.4 years, with the largest single-year gain of 0.3 years coming in 2021, bringing it to 38.8 years, according to newly … Read more

Edison Research’s “Share Of Ear” Q1 2022: Among Registered Voters, AM/FM Radio Dominates Ad-Supported Listening With A 75% Share, Podcasts And AM/FM Radio Streaming Surge, And AM/FM Radio Has An 89% Share In The Car

By Pierre Bouvard Edison Research’s quarterly “Share of Ear” study is the authoritative examination of American audio time use. Edison Research surveys 4,000 Americans to measure daily reach and time spent for all forms of audio. The Q1 2022 report provides an opportunity to study listening among key voter segments and examine ad-supported audio use … Read more

Twitter is the go-to social media site for U.S. journalists, but not for the public

By Mark Jurkowitz and Jeffrey Gottfried Journalists check their phones during the House leadership elections on Nov. 30, 2016, in the Longworth Building on Capitol Hill.Journalists check their phones during the House leadership elections on Nov. 30, 2016, in the Longworth Building on Capitol Hill. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) More than nine-in-ten journalists in the … Read more

Global 2022 Gen Z and Millennial [REPORT]

This year’s survey finds Gen Zs and millennials deeply concerned about the state of the world, and actively trying to balance the challenges of their everyday lives with their desire to drive societal change. They are struggling with financial concerns, while trying to invest in environmentally sustainable choices. They feel burned out, but many are … Read more

Intuit QuickBooks launches campaign to reach Latino-Owned Small Businesses

Intuit QuickBooks will launch a new campaign on July 5 to encourage Latino business owners to move beyond thinking like a “negocito” — a small business—and focus on the tools that will help them to become a “negociote,” with a big business mindset. The campaign will feature soccer legend Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, in a new … Read more

Reimagining the C-suite

Spring this year brought a flurry of thought-provoking senior executive-level hires in the retail industry. Some appeared to be primarily shrewd marketing and influencer-gathering moves — the appointment of Kim Kardashian as chief taste consultant by Beyond Meat, or Hilary Duff as chief mom officer of Carter’s. Others look like early bets on a still-unknown … Read more

Relationship between brand cultural relevance and the amount consumers are willing to pay for brands [REPORT]

New research conducted by MAGNA Media Trials, MAGNA’s industry-leading proprietary research offering, in partnership with Twitter, quantifies the benefits and drivers of brand cultural relevance today. The study, “Cultural Relevance Drivers: Understanding the Building Blocks of Brand Relevance,” reveals that brands clearly benefit from cultural involvement even to the extent of people willing to invest … Read more

Industry Veterans Launch Minority-Owned Media Company

YouNite Media launches with a focus on providing advertisers the ability to reach 250 million people across General Market, Hispanic, Black, Asian and LGBTQ segments. A minority-owned company, YouNite was founded by Pedro Lerma, CEO of LERMA/, and Rodrigo Vallejo, CEO of RO2 Media, with the goal of forging meaningful connections between brands and consumers. … Read more

ANA, WARC & LIONS announce long-term partnership to create a US and Global business practice to “Crack the Code of Creative Effectiveness”

The ANA, WARC, and LIONS have announced a unique long-term research partnership to create a global framework that guides and supports brands in ‘Cracking the Code of Creative Effectiveness’. The initial goal of this project is to address both the culture of effectiveness within organizations as well as the elements of campaign effectiveness. Other fundamentals … Read more

A decade of shopping shows mums are the biggest influencers

Inter-generational loyalty; children continuing the shopping habits of their parents when they set up their own household, is the biggest driver of FMCG unit growth. Brands of the Decade, a new analysis of shopper behaviour since 2012 shows that, in 2021, branded FMCG items were chosen a total of 382 billion times, up 16% compared … Read more

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