Media

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises announced the launch of Telemundo Films, a new business unit under its Telemundo Studios operation that will develop, produce and market feature films in English and Spanish for the growing movie-going US Hispanic market.

The series marks the first co-production between Univision Story House and Netflix.

Throughout history, we have devised the means to ensure our voices are heard—from the telegraph to telecommunications satellites roaming the orbit. Over the last decade, however, social media has changed the way we communicate in a way that has been revolutionary. It has, literally, given those with just a voice the power to speak to the world and has provided consumers with a platform to break news, start dialogues and share views about content.

Univision Communications Inc. announced the nationwide expansion of the radio magazine show, “En Boca de León” (In León’s Mouth) hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist León Krauze, who is also the anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscast on Univision Los Angeles KMEX 34.

Azteca America announced that it will return for the second consecutive year as the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster of the MISS UNIVERSE Competition.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced that Rick Resnick has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Sports Partner Solutions.

ESPN and Golden Boy Promotions today announced a multi-year, international agreement for a series of fights to be televised live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes.

The Marcus Corporation announced the appointment of Rolando B. Rodriguez as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Marcus Theatres.

At a time when the topic of cultural diversity is at an all-time high, LA-based Latino soul band Chicano Batman and Johnnie Walker released a reimagined version of the iconic American folk song “This Land Is Your Land,” along with an immersive music video, that is poised to be an inspirational message of hope for modern America.

Carlos Slim announced that his company Publicidad y Contenido Editorial, a unit of the Slim-owned America Movil, will launch Nuestra Vision in the United States for US Hispanics.

Univision announced the development of a new series based on the life of iconic Latin American artist Luis Miguel

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced the appointment of Jesus Lara as general manager of Digital, Content, and Entertainment for Radio.

As influencer marketing evolves from a buzzed-about effort to a proven technique, marketers need to take stock of what they know is effective. Here are five important changes coming up in 2017, and experts’ advice about what to do about them.

More than half (52%) of US adults live in households with cellphones but no landline telephones, according to the latest GfK MRI Survey of the American Consumer®. That represents a doubling of the percentage since 2010, when it was 26%.

Univision Holdings, Inc. (“Univision”) and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (“Televisa”) announced a strengthened and expanded relationship between the two companies by unifying both of their content development and production efforts.

By Gonzalo López Martí / Creative director, etc – LMMiami.com

• The good news: urban music is coming of age.
• Urban as in hip hop, reggaetón, etc.

Nearly nine-in-ten Americans today are online, up from about half in the early 2000s. Pew Research Center has chronicled this trend and others through more than 15 years of surveys on internet and technology use.

This highly anticipated report provides comprehensive coverage of the year in music from the coveted Nielsen Music Year-End charts, presented by Billboard, to insights on the most important industry trends from sales and streaming to social media and overall consumer engagement across today’s most popular platforms.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced that controversial entertainment journalist Javier Ceriani will be joining the cast of “Esta Noche Si” on weekdays at 9:00 pm (EST), 8:00 pm (CT), 7:00 pm (MST) and 6:00 pm (PST).

Deloitte’s sports professionals predict that innovation and disruption will dominate 2017, whether it is nontraditional media pursuing sports rights or teams optimizing fan experience beyond the stadium.