According to Variety magazine, they reported today that a search is on for the next CEO of Univision Communications.
Among the list of key executives that are being interview, Jim McNamara ex-President and CEO of Telemundo who helped build the network and facilitate the sale to NBC is being considered a likely candidate for the position.
Following on the heels of Comcast’s announcement regarding its agreement to add ESPN Deportes to its channel line-up, HispanicAd.com sat down for an exclusive interview with Lino Garcia, general manager of ESPN Deportes.
Don Browne, President of Telemundo Communications Group, today announced that the network, a leading producer of innovative and high-quality content for Hispanics in the U.S., has acquired full ownership of Telemundo-RTI Productions to create Telemundo Studios Miami, LLC. The executive also announced Telemundo has agreed to purchase the operating assets of its current foreign distributor, Tepuy International Corp. and will create an in-house international division, called Telemundo Internacional.
Univision, in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation, will air a half-hour special “Entérate… SIDA, 25 Años Después” (Get the Facts!…AIDS, 25 Years Later) hosted by award-winning news anchor Jorge Ramos on Saturday, December 2nd (check your local listings for time). As part of Univision’s Peabody award winning health initiative “Salud es Vida…! Entérate!” (Lead a Healthy Life…Get the Facts!), the special will explore AIDS among Hispanics in the United States.
On Sunday, November 26th, New Line Cinema’s The Nativity Story will become the first feature film ever to premiere at the Vatican, it was jointly announced by New Line’s President and COO of Worldwide Distribution and Marketing Rolf Mittweg, and Stefano Dammicco, CEO of Eagle Pictures, the film’s Italian distributor. The Nativity Story is scheduled for a Dec. 1, 2006 release in the U.S., and will open in territories worldwide throughout the month of December.
‘Los Cocorocos’ is the first release to be launched by indie CMG (Coalition Music Group) distributed by Universal/MOTOWN.
