Digital
Americans now spend more time audio on mobile phone than radio receivers

The devices we choose for listening are inextricably linked to the types of audio we consume, and America’s listening has shifted to mobile phones, a trend that we have been observing for years. Our latest Infinite Dial study shows that 88% of Americans age 16+ own a mobile phone, and as the availability of audio apps and podcast apps has increased, so has consumption on a mobile phone.
Streaming’s “Golden Age” Is Fading Due to Inflation [REPORT]

Rising fees and inflation are testing consumer loyalty to streaming services
PEACOCK to stream FIFA World Cup 2022 in Spanish

Telemundo Deportes’ Complete Spanish-Language Coverage of All 64 World Cup Matches to Simulstream LIVE on Peacock; Peacock is the Only Direct-to-Consumer Streaming Service with Live Coverage of Every Match
TelevisaUnivision and Globo announce Strategic Alliance for Distribution and Co-Production of Fictional Content

TelevisaUnivision and Globo have announced a strategic alliance for distribution and co-production that will involve, initially, three productions in the fiction genre.
Canela.TV premieres “Bocetos”

Canela.TV announced the launch of its first scripted young adult drama series, set in Mexico, Bocetos.
Live sports are headed to streaming services, and audiences are ready

As audiences continue to increase their streaming consumption, sports are ready to join the ranks of hit programs like Stranger Things, Only Murders in the Building and Obi-Wan Kenobi. And with new streaming-exclusive deals involving the NFL and MLS in play, fans are ready, as more than one-third of U.S. homes now access TV programming strictly through an internet connection1.
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) names Kalvort VP of Digital Sales and Strategy at Digidea

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc, (SBS), names Dara Kalvort as the VP of Digital Sales and Strategy for the new Pure Play Digital Department, Digidea. Last month, SBS announced its entrance into the world of digital marketing solutions with the launch of its newly created pure-play digital marketing department, DigIdea, Digital Marketing Solutions.
¡PONLE CANELA! launches on Canela.TV

Canela.TV announced the launch of its original Spanish-language entertainment news show ¡PONLE CANELA!.
Spanish Broadcasting System to migrate onto AdsWizz’s technology stack

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) Inc. announces AdsWizz Inc. as the exclusive programmatic sales representative of SBS’s Hispanic audio inventory.
Canela Media to premiere “Mi Vida”

Canela Media announced its original project, “Mi Vida,” a new docu-series featuring celebrities’ firsthand accounts of their lives, to premiere on November 10th. The exclusive Canela Original series will feature ten, self-contained episodes profiling Latino celebrities who have become household names, known across multiple generations.
Why Smart TVs will re-define changing viewing behaviors and advertising opportunities over the next decade [REPORT]

Tipping point in Smart TV usage opens up transformative advertising opportunities, and cements shared viewing as an enduring consumer preference
Perez named SVP of News Production at Notices Telemundo

Noticas Telemundo announced the appointment of John B. Perez as senior vice president of news production. Perez joins in a newly created role to oversee all production and technological operations at the award-winning news organization.
Estrella Media launches NORTEADOS CON DON CHETO

Norteados con Don Cheto, Estrella Media's new one-hour scripted comedy series, will have the first dual platform launch for the EstrellaTV network.
Enrique Guillen named Chief Content Officer at Estrella Media

Estrella Media announced that Enrique Guillen has joined the company as its Chief Content Officer. Guillen joins Estrella Media from NBCUniversal, where he served as Executive Vice President, Commercial Strategy and International Development for the Universal Studio Group.
SVOD and AVOD: the future will end in tiers [REPORT]

The TV and video market is entering a new period of hybrid models as they expand upon a central chapter from The Future Viewing Experience
NUESTRA.TV launches

Adsmovil USA announced the launch of Nuestra.TV, a free video-streaming service created to entertain, inform, and empower Hispanic audiences across cultural diversity, generations, languages, and devices. Verizon.
PRESENCIAS premieres on September 7 exclusively on ViX+

Feel the terror with PRESENCIAS, a new original ViX+ movie which premieres exclusively in the U.S., Mexico, and most of Spanish-speaking Latin America on September 7.
Comedy Remains the Top Podcast Genre in the U.S.

Edison Research announced the Top Podcast Genres in the U.S. for Q2 2022, and comedy once again takes the top spot as the genre consumed by most weekly podcast listeners.
Entravision Enters into Strategic Partnership with LATV Networks

Through shared resources, content collaborations, and customized executions, Entravision and LATV Networks will deliver creative and engagement-driven solutions that will allow access to the growing influential power of Latinos.
Canela Media names Osorio as Sports Content Executive

Canela Media announced it has appointed Felipe Osorio to the newly created position of Vice President of Canela Sports, a channel on its free streaming platform service Canela.TV.