Media

It’s all right there in your pocket: Control over your bank accounts. Your complete music library. Full access to the Internet and email. Real-time TV shows. Movie and restaurant reviews and the directions to get there. Oh, and a full-featured telephone.

For most of us, the tool that gives us all this functionality is a personal computer. But soon — perhaps not this year, but maybe next, and definitely by 2010 — a significant portion of the world’s three billion mobile phone users will be able to effortlessly do all this and more right from their cellular phones.

Disney En Familia, a new Spanish-language magazine for parents that celebrates the joys of Latino family life, will publish its premiere issue this coming July.

Telemundo Communications Group announced that it is unveiling The Pulse Research Center, a state-of-the-art research facility at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles. In addition, Telemundo has subscribed to IAG Research, making it the first Spanish-language network client of IAG, offering advertisers and clients new comprehensive nation-wide research solutions in time for the 2008-2009 Upfront season.

LATV announced a distribution partnership with Tribune Broadcasting, bringing major stations in New York, Chicago and Dallas into its affiliate fold. The addition of the number-one, number-three and number-six designated market areas (DMA) places LATV in front of nine million additional television households.

Based on the request of both Televisa and Univision, the trial that was set to commence today has been postponed until July 1, 2008. Could it be that there is a back room deal being negotiated?

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) announced that it had hosted its first network “Upfront” presentation for MEGA TV. At the event, which was held in New York City, Company executives announced that Mega TV had entered into a programming distribution agreement with a new major market affiliate serving Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company unveiled its new programming initiatives, featuring original proprietary content produced by its recently-inaugurated Megafilms subsidiary, which will supplement the high quality fare currently airing on MEGA TV.

Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS)announced that Luis Roldan was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of MEGA TV in Puerto Rico. Mr. Roldan will oversee the retransmission of Mega TV on WSJU-TV (Channel 30).