Television

Telemundo San Antonio announced that Audrey Savage has been named Vice President of Sales. Savage and she will be responsible for developing and implementing all local, national and digital sales strategies for Telemundo San Antonio.

El Rey Network announced that Skip Chaisson, founder of Skip Film, has been appointed Senior Vice President, Creative & On-Air Promotion.

RRsat will provide Cisneros Media with full playout and global distribution services of their portfolio of Pay-TV channels, which includes Venevision Plus, VmasTV and VePlusTV, for the enjoyment of the Latin American community.

Andres Cantor, the iconic sports anchor and analyst at Telemundo, Rubén Mendiola. President of mun2, and Gary Zenkel, President of NBC Olympics and President of Operations & Strategy, NBC Sports Group, will take part in a keynote discussion- “Going for the Next Goal”- on how future telecasts of the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup will impact Hispanic viewers at the 12th Annual Hispanic Television Summit on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the New York Marriott Marquis

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced two key appointments to its executive team. Kevin Cuddihy has been named president of Local Media and Jessica Rodriguez was appointed chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Both Cuddihy and Rodriguez will be based in New York and report to Randy Falco, president and chief executive officer of UCI.

Centroamerica TV has reached an agreement with the leading Salvadorian television network, “Telecorporación Salvadoreña,” to secure pay-tv rights to the 2014 Salvadorian Professional Soccer League season, “El Campeonato de Apertura 2014,” which runs from August through December.

Olympusat, Inc. announced the promotion of Luis Jairala to Network Manager of all 4 of Olympusat’s Music Networks: Ultra Fiesta, Ultra Hits, Ultra Fiesta International and VMC.

First it was Jersey Shore, then Geordie Shore, Warsaw Shore and Gandía Shore, now the Shores franchise is hitting Latin America. MTV Latin America has started production on a brand new reality series entitled Acapulco Shore. 

MundoFox announced the premiere of ‘Familia en Venta,’ an original television comedy series starring Roselyn Sanchez and Carlos Espejel.

Ojito will provide editorial support and guidance to Telemundo Network News to ensure the ongoing independence of the news organization.

In this role, he will be responsible for the overall performance of the news department and any other local productions across multiple media platforms.

Olympusat, Inc. named Mauro Panzera  to the position of Chief Operating Officer reporting to the CEO, Tom Mohler. Panzera served as Senior Director of Multicultural Marketing for Comcast Cable for 7 years until 2009.

Telemundo Studios announces the beginning of filming for the new original production, “Señora Acero,” starring Blanca Soto in her network debut.

The inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter Latin America debuts exclusively in Spanish in the United States on FOX Deportes on Monday, August 25 (10:00PM ET).

El Rey Network and Celestial Pictures Limited (Celestial Pictures) announced a long-term programming partnership. 

Mexicanal has announced the renewal of its original production, “El Rayo Vida de Lucha,” an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at the life of famed Mexican wrestler, promoter and family man, Juan Padron Luna, AKA “Rayo de Plata.”

MundoFox Tampa (WSPF-CD 35) announced that Bright House Cable has launched its Spanish-language programming on its cable system in the Tampa – St. Petersburg DMA on Channel 94.

ESPN Deportes will present exclusive Spanish-language, multiplatform coverage of the second edition of the Guinness International Champions Cup starting July 24 through August 4.

Telemundo announced the launch of its new nationwide pro-social campaign, Aprender es Triunfar (To Learn is to Succeed), aimed at encouraging students to pursue education in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM).

America CV Networkannounced the appointment of Luis Roldan as EVP/ COO of  America CV’s  owned and operated stations in New York, Miami and Puerto Rico.