Television

Univision News announced that it has been honored by The Norman Lear Center with an Achievement in National Investigative Journalism Walter Cronkite Award for its exploration of the dramatic exodus of Central American children to the U.S. in a special titled “Entre el Abandono y el Rechazo” (Between Abandonment and Rejection) led by Univision News anchor, María Elena Salinas.

Discovery en Español announced that it has started the production of the second season of the highly rated series TEXAS TROCAS, a docu-reality that follows the Méndez, a Mexican-American family who began their trucking business 40 years ago with one big rig and a dream and which has grown to be one of the best in the country. 

NBC UNIVERSO will air live the first race in the NASCAR Mexico Series – The Toyota 120 – from Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Az., on Friday, March 13, at 10 p.m. ET. The race will be 120 laps under the lights covering 120 miles.

The 2015 Puerto Rico Basketball League season, including both regular season and playoff games, exclusively on WAPA América.

Programmatic advertising burst on the scene several years ago. Initially popular as a way to get the best rates on banner advertising, programmatic eventually spread to mobile, social and video. Now, the programmatic world is buzzing about something else: TV.

The “haters” are the doomsday scenario fans that have declared TV dead, and long live digital! Then there are the TV-hater contrarians, who argue that TV is still a formidable medium in terms of reach, penetration, ability to engage, etc.

FOX Deportes airs a doubleheader on Sunday, March 8, the first of three twin-bills slated on the network during its inaugural MLS season.

MundoFox announced the premiere of Los Golden Boys, executive produced by Mario López and boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya. 

Azteca America announced the premiere of La Mujer de Judas, a mystery telenovela starring Anette Michel, Víctor González, and Andrea Martí.  La Mujer de Judas premieres Monday, March 9 at 10:00 am / 9:00 am C on Azteca America.

Nat Geo Mundo’s QUIÉN MATÓ A JESÚS, produced by Scott Free Productions and based on the New York Times best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, dives deep inside the historical story of how Jesus’ message and preachings led to his persecution and execution by a group of conspirators who saw him as a threat to their power.

According to Broadcasting & Cable Magainze, Fuse Media Inc. – which operates Fuse and NUVOtv – announced a programming slate that is designed to appeal to New Young Americans (NYAs), which Fuse describes as “the fast-growing, culturally-diverse audience defined as influencers and tastemakers, ages 18-34.”

El Rey Network and Miramax announced today the start of production on the sophomore season of Robert Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” in Austin, TX.

Univision Communications Inc. announced that it will hold its annual Upfront presentation for advertisers in New York City at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Lyric Theatre. UCI’s 2016 event will also take place at the Lyric on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Azteca America announced that it has signed an affiliate agreement with Victory Communications Inc., owner of K48MR, channel 48.2 in Bentonville/Rogers, Arkansas.

Telemundo announced the premiere of the first ever Spanish version of the Emmy-nominated, epic mini-series, The Bible (La Biblia) on March 25th at 8pm/7c.

WAPA Television will premiere a new original daytime game show, “Gana con Ganas” (I Wanna Win!), which will also air in the U.S. on the station’s cable network arm, WAPA America.

Ricky Martin, has been named executive producer and the first judge to be revealed for Univision Network’s highly anticipated music-based reality entertainment competition “La Banda,” set to premiere in September 2015.

Telemundo incorporates live participation into the primetime viewing experience with a new digital and on-air variety show, AT&T Presents Suelta la Sopa Novelas (AT&T Presenta Suelta la Sopa Novelas).

With the College Football Playoffs, UEFA Champions League Final, NBA Finals and 2016 EURO next year is set to be the BIGGEST in the Spanish-language sports networks history.    The Upfront event will take place in New York City at the Hearst Tower.

Mike Gillespie has had over 34 years of experience in the Broadcast Industry and a significant amount of that career was spent in Hispanic TV. Prior to joining ZGS in 2007, he worked for the Telemundo Network as Vice President of Sales and played a key role in many network specials, sales programs, and initiatives.