Television

Telemundo announced the premiere date for the anticipated new season of hit series Falsa Identidad (False Identity), slated to premiere on Tuesday, September 22 at 10pm/9C

In recent years, television measurement has been done through two distinct approaches. The first, adopted by more traditional television marketers, relies on gross rating points (GRPs) to evaluate and buy inventory to meet marketing goals. The second, brought on by the evolution of streaming behavior, evaluates based on the standard for digital audience measurement: impressions.

The Telemundo Station Group announced that Migdalia Figueroa is the new President and General Manager of Telemundo 31 / WTMO, the Telemundo owned station serving Spanish-speaking audiences in Central Florida.

The NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division announced that Anzio Williams has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the division.

Televisión Dominicana has teamed up with sister network Cinelatino to honor the Dominican Day Parade with a televised “parade” of popular films from the Dominican Republic. Starting on Saturday, August 8, at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT on Televisión Dominicana and continuing on Sunday, August 9, at 7 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT on Cinelatino, the event, dubbed Parada de Cine Dominicano, pays homage to the directors, talent and culture of the Caribbean country, and celebrates what it means to be Domini

EstrellaTV announced that its hit talent search show Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento recently resumed production amid new COVID-19 safety protocols.

Beau Ferrari has been promoted to Chairman of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, effective immediately.   Ferrari succeeds Cesar Conde, who was recently named Chairman, NBCUniversal News Group.

The 4A’s announced that the organization is challenging Nielsen’s decision to combine national in-home and out-of-home television viewership into a single data stream*.  This stream will be used in calculating ratings and inventory pricing at the start of the 2020-21 broadcast television season – and will also affect C3 and C7 ratings.  This decision will negatively impact both agencies and marketers and their ability to distinguish data streams to support pricing, analysis and audience understanding.

Following the May reveal of its 2020-21 season lineup and as part of NBCUniversal’s “30 Rock: A One-Time Special” Upfront event airing tonight at 8pm ET/PT on NBC, Telemundo announced international superstar Kate del Castillo (Bad Boys for Life, The 33, Ingobernable, Weeds, All About Nina) will reprise her role as Teresa Mendoza in a third season of “La Reina del Sur.”

Noticias Telemundo announced an expansion of its news programming, adding a new late-night weekend national newscast beginning Saturday, July 18. Hosted by anchor Vanessa Hauc, the newscast will air on Saturday and Sunday nights at 11:30p ET/ 10:30p CT (time subject to change based on local programming).

The fourth season of the hit sports reality competition Exatlón Estados Unidos is ready for its big comeback on Monday, July 13 at 7pm/6c on Telemundo. Viewers can enjoy the new era of Exatlón when the 15 impressive athletes – seven from the Famous Team (Red Team) and eight from Team Contenders (Blue Team) – return to the competition to vie for the $200,000 grand prize.

When most consumers think about their media consumption, they’re quick to recall their favorite TV program, a new video game they’re into or the last Netflix original they saw. Rarely—if ever—do ads enter the conversation. This isn’t surprising, but it undersells the significance that ads have in consumers’ lives.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced it has named Karen Barroeta as Executive Vice President of Production and Development at Telemundo Global Studios, effective July 6. In this newly created role, Barroeta will report directly to Marcos Santana, President of Telemundo Global Studios, and will be responsible for leading the development strategy of the Studios, along with the management and execution of long-form scripted productions across all platforms. Barroeta will also oversee the alternative content team and identify projects for pilots, behind the scene productions and digital capsules.

Estrella Media, Inc. announced that its EstrellaTV television network recently debuted Chisme En Vivo, a one-hour entertainment news magazine show, to headline its afternoon programming lineup leading into primetime.

Nielsen announced that its Local People Meter (LPM) market service and Set Meter measurement services in 19 of 31 U.S. Set Meter markets have been granted continued accreditation by the Media Rating Council (MRC).

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Ramon Pineda to lead its operations in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he will serve as vice president and general manager of Scripps’ NBC affiliate, KRIS, its CW station and its independent station KDF, effective June 29.

Telemundo announced the production of La Suerte de Loli (Loli’s Luck), starring renowned Mexican actress Silvia Navarro as Loli, in her debut appearance on the Hispanic network.

The international hit, “Guerreros 2020” (Warriors 2020), TV’s most exciting reality competition premieres June 29 and will air Monday through Friday at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT) on UniMás.

Marketers, looking for increased productivity and transparency in their media investments, are calling for sweeping changes and improvements in the media ecosystem. This includes transformative changes to the upfront marketplace.

Estrella Media, Inc. announced that its EstrellaTV network is now available over the air in the Corpus Christi market. Effective Monday, June 8, EstrellaTV started broadcasting on Station K21OC on channel 54.2 in Corpus Christi.