Media

GolTV has secured exclusive broadcast rights with Venezuela’s first division soccer league, Liga Venezolana.  

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises today unveiled plans for the building of its new global headquarters in Miami-Dade County.

MundoMax announced that it will hold its upfront luncheon for advertisers in New York City at noon on Wednesday, May 18, 2016. 

YuMe, Inc. announced the results of two online surveys focused on how viewers engage with The Big Game.

As concerns about ad blocking grow, influencer marketing is becoming more important to brands.

The New York Times launched a Spanish-language digital edition aimed Latin American readers.

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations and Comcast’s XFINITY announced the debut of two new and first-of-their-kind series, the scripted “mini novela” Las Princesas and its semi-scripted comedy spinoff, Off Script.

beIN SPORTS has named Roy Meyeringh Vice President of Business Development & Affiliate Sales for beIN SPORTS USA.

Alejandro Nieto Molina who was appointed the new  SVP & GM of Univision’s Radio two weeks ago, has died.  According to published reports, Nieto Molina had a heart attack on February 8, 2016 in Miami.

According to new GfK MRI research, today’s smartphone user is just as likely to be seeking mindless entertainment – playing a game or streaming a video – as connecting with friends and family through texting or other modes.

“Viernes Futbolero Tiempo Extra,” the 30-minute live local sports show that debuted last year in Los Angeles and San Francisco, will expand into the Las Vegas and Phoenix markets when the show returns on Friday, February 5.

The mobile audience is not homogeneous, according to November 2015 research. And the way different groups rely on their mobile devices translates to different attitudes toward ads—and apps.

Telemundo 60 San Antonio / KVDA announced that Jairo Lozano has been named Video Journalist for Noticias 60 Telemundo, which airs weekdays at 4:30 PM, 5 PM and 10 PM, effective immediately.

Matt Neidl will lead US Multicultural and LATAM sales for the organization.

Liberman Broadcasting, the owner and operator of the Estrella TV network, announced that Mexican journalist Pedro Ferriz Hijar has joined the company as news anchor of Cierre de Edición, the network’s leading national evening newscast.

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced that Maná will be honored with the 2,573rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. PST. The star in the category of Recording will be dedicated at 7060 Hollywood Boulevard in front of Live Nation.

Telemundo Houston / KTMD  announced that Carlos Robles has been named Meteorologist for Telemundo Houston’s weekday newscasts, Noticiero Telemundo Houston at 4:30 PM, 5 PM and 10 PM.

ESPN Deportes will offer exclusive live coverage across all platforms of the 2016 Caribbean Series from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, starting on Monday, February 1 at 1:50 p.m. ET

The latest findings from Horowitz Research’s Multiplatform Content and Services, Wave 2 2015 survey reveal that streaming services, like Netflix and Hulu, have been catalysts for increased television viewing: A third (31%) of over-the-top (OTT) viewers report watching more TV overall compared to five years ago. The data show that streaming services may even drive viewership back to live TV. Among OTT viewers, 31% say they began watching past episodes of some shows online and then switched to viewing the current season live.

The hard-hitting action and on-field heroics have also had a strong multicultural impact—especially among Hispanic viewers, who, according to Nielsen third-quarter Total Audience Report, spend an average of nearly 110 hours per month tuning in to live and time-shifted TV and represent more than $1 trillion in spending power.