Media

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced that its new joint venture with the internationally-acclaimed producer Patricio Wills has been named W Studios.

MundoMax’s new telenovela, Azúcar (Sugar) premiered on Tuesday, May 3rd at 8PM/7C.

Telemundo Boston / WNEU announced that Pedro Castro-Amaré has been named Sports Anchor for Noticiero Telemundo Boston at 6 PM and 11 PM.

Telemundo Denver / KDEN announced that Carlos Rausseo has been promoted to News Anchor, effective immediately.

Telemundo 40 Rio Grande Valley / KTLM announced the expansion of the Telemundo Station Group’s successful and popular consumer investigative franchise – Telemundo Responde (Telemundo Responds) – to the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

This month, the talented Mexican mechanic Martín Vaca, star of the popular Discovery en Español automotive series, MEXICÁNICOS, and his team, are back with new challenges and more of the incredible transformations that have captivated Hispanic audiences for two consecutive seasons.

Corinthians fan base is the largest, most passionate, and most influential in Brazilian soccer, with more than 30 million supporters.  During games for the Sao Paulo Championship, supporters participated in a challenge: instead of the famous cheering to encourage players, the fans were invited to sing jingles for brands that support the project.

America CV Network announced its new TV stake: “Rick Sánchez 90 miles”, a controversial TV program, debuting May 9th.  

We have a saying at our agency that goes, “Don’t just take brands to the event, make brands the event.” The first time you read it, it can feel like the sort of silly too-clever marketing lyricism that most people roll their eyes at when it comes from anyone but Don Draper. But the truth is, there’s a good deal of sincerity behind it. Today’s consumers — call them millennials, if you really, really have to — value doing over owning. That is a conclusion reached time and time again by esteemed publications and universities alike.

Ad spending on original digital — both desktop and mobile — programming has more than doubled since 2014, and those budgets have come primarily out of television, according to findings of a survey of advertiser and agency executives released this morning by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB).

Media  multitasking  competes  with  television  advertising  for  consumers’  attention,  but  may  also  facilitate immediate and measurable response to some advertisements. This paper explores whether and how tele-vision advertising influences online shopping.

Nielsen announced that Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has signed an agreement for Nielsen’s National and Local Digital in TV Ratings services.

Telemundo was awarded two Silver World Medals in the 2016 New York Festivals® International TV & Film Awards for the network’s promotional campaigns for its telenovelas “La Querida del Centauro” and “Bajo El Mismo Cielo” in the “Television – Entertainment Special Program” category.

Futbol de Primera (FDP RADIO) revealed its broadcast plans for the historic Copa América Centenario to be played in the United States June 3-26.

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

• Would you accept it if, say, your advertising or PR agency offered you an astroturfing campaign?
• I’m sure you’ve heard the pitch.
• It goes somewhat along these lines: “… we have a team of influencers ready to open the floodgates and plug your product, service or brand. Just say the word, write the check and we’ll pull the trigger.”
• According to the British daily The Guardian* “astroturfing is the attempt to create an impression of widespread grassroots support for a policy, individual, or product, where little such support exists. Multiple online identities and fake pressure groups are used to mislead the public into believing that the position of the astroturfer is the commonly held view…”

People tune out messages that do not connect with them emotionally, according to Dr. Thomas Trautmann, certified neuromarketing instructor and business partner at SalesBrain, a San Francisco-based marketing agency that uses psychology to figure out the best way for brands to convey their message. eMarketer’s Sean Creamer spoke with Trautmann about how brands are leveraging mobile to elicit emotional responses from their audience.

U.S. Hispanics are more prone to smartphone distracted driving than the general population, according to AT&T* It Can Wait research. 83% of Hispanics admit to using their smartphones behind the wheel. That compares with 71% of Americans as a whole.  

Telemundo announced sponsors of the 2016 “Billboard Latin Music Awards,” including DishLATINO, Domino’s, Ford, Garnier Fructis, TWIX®, Pepsi, Samsung Electronics America, Sprint, State Farm, Target, Toyota and Victoria.

Telemundo confirmed the production kick off of its new original production “Silvana Sin Lana,” starring Carlos Ponce, Maritza Rodriguez and the Oscar-nominated actress Adriana Barraza.

When it comes to technology, sometimes there is a world of difference between wanting something and actually needing something. In the case of smartphones, the devices’ ubiquity in terms of U.S. penetration of 82% and cross-platform functionality definitely put them in the latter category.