Television

Primo TV (Vme Media Inc.) and Platinum Films have announced the launch of “Realm Runner” a new thrilling endless runner game for the hit series Matt Hatter Chronicles.

Univision Communications Inc. announced the launch of a slate of new local news apps in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas, Chicago and the Bay Area.

Comscore and NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations (NBC and Telemundo owned stations), a division of NBCUniversal that includes 40 television stations, announced they have formed a multi-year partnership.

The slow but steady digitization of TV advertising will place further pressure on ad measurement companies to create more robust cross-platform metrics and attribution models. But for that to happen, several types of companies—including multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and TV networks—need to update their technologies and strategies.

Telemundo announces sponsors NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced the integrated sponsors for the first-ever Spanish-language version of NBC’s hit series The Voice, which will be premiering on Telemundo on Sunday, January 13 at 9 p.m./8C. Sprint, State Farm and Toyota have signed on to produce creative show integration segments

“Vida y Salud” will air in two-hour episodes every morning from Monday through Friday in the United States and in Latin America on AZ Mundo, a TV Azteca International Pay TV network. Segments of the program on specific topics will also be available for the global market via the new Spanish-language health website www.VidaySalud.com.

Watching remains the preferred mode of news consumption in the U.S.Americans continue to prefer watching the news rather than reading or listening to it, and their viewing loyalties have yet to migrate fully to the web.

Pasiones, the leading network for telenovelas and drama series in Spanish, has two exciting novelas slated for January with the exclusive U.S. premiere of the new Indian production Tumhari Pakhi on Monday, January 7, at 5pm ET/2pm PT on its U.S. feed, and the highly anticipated debut of the popular Turkish drama Unutulmaz (“Unforgettable”) on Tuesday, January 8, on its Latin American feed. Times vary by country.

Cinelatino will air the exclusive U.S. television premiere of the suspenseful Cuban police drama Cuatro Estaciones en la Habana (“Four Seasons in Havana”) on Monday, January 7, at 12:00am ET / 9:00pm PT, with new episodes airing every Monday at midnight following the series premiere.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. with its television network, MegaTV announced the return to radio, television and digital platforms of the famous producer and ventriloquist, Antulio “Kobbo” Santarrosa. The agreement between Santarrosa and SBS was made on December 19, 2018, in the United States and will be effective as of January 2019.

Primo TV (Vme Media Inc.) announces the upcoming premiere of the Matt Hatter Chronicles movie “Rise of Primal”. The legendary Primal, first and mightiest of the Coronet Super Villains, has risen again and it’s up to Matt Hatter to stop him! The movie will make its U.S. premiere on December 25th, 4PM EST / 1PM PST.

WAPA Television celebrated its many achievements and revealed an exciting new year of programming at a glamorous 2019 upfront presentation on Thursday, December 13, 2018, where network executives, accompanied by on-air talent, announced new reality show formats, original programming, digital shows, and expanded sports offerings.  

What if there was a proven, brand-safe video ad format that’s equally effective for targeting unique consumers and regions, or blanketing the whole country with a campaign? A medium that offers loyal, engaged audiences at competitive CPMs and the power of sight, sound, motion, and narrative?  What if marketers found out that their agencies won’t even consider it for campaigns because they can’t buy it at their preferred profit margin?

Telemundo International Studios and Globo announced the co-production of the premium limited series “Jugar con Fuego” (Playing with Fire) slated to premiere on Telemundo network in the U.S. next year. 

In an effort to help shape the next generation of bilingual broadcast and digital journalists and provide them the real work skills they need to succeed in broadcast newsrooms, the Telemundo Station Group announced the launch of its “Telemundo University” training program for journalism students at the University of Florida and University of Texas at Arlington.

Combate Américas announced it is launching the COMBATE WORLD channel on Pluto TV in time for the Fall 2018 season.  The channel launches on December 4th, 2018.

Cinelatino will premiere its original production of the faith based, immigration-themed drama Relatos Guadalupanos (“Guadalupan Tales”) on Sunday, December 9, at 9:00pm ET/6:00pm PT and again on Wednesday, December 12, at 11:00pm ET/8:00pm PT as part of a two day stunt in honor of the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

Endemol Shine Boomdog, a division of Endemol Shine North America, has named television showrunner and studio executive Jose Lascurain Farell as its new Vice President of Production

Telemundo announced the full cast of “La Reina Del Sur,” the much-anticipated return of the network’s most successful series in its history. International film and television star Kate del Castillo will reprise her iconic role as Teresa Mendoza in this continuation of the groundbreaking serial drama.

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. has finalized the acquisition of a 75% equity interest in Snap Global, LLC (“Snap TV”), a leading independent distributor of content in Latin America to broadcast, pay TV and OTT platforms.