For the second year, HBO has teamed with The New York International Latino Film Festival (NYILFF) to find the next hot Latino Filmmaker. The winner of the Latino Filmmaker Competition, sponsored by HBO, will receive $15,000 in funding to produce and direct an original short film narrative based on their entry. The winning film will be presented on-screen this summer during the 2005 New York International Latino Film Festival in July.
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Cookies Are Like Barcodes.
In the ever-increasing dialogue surrounding cookies and consumer habits or attitudes towards them, many individuals have declared their end is near. Granted, most of these are self-serving proclamations designed to grab headlines and introduce new products, but I would argue, along with my other levelheaded compatriots, that the sky is not falling. Cookies are not dead, they are only evolving.
Telemundo Viewers Vote @ 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Telemundo is urging viewers to make their vote count by visiting http://www.telemundo.com between now and April 21 at 5pm (4pm/c) and voting for their favorite Latin star. The “Viewer’s Choice Award” will be announced at this year’s Billboard Latin Music Awards which is set to take place Thursday, April 28th at 7PM in the Miami Arena.
Media Monitors AirCheck Radio Spots
Top radio commercials that ran April 4 – April 10, 2005. Univision and Grey Hound top Hispanic advertisers for the week.
SCBA Challenges NY Times Radio Article.
To the Editorial Board of the NY Times:
When did it become permissible to do reporting without doing accurate field work? To cite an urban myth and pass it off as fact? Yet another reporter from yet another “prestige” publication has leapt onto the “bash radio” bandwagon wielding impressions rather than facts. They are entitled to their opinions — if they would just call them that: personal opinions.
WFAN-AM Launches ‘The Latin Beat’ In NYC.
WFAN announced that beginning on Saturday, April 9 (time to vary), Roberto Clemente Jr. will join the WFAN on air staff as host of a new weekly show, ‘The Latin Beat’. Joining Clemente Jr. will be co-host Tanyette Colon. The pair will talk Mets and Yankees baseball, while also taking a look at how baseball impacts the Latin community in the Metropolitan New York area.
It’s a Women’s Web .
Is the Internet reaching a tipping point?
“In its early days, the Internet was a man’s world. People wondered if women were ever going to be ‘techie’ enough to come online.
DMA Multichannel Marketing Survey.
The DMA has partnered with DoubleClick and launched a new survey initiative to create benchmarks for leveraging multichannel marketing opportunities.
