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eMarketer estimates the number of US mobile phone gamers will reach 125.9 million in 2013. By 2017, that number is expected to grow to 191.3 million. It’s no surprise that the video game industry, including marketers that target their audiences through gaming, now views mobile as a primary platform.

Vincent Cordero EVP and GM of FOX Deportes has announced his resignation and will be heading to Miami to be COO of Time Warner’s HBO Latin America

Telemundo Media announced the launch of TV Everywhere, via the “Telemundo Now” app, available for download at the App Store and Google Play.

ZGS Communications announced the appointment of Carlos San José to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of WTMO Telemundo Orlando.

In a new survey of user habits, lead researcher Praveen Kopalle of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth discovered, to no one’s  surprise, that people interact with the desktop and mobile Web quite differently.

The allure of digital banking is typically its convenience, and ironically, the less banking customers go into physical branches, the more likely they are to interact with their financial institutions.

According to Radio Ink, Rep Firm McGavren Guild made the announcement yesterday that Kevin Garrity has been appointed president and chief executive officer. He replaces Lisa Sirotka-Sonnenklar, whose employment was terminated by the board.

Slacker launched six new stations from Univision Radio.

NUVOtv announced that Laura Masse has joined the network as Executive Vice President, Marketing.

Telemundo Philadelphia / WWSI announced that Emmy Award winning journalist Ramon Zayas has been named anchor for the 6 PM and 11 PM editions of the upcoming weeknight newscast. 

Many US consumers adopted a frugal mindset during the recession, stretching their dollars with coupons found online as well as in newspapers and magazines. Print coupons still dominate, but digital coupons have quickly gained mainstream acceptance.

Any parent who has ever watched their child hunched over their smartphone, furiously tapping away, may have wondered – “What exactly are they doing?” And, “Should I check their phone?”

GLR Networks and Dave Ramsey’s, The Lampo Group, Inc., are working together to syndicate newly popular Hispanic personal finance program, “The Andres Gutierrez Show”.

Sun Broadcast Group, Inc. announced that it has entered into a sales and syndication agreement with AccuWeather, Inc. to provide a branded weather reporting service to Spanish language radio stations.

Telemundo 52 / KVEA announced that Estefania Iglesias has joined “Noticiero Telemundo 52, Buenos Dias Los Angeles” as Traffic and Weather reporter.

Luis Fernández, President of Entertainment and Univision Studios has left Univision.

Attracting potential travelers is a constant balancing act for advertisers.

The U.S. Men’s National Team shattered Panama’s hopes of a berth to the 2014 FIFA World Cup – and kept Mexico’s alive – with two stoppage-time goals to rally for a 3-2 victory at Estadio Rommel Fernandez.

For a few minutes, Mexico’s hopes of qualifying for the World Cup were on life support, only to be saved by Zusi’s equalizing strike. If the U.S. would have lost to Panama, Mexico, who lost to Costa Rica 2-1 this evening, would have finished in fifth place and missed out on their first World Cup since 1982. With the U.S. win in the final minutes, Mexico was assured a fourth place finish ahead of Panama. The USA’s rivals will now play the two-game Intercontinental Playoff against New Zealand on Nov. 15 and 19, with the aggregate winner advancing to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Smartphones and tablets continue to ingratiate themselves with mobile phone users. Smartphones became the norm in the past couple of years, and now tablets too are settling into that territory. That’s according to data from research company Frank N. Magid Associates, which found that the number of US mobile phone users who owned or used a smartphone this year reached 74%, up from 58% the previous year. The tablet ownership rate among this group saw an even more dramatic increase, reaching above half of mobile phone users in 2013, up from 33% in 2012.

According to Radio Business reports, Alpha Broadcasting Chairman Larry Wilson’s L&L Broadcasting has agreed to buy eight stations from the Border Media Business Trust for $31 million. They include KJXK, KLEY, KSAH-AM, KSAH-FM, KTFM, KTSA, KZDC and KHHL in the San Antonio area.