Television

Ana Maria in Novela Land, a film from NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content FLUENCY productions, has received a record six nominations for the 30th Annual Imagen Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor in a Feature Film, Best Actress in a Feature Film, Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film and Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film.

As consumers embrace and experiment with a host of new ways of watching TV content, a new GfK MRI report has identified six new TV viewing audience groups and how they combine emerging and traditional options for TV use.

Azteca America announced it has joined forces with client partner Ford Motor Company to develop and launch “Fuerza Ford,” a ten-episode sponsored-content initiative showcasing the Ford F-150.

Univision News has appointed Keith Summa as senior vice president, Content Innovation. He will report directly to Isaac Lee, president of News and Digital for UCI and CEO of Fusion.

Even before the first whistle blows for Tuesday’s inaugural game of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, Univision Deportes, Gold Cup’s official Spanish-language broadcaster, will start offering fútbol fanáticos comprehensive coverage across Univision Network, UniMás and UDN (Univision Deportes Network).

NBC UNIVERSO announced the premieres of Law & Order and Law & Order: Los Angeles for the first time in Spanish in the U.S. Law & Order with back-to-back episodes beginning at 5 p.m. ET/PT every Monday through Thursday, starting on Mon., July 6. Law & Order: Los Angeles will air weekly on Tuesdays during primetime at 9 p.m. ET/PT, starting July 7.

FOX Deportes named Sandra Rojas Marketing Director

KWEX 41 Univision San Antonio, a station that helped shape the Univision Network and Spanish-language television across the United States, celebrated its 60th anniversary with a huge community event on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Traders Village.

Suits is now set to appeal to a Spanish-language audience when it airs for the first time on U.S. television in Spanish beginning Tue., July 7, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Discovery U.S. Hispanic and mitú  announced ta multiplatform development agreement to produce a slate of original digital and television series.

It’s no secret that television has changed dramatically in the last half decade, from the way it’s produced to how it’s consumed. Those changes have sparked a shift in the ways brands are able to connect with audiences.

Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU announced that Karen Mendez has been named Vice President of News. In this role, she will be responsible for the overall performance of the Telemundo 47 news department and any other local productions across multiple media platforms. Mendez will assume her role in mid-July 2015.

Fifty-one talented young ladies will compete for the 2015 Miss USA crown LIVE on the UniMás  Network on Sunday, July 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. Central) from the Baton Rouge River Center in Louisiana.

In his new role, Villafane will oversee all of Entravision’s national advertising efforts across Entravision Solutions, Entravision Audio Network, and the Company’s National Spot TV and Radio sales.

The Story of God is slated to air on National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Mundo in 2016 in the U.S. and globally in 171 countries and 45 languages.

AmericaTeVe / Mundo Fox, has named Juan Miguel Hernandez General Manager in its Puerto Rico base effective immediately.

Telemundo Boston / WNEU announced it will be launching the station’s first-ever live local newscasts later this summer, delivering the Spanish-speaking community throughout the Boston area the most up-to-date local news, weather and information available.

Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic (DLA/USH), a division of Discovery Communications, announced tthe appointment of Allan Navarrete as General Manager (GM) and Angela Recio Sondon as the Vice President (VP) of Content for the company’s U.S. Hispanic division.

Azteca America announced that it has signed Nissan as presenting sponsor of the Liga MX Games on Azteca stations through March, 2016 in a total of 27 markets. This deal reflects the Station Group’s ongoing efforts to execute national marketing opportunities with local extensions for client partners.

Time Warner Cable News NY1 Noticias, New York City’s only 24-hour Spanish language local news network, announced it will commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Pura Política, with a special documentary with highlights from the past decade of the longest-running local Spanish language political talk show in New York City, on Friday, June 5th at 6 p.m. and 11p.m.