Television

’04-’05 Upfront May Have More Of A Spanish Accent.

While observers in the general market tussle about network and cable’s haul in the looming upfront, there’s another part of the TV spectrum that’s almost assured to increase when all is said and done: Hispanic TV.

Last year’s Hispanic upfront took in about $1 billion of the $3 billion overall Spanish-language television marketplace, further evidence of the explosive growth of Hispanics in the United States and the television networks that serve them. Most experts don’t think the growth will slow down in 2004-05, as more networks come into the market, both on broadcast and cable.

Copa Libertadores Boost Audience Delivery @ Fox Sports en Español.

Fox Sports en Español continues to set new ratings records with its live, mid-week telecasts of the prestigious South American soccer competition Copa Toyota Libertadores. Fox Sports en Español’s telecasts of the 2004 Copa since the end of January have given the channel the top spot in delivery of Hispanic households for live sports programming in all of Spanish-language cable television for the broadcast 2004 year to date, according to Nielsen Media Research.

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