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Interesting set of articles detailing The Rise of Regional Latin Music.

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Latin Recording Academy, has appointed Tanya Ramos-Puig as President of the organization, effective immediately.

Univision’s TUDN is back for another season of comprehensive multi-platform coverage of Major League Soccer.

The first joint project will be produced between Colombia and the Dominican Republic, taking advantage of the beautiful landscapes and diversity of locations in each country. It is a format that will be produced in multiple versions by region and by language.

Despite a string of controversies and the public’s relatively negative sentiments about aspects of social media, roughly seven-in-ten Americans say they ever use any kind of social media site – a share that has remained relatively stable over the past five years, according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.
Growing share of Americans say they use YouTube; Facebook remains one of the most widely used online platforms among U.S. adult

HRN Media Network has inked a deal for their afternoon network talent Erazno Y LA Chokolata with two top 10 market stations, powerhouse WLEY-FM, Chicago and KMVK, Dallas.

A few years ago, the concept of autonomous vehicles captivated consumers. While the technology has progressed tremendously, most self-driving experiences are still limited to driver assistance, partial automation, or conditional automation. Innovation develops over time.

Universo announced the premiere of a new weekly children’s show, Club Mundo Kids, on Sunday, April 11 at 10:30AM/9:30CT, which will offer preschoolers and young kids the opportunity to explore a range of topics, from the environment and wildlife to space exploration, sports and other relevant issues. 

Estrella Media presents two spring sales presentations in May – the Estrella Media IAB NewFronts presentation and the Estrella Media Upfront experience.

SBS has signed an agreement naming Katz Media Group its media representation company.  By Adam Jacobson- Editor-in-Chief / Radio + Television Business Report

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. announced that it has acquired the remaining 75% stake of Pantaya, the leading U.S. Hispanic Subscription Video-on-Demand Service from its joint venture partner, global content leader, Lionsgate. As a result of the transaction, Hemisphere now owns 100% of Pantaya, up from its previous 25% minority stake.

Combate Americas, LLC and Univision Communications Inc. announced a new, five-year media rights deal for Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise.

This new survey found that there is heightened concern among smartphone owners for whom there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to navigating the use of their data by app developers and content providers.

While Latinos over-index on using certain technologies, such as smartphones and social media, broad adoption of video conferencing apps and other online platforms being used to accommodate the shift from in-person to online qualitative research is not as prevalent.

Estrella Media announced that it is launching EstrellaTV in the San Francisco Bay Area on full power television station KEMO TV, channel 50.

“During the late 19th and 20th centuries, baseball was the most widely played sport in the United States, earning the title ‘America’s pastime’… The story of baseball and the story of our nation are intertwined.”

Estrella Media is bringing boxing back to its EstrellaTV network’s Friday night lineup with the monthly “Boxeo EstrellaTV” launching Friday night at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT.

Grow with our audience, and grow with us.  That’s the pitch presented to new and returning brand managers and CMOs across a digitally delivered event that was one-part Upfront presentation and another part a full introduction to two new key members of the largest multimedia company superserving U.S. Hispanics today.  By Adam R Jacobson – Radio + Television Business Report

EstrellaTV unveiled season five of the popular primetime game show 100 Latinos Dijeron last night, Monday, March 22 at 7 PM ET/6 PM CT.

Univision’s TUDN announced that it has secured the exclusive Spanish-language rights to the Copa América Argentina – Colombia 2021.