Television

Everyone is cutting the cord. No one watches scheduled linear TV anymore. Millennials have never seen a TV remote control, let alone operated one of those elusive little contraptions.

Valentino’s appointment is a key component of UCI’s new revenue structure, led by O’Connor, that creates one integrated, innovative revenue team leveraging the strongest capabilities of the Company’s distribution and advertising functions with the goal of expediting UCI’s monetization strategy.

The Telemundo Station Group announced that Andrew Deschapelles has been named President and General Manager of Telemundo Phoenix / KTAZ and Telemundo Tucson / KHRR, 

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced that Jessica Rodríguez has been appointed to the newly-created role of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of UCI Networks, effective immediately. In her new role as President and COO of UCI Networks, she will also report to Isaac Lee, Chief Content Officer, UCI and Grupo Televisa (“Televisa”). In addition, Rodríguez will continue to serve in her existing role as Chief Marketing Officer of UCI, reporting to Randy Falco, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced Michael S. Mueller’s promotion to Senior Vice President of Business Development effective immediately.

Atresmedia Internacional launches Atrescine, a new HD Spanish language network dedicated to Spanish cinema and aimed to appeal the Hispanic audience.

A 13-episode prison thriller, “El Recluso” (The Inmate) will be available for international syndication and is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. on Telemundo later in the summer.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) and Grupo Televisa announced during NATPE, the premier global business forum for content creators, the launch of the first-ever TV pilot initiative to nurture the development of new original scripted and unscripted series by global independent producers.

Telemundo 47 / WNJU has named John Gonzalez Vice President of Technology and Operations.

This new division consolidates the company’s domestic and international scripted production units under Santana’s leadership who will now be responsible for Telemundo Studios, Telemundo International Studios, Telemundo International, as well as all of the company’s co-production partnerships.

EstrellaTV announced its new programming lineup to kick-start the new year.

Azteca America enters the world of insanity, suspense, and mystery with “Demencia”, a new thriller series starring Paulette Hernández and Carmen Beato, premiering January 14 at 9 pm/ 8 C.

Univision Network announce the premiere of the epic series “El Rico y Lázaro” a compelling story of romance and intrigue set in Babylonian palaces on January 15 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7:00 p.m. CT) and thereafter Monday through Friday in the same timeslot.

Azteca America renews its afternoon programming block with the premiere of “El Club de Eva”, a television magazine show that helps viewers improve their quality of life through advice, information, and discussions, and “Entre Correr y Vivir” action series starring Vadhir Derbez that pays homage to Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez, widely regarded as the best Mexican Formula One drivers in the 1970s.

Telemundo annoyed an expansion of its news programming by introducing a combination of local and national weekday newscasts from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. Expanding on its ongoing investments in news content, the company will launch local weekday newscasts at 12:00 P.M. / 11:00 A.M. CT across ten Telemundo-owned stations, beginning Monday, January 22. In addition, Telemundo will launch  “Noticias Telemundo, Mediodía,” a national newscast to air Monday to Friday at 12:30 P.M. / 11:30 A.M. CT.

The Spanish-language broadcast TV network known for its prime-time variety program hosted by a man in a clown suit, a host of originally produced reality competition shows, and weekday newscasts at 5:30pm and 10:30pm will soon return to Miami after a six-month absence.  By Adam Jacobson – RBR+TVBR

Azteca America will broadcast “Desafío Súper Humanos”, the most extreme season yet of the reality adventure series “Desafío”, beginning Monday, January 8.  A group of extraordinary men and women will face off in a series of strenuous physical challenges to win the competition’s top prize.

Telemundo kicks off the New Year with the launch of six new kids programs under Mi Telemundo, the U.S. Hispanic network’s three-hour Saturday programming block, premiering January 6, 2018.

Azteca America announced that the network’s programming is moving to KJLA Channel 57, a full power HD station in Los Angeles. KJLA will air all current Azteca America programming in Los Angeles, the country’s largest Hispanic DMA.

ESPN will air all eight matches of the 2018 Florida Cup (January 10-20, 2018) across its family of networks in the following regions: the United States (ESPN Deportes), Mexico and Central America, Caribbean Islands, South America (except for Brazil) and  for the first time since 2015, Oceania.