Media

According to TVNewsCheck, Fox executive Emiliano Saccone is departing his post as president of MundoFox on Jan. 15 “to look at some more entrepreneurial ventures.”

According to industry insiders, Bob Turner has stepped down as President of Network Sales at Los Angeles based Azteca América.

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Carlos San Jose as Market President for Chicago. 

Aha Radio service has partnered with Univision Radio to integrate more 65 radio stations from the Uforia digital music service into Aha-enabled vehicles and mobile apps.

On Dec. 5, 2013, Mark Bradbury wrote Still Relevant: Top 5 Predictions For 2014 in this space. His points were well made. However, you won’t find the driver of improved sales to Baby Boomers (born before 1964) in a company’s planning department, or marketing/advertisement departments.

To commemorate this milestone, ESPN Deportes will celebrate along with fans with a special production of more than 12 hours of live programming and content across all platforms live from Miami Beach, Fla. Tuesday, January 7.

Jose Flores from Telemundo 39 / KXTX in Dallas-Fort Worth has been named General Manager, and Willie Rosales has been named Vice President of Sales.

Access.1 announced the launch of a Regional Mexican radio station, “La Invasora 1600AM.” La Invasora 1600AM features La Invasion Mañanera con El Gordo y Mamizukii, Alex “El Genio” Lucas,  Tardes con Iliana Sanchez “La Nena”, Erazno y la Chokolata and SuperGol Sports.

Some 73% of online adults now use a social networking site of some kind. Facebook is the dominant social networking platform in the number of users, but a striking number of users are now diversifying onto other platforms. Some 42% of online adults now use multiple social networking sites. In addition, Instagram users are nearly as likely as Facebook users to check in to the site on a daily basis.

When you really deconstruct true viral video, you see that it’s not really a marketers’ game. Fundamentally, most truly viral videos aren’t trying to sell a product, which can be a deterrent for the audience. Most went viral unexpectedly. Most had few, if any, media dollars pumped into them for seeding. It’s difficult to plan viral. It’s difficult to formulate it. And it’s sure as heck difficult to sell a product alongside it.

Mobile migration is probably the story of 2013. Everything from news consumption to social media to porn eschewed the static and generally inconvenient desktop experience for the convenience and flexibility of devices. The data and targeting industries will be spending years catching up with the accelerated pace of this move.

The NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced it has completed the acquisition of KTLM-TV, the Telemundo affiliate licensed to Rio Grande City, Texas, serving the Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville area.

As 2013 draws to a close, and the Social Media Insider unleashes below the first in a two-part series of predictions, what strikes me about social media is how established it is. It certainly doesn’t feel new anymore. Maybe a better word for how it feels is — embedded.

Telemundo announced the filming of the original series “Camelia La Tejana,” a story inspired by the legendary norteño band Los Tigres del Norte’s popular corrido “Contrabando y Traición.”  

This epic story of love, intrigue, thrills and all-too-real situations is Sebastián Zurita’s first production for Telemundo as well as his first appearance in a telenovela alongside his famous mother, acclaimed actress Christian Bach.

América CV Network announced that Victor Olaniel has been hired as General Sales Manager for its stations WFUN and WJAN South Florida, WJPX and WIRS (Puerto Rico), and WPXO New York. Additionally, Estrella Zayas-Bazán has been named Local Sales Manager for WJAN South Florid

Telemundo kicks off 2014 with the premiere of “Avenida Brasil,” a worldwide hit coming to U.S. screens for the first time on Monday, January 6 at 12pm/11am Central. 

Viewer demands for control and for new experiences are impacting every aspect of the content supply chain – from story creation through distribution — according to a new report just issued by EY. The report, Future of Television – Media & Entertainment, identifies six key trends that will drive the future of television in the years ahead. The report also explains that media and entertainment companies will need to more closely measure viewing behavior to create experiences that are interactive, mobile and tailored to viewers’ specific needs and interests.

Vme TV in association with public television stations, has partnered with the National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), a non-profit association in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to empower Hispanic physicians to lead efforts that improve the health of Hispanics.

IRE Radio Networks announced that Conexión Thalia Radio Show, the popular lifestyle and music program hosted by international superstar and platinum recording artist Thalia, will join the AIRE Radio Networks platform.