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NBC Deportes will present the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015, live May 29 through June 19, on the TELEMUNDO network and NBC UNIVERSO cable channel, kicking off a series of FIFA World Cup events scheduled for 2015. The FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 action will begin on Friday, May 29, when host New Zealand takes on Ukraine at 8:30PM/7:30C/5:30P on NBC UNIVERSO. TELEMUNDO will air all of Mexico’s first-round games: Mexico vs. Mali, Saturday, May 30 (8:30PM/7:30C/5:30P); Mexico vs. Uruguay Tuesday, June 2 (11:30PM/10:30C/8:30P), and Serbia vs. Mexico, Friday, June 5 (11:30PM/10:30C/8:30P). Click here for a full calendar of FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 matches on Telemundo and NBC UNIVERSO.

Among the Highly Educated, Declines in Childlessness and Increases in Big FamiliesAmong women in the United States, postgraduate education and motherhood are increasingly going hand-in-hand. The share of highly educated women who are remaining childless into their mid-40s has fallen significantly over the past two decades.

With smart shoppers, smartphones, new smart devices and a rising shift in generational behaviors, are you ready for this next generation? Check out “The  “Age of Context,” a powerful book written in 2013 by the authors of “Naked Conversations.” They note five forces driving us from the information age to the age of context:  data, mobile, sensors, location-based technology and social.  All contribute to a new personalized society where our devices know us better than our friends.

The Network Advertising Initiative, a leading non-profit self-regulatory association dedicated to responsible data collection and use for digital advertising,  published Guidance for NAI Members: Use of Non-Cookie Technologies for Interest Based Advertising Consistent with the NAI Code of Conduct.  The Guidance provides NAI’s 96 members clarity on how they can comply with the NAI Code of Conduct when they use non-cookie technologies for interest-based advertising and reflects NAI’s commitment to supporting a free and thriving internet while protecting consumer privacy in the modern digital ecosystem.

Millennials make up over a quarter of the U.S. population, and they are having an undeniable influence on the way media—and the advertising contained within it—are consumed. If you are a brand trying to reach this key audience, here are five things you need to know about Millennials and their media habits. Data comes from Horowitz Research’s State of Cable & Digital Media 2015 report.

Digital ad spending in the US will total $58.61 billion this year, and retailers’ ad outlays will comprise 22.0% of that figure, or $12.91 billion—by far outpacing all other industries—according to new figures from eMarketer.

Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today launched the recently announced “Todo Es Posible” (Everything is Possible) campaign, a multiplatform initiative that will bring to life the core values of the Univision Network brand and the journeys of Hispanics in the U.S.   The campaign will focus on seven themes – Tenacity, Love, Respect, Building Bridges, Achievement, Pride and Union – to connect with viewers through relevant and engaging content that reinforces the tenets of the beloved Univision Network brand and tell the stories that define the Hispanic experience in the U.S. 

Welcome to the fourth episode of #TotalMarketTalk, a new Digital series created by NGL Media and NGLC exclusively for HispanicAd.  In this installment, David Chitel, CEO of NGL Media and Founder of NGLC, speaks with Steven Benanav, VP Content Partnerships & GM, Flama.  Hear all about Flama, Univision’s English-language Digital platform, and their strategies being utilized to reach and engage digitally-connected Latinos.  You’ll also get an inside look into Flama’s original series, and work they’ve done with Fortune 500 advertisers such as Coca-Cola.

“Healthier-outlook” consumers of different cultures differ in shopping preferences –their perceptions of “healthy” brands are so different that there are no commonalities among the top 5 breakfast Brands across segments. They also choose to shop in different retailers beyond Whole Foods & Trader Joe’s.  Segmenting by Wellness Segments & Scores based on healthy attitudes & good behaviors is a valuable growth planning tool, as Brands with higher Wellness Scores experience higher growth rates than brands with lower Wellness Scores.

The chief digital officer (CDO) role emerged alongside the digital transformation, and companies are rapidly making room for the position. In a report released in May 2015, The CDO Club estimated that the number of CDOs worldwide would double between 2014 and 2015, from 1,000 to 2,000. This was more than four times that of the 488 registered in 2013, and almost 800% more than 2012’s 225.

Millennials have dominated the news agenda, not to mention popular discourse, for the past few years. But now a new, younger generation is poised to come of age–and they’re a different group altogether.

By Gonzalo López Martí  –  LMMIAMI.COM

• I’ve been ranting as of late about a certain isolationism hindering the creative output in the US Hispanic market.
• It is true though that coming up with disruptive creative work in the US Hispanic realm can be awfully hard.
• Let alone selling it to some clients, mostly monolingual folks who usually don’t understand the insights and the in-culture concepts.
• Hence a lot of good ideas get lost or mortally wounded & watered down in translation by the time they manage to see the light of day.
• If they ever do.
• US Hispanic creatives confront lots of constraints.

AARP, the nonprofit organization, hosted a concert prior to the Life @ 50+ event which will be taking place in Miami this year. Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa was in charge of energizing the night in a celebratory and joyful atmosphere.

You think you’ve seen digital disruption? You haven’t seen anything yet. It’s just getting started. What’s been vertical disruption is about to go horizontal in a big way.

Big Voice Communications (BVC), a woman-owned, independent public relations agency known for its strategic, multichannel strategies, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month.

There is a growing generational gap in how diversity and inclusion is defined in today’s workplaces, according to “The Radical Transformation of Diversity and Inclusion: The Millennial Influence” a new study by Deloitte and the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (BJKLI). The research shows that Millennials see inclusion as vital to business success and believe cognitive diversity is critical to engagement, empowerment, business growth and competitiveness.  In contrast other generations tend to view it through the traditional lenses of demography, representation, and assimilation.  

iHeartMedia announced the return of the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina Presented by Sprint on Saturday, November 7, 2015. For the first time, the star-studded event will take place at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami and will broadcast on TELEMUNDO.

English Proficiency Rising Among Latinos as Spanish Use at Home DeclinesA record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. speak English proficiently, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.1 In 2013, this group made up 68% of all Hispanics ages 5 and older, up from 59% in 2000.

Verizon Communications Inc. announced the signing of an agreement to purchase AOL Inc. for $50 per share — an estimated total value of approximately $4.4 billion.

Close to 100 former employees of The Bravo Group, the legendary agency of the 90s, will gather in New York City on Saturday, May 16 right after the upfronts.