Television

THEMA América celebrates the 17th Anniversary of Canal 22 Internacional, the cultural channel of Mexico in the U.S., in May.

Estrella Media announced that it has selected Google Ad Manager for monetizing its live and on-demand streaming TV platforms.

It is unquestionable that Gen Z is a mobile-and-short-form oriented audience. Horowitz’s latest report, State of Gen Z 2020, finds that three in four 13-24 year-olds use their smartphones to watch video content—which could include both long-form and short-form—daily or almost every day. In contrast, 62% report streaming video to a TV set, 52% to a laptop, and 36% to a tablet.

Pluto TV, a free streaming television service, unveils Pluto TV en español  one-stop-destination to stream English & Spanish speaking content – for free. Pluto TV currently streams to over 43 million monthly active users across three continents and 25 countries. With this expansion, Pluto TV’s US Hispanic offerings will double, with nearly 50 Spanish-speaking channels across the platform, totaling over one-fifth of Pluto TV’s overall channel.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced the appointment of Federico Garza as Senior Vice President of Research Strategy and Insights.  Garza will be responsible for overseeing and developing comprehensive research plans through consumer insights, data capabilities and multiplatform measurement that will help drive and underscore the long-range business objectives across Telemundo.

The television landscape is undergoing massive change as audience viewing habits shift from linear TV to ad-free streaming options. Major players like WarnerMedia, NBCU, ViacomCBS, and Disney are all pouring resources into their video subscription services at the expense of their broadcast TV and cable networks.  By Pierre Bouvard is Chief Insights Officer at CUMULUS MEDIA | Westwood One.

Canela.TV will host its first-ever upfront presentation themed “We Make It Happen / Lo Hacemos Posible” on May 17th at 3:00 pm ET. Hosted by Canela Media’s founder and CEO Isabel Rafferty, the virtual upfront will reveal the exciting developments on Canela.TV’s slate for 2021 and beyond and showcase how advertisers can tap into the diversity and scale of Hispanic audiences.

Televisión Dominicana has announced that it will air exclusive coverage of the Soberano Awards (Premios Soberano), the most important show business event in the Dominican Republic.

Season 1 of “La Reina del Flow,” winner of an International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, is coming to UniMás on Monday, April 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (9 p.m. CT).

Univision’s new series “Diseñando Tu Amor” (“Designing Your Love”), produced by Pedro Ortiz de Pinedo (“Cita a Ciegas”) and starring Gala Montes and Juan Diego Covarrubias, premieres on Monday, April 26, at 8 p.m. ET.

Branded integrations in subscription video on-demand (SVOD) programming don’t just provide brand exposure in an ad-free environment.

As connected TV grows popular with consumers, it’s catching the eye of fraudsters too

Estrella Media announced that its EstrellaTV network is uncorking a special spring edition of critically acclaimed primetime talk show “Tu-Night con Omar Chaparro.”

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is celebrating Financial Literacy Month with the kickoff of Nuestras Finanzas (Our Finances), a national program designed to inform and encourage U.S. Hispanics to accelerate their financial freedom and success.

Kanal D Drama presents the series “Amor en Blanco y Negro,” (Siyah Beyaz Aşk) exclusively and for the first time, for Hispanic viewers in the United States.

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.

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.

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

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.