Media

Azteca América announced at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference, the premiere of Azte Pa’cá, a two-hour weekly show featuring Renán Almendárez Coello “El Cucuy.” Renán, a Spanish-language radio icon, joins Azteca América with his first television show. Azte Pa’cá will air Saturday nights beginning on February 23 at 8 PM/7 C.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the results of a comprehensive survey of public television stations undertaken by SRI International. The study reveals that more than 84 percent of the stations are providing educational services directly to their communities.

While the media environment is evolving rapidly, television continues to be the dominant medium used by the American public. TV advertising is therefore still a core component of most major public service campaigns, on topics such as childhood obesity, drunk driving, or cancer prevention. To help inform the work of non-profits seeking to communicate with the public, the Kaiser Family Foundation is releasing a new, updated study that examines the extent and nature of public service advertising (PSA) on both broadcast and cable television.

Latino Móvil, a provider of news information, sports, and entertainment directly from Latin American countries to U.S. cell phone users via short message service (SMS) technology, launched its services nationwide January 23, 2008 under the slogan “Your country, your news. Directly to your cell phone.”

A country that falls apart amidst the degradation of a shameful tyranny, the unimaginable levels of decomposition of a corrupted society and everything opposed to a love story, one that seems doomed from inception, are the key plot lines of “El Señor Presidente”.

The film, which premiered against all odds on November 2007 in many important theaters across Venezuela, is directed by Rómulo Guardia and co- produced with Jorge Granier and Caupolican Ovalles for RCTV and its partner The Angostura Film Company.

A survey of U.S. journalists by Brodeur, a unit of Omnicom Group, suggests that blogs are not only having an impact on the speed and availability of news, but also influence the tone and editorial direction of reporting.

Alianza Latina de Beisbol announced that its website will be the exclusive source of video streaming of the 12 game championship tournament.

Telemundo Communications Group, Inc. has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Grupo Televisa in Miami, Florida. This suit alleged that Telemundo tortuously interfered with Televisa’s contract with the actor Mauricio Islas.