Television

Discovery U.S. Hispanic announced that Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia GO Apps are now available on Roku.

DISH and Univision Communications Inc. announced a long-term agreement for carriage of Univision networks and stations on DishLATINO and DISH.

LBI Media announced that it has appointed broadcast sales executive Laura Fisher as senior vice president of sales for its EstrellaTV Network.

According to a new study by IPG Media Lab, using data from TVision, TV has a viewability problem similar to that of digital. The study, “Quantifying TV Viewability,” reveals how often people are in the room when ads air and how this varies by daypart, position in ad pod and ad length.

EstrellaTV announced that its local Miami station WGEN-8 recently reached its first year milestone.

Univision Communications Inc. announced the launch of three new morning newscasts –in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. “Primera Edición DFW” in Dallas, “Noticias 45 Primera Hora” in Houston and “Primera Hora Texas Central,” airing in both San Antonio and Austin

Despite the prevalence of digital technologies rippling through many aspects of our daily lives, an increasing percentage of Americans are embracing over-the-air (OTA) television.

Is satellite TV a dying business?  The longtime main competitor to landline-based cable TV operators — as well as fiber-based telco services — is now being usurped by Internet-delivered services of TV networks and on-demand programming.

Telemundo Deportes announced it launched the first-ever Spanish-language esports channel in the U.S. offering fans more than 2,000 streaming hours of content a year featuring exclusive streamers, short-form content and competitions.

NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal, announced that it has completed its acquisition of a group of full power, Class A and low power television stations serving the Sacramento and Salt Lake City markets from Serestar Communications (Serestar).

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.  announced that Pasione has reached a multi-year agreement with Charter Communications, Inc. to launch the network this spring  across Spectrum’s  footprint.

Telemundo has scheduled the eagerly anticipated premiere of the return of “La Reina del Sur” for Monday, April 22 at 10pm/9c. The most successful series in Telemundo’s history stars Kate del Castillo who returns to claim her throne as Teresa Mendoza

Duncan Southgate, our Global Brand Director for Media, drew my attention to Mark Ritson’s reaction to the latest Ebiquity report titled ‘TV At a Tipping Point’ . Ebiquity finds that TV’s superiority in building quick, cost effective reach may be coming to an end. Ritson questions whether their analysis allows for how people’s behaviour changes as they grow older. I am more concerned about what the forecast means for brand building.  by Nigel Hollis

Vme Tv (Vme Media Inc) announces the premiere of the second season of their hit show TuBebé with Alessandra Villegas.  The new season premieres in the U.S. on Tuesday February 26 at 10:30 am EST/ 7:30 am PST. The episodes will air every Tuesday and Thursday at the same hour.

Mexicanal has hired industry veteran Ana Lydia Montoya Herrera as Deputy General Manager. Based in Mexico City, Montoya will be in charge of the network’s operation and production.

“Boxeo Telemundo” celebrates 30 years on the air, setting a historic milestone as the longest-running sports program in Spanish-language television.

Cinelatino celebrates the month of love beginning with the exclusive U.S. television premiere of the Mexican blockbuster A la Mala on Sunday, February 10, with back-to-back airings at 9pm ET/6pm PT and 11pm ET/8pm PT.

Univision’s “Primer Impacto,” the longest-running Spanish-language daily news magazine in the U.S., is celebrating its 25-year anniversary with an entire week of live shows featuring exceptional stories, celebrity appearances and musical guests.

Over-the-air (OTA) TV—the programming that we all have access to even if we don’t have a cable or satellite programming subscription—is becoming a big thing again. In fact, it’s one of the best things to happen to cord cutters and cord shavers, as it offers them free TV through a digital antenna.

While industry leaders express optimism and enthusiasm for TV attribution, they also are looking for greater visibility and understanding into how leading providers conduct the practice.