Television

¡HOLA! TV will launch on DIRECTV channel 430 on May 1.

Univision Communications Inc. announced the appointment of Alberto Mier y Terán as executive vice president of Univision Television Group (UTG). Mier y Terán will continue as general manager of flagship stations KMEX-TV Univision 34 and KFTR-TV UniMás 46 in Los Angeles, and now joins the executive team of UTG.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) announced the appointment of Friday Abernethy to senior vice president, Content Distribution. She will be based in New York and report to Sarah Madigan, executive vice president, Content Distribution.

NUVOtv announced the co-production of Kia’s Road to Rio, an action-packed travel series showcasing the beautiful sights of South America. Comedians Mark Watson and Henning Wehn will take viewers on a hilarious adventure to Rio for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as they traverse the continent in various Kia Motors vehicles including the 2014 Kia Soul, Sorento CUV and Sportage Compact CUV. NUVOtv has exclusive rights for US distribution.  The show will premiere on NUVOtv on Wednesday, May 21 at 9pm ET/PT.

Telemundo announced it has granted NBCUniversal Entertainment an option to develop “El Señor de los Cielos” (The Lord of the Skies), the network’s highest-rated novela last season, and USA Network an option to develop the upcoming and highly-anticipated novela “Mujer de Acero” (Woman of Steel). On the heels of multiple cross-company initiatives including the reality competition shows “La Voz Kids” and “Top Chef Estrellas,” the weekly news segment “Access Hollywood Al Rojo Vivo,” and the multiple simulcasts between NBC’s Today show and Telemundo’s morning show “Un Nuevo Dia,” among others, NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Enterprises and Content Division continues to develop business and content opportunities across the company’s multiple brands.

This is the year historians will look back upon and recall as the year television changed forever.

Bud light and Telemundo Media announced “Buscando Mi Ritmo,” a new long-form branded reality competition series that will search for the unique sound that turns a singer into an artist – and an artist into a star. The series will put a new spin on the genre by pairing celebrities with up-and-coming musical bands that are looking to establish themselves in the music industry.

A+E Networks Latin America, a joint venture between A+E Networks and Ole Communications, and Sony Pictures Television announced that they will launch Lifetime in Latin America and Brazil. 

ZGS Communications announced that Alejandro “Alex” Sánchez Sobrino has been named Vice President and General Manager of WTMO Telemundo Orlando effective immediately.   He will report to Ronald J. Gordon, CEO of ZGS.  

Flama is Univion’s first fully dedicated over-the-top network providing premium English-language video programming for 15 – 30 year olds who are inspired and entertained by the Latin culture that is influencing today’s younger generation.

MundoFox announced the premiere of ‘Dos Lunas’ (‘Two Moons’), the new original drama about a woman, played by Bárbara Mori, trying to cope with her split personality disorder sparked by a tormented past. With its debut on May 3rd, the series will air exclusively on MundoFox on Saturdays at 10PM/9c.

Viacom International Media Networks has named former Telemundo programming exec Maria Iregui as brand manager and senior VP of programming and production for MTV Latin America and Tr3s.

NUVOtv parent company SiTV Media, Inc. and The Madison Square Garden Company have reached an agreement for SiTV Media to acquire the Fuse network from MSG.  This was jointly announced today by Michael Schwimmer, CEO of SiTV Media and its NUVOtv network, and Tad Smith, President and CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company.

In the second season of this original series, Nat Geo Mundo continues the journey alongside Dr. Georgina Márquez, Dr. Carlos López and Dr. Giselle Concepción encountering the challenges faced when caring for dogs, cats, horses, snakes and even a peacock in Doctor Vet Los Angeles.

Manuel Rosales, former Senior Account Manager at America CV Network, has been hired by ABC affiliate WPLG Channel 10 in Miami. In his new role as an Account Executive, Rosales will report to WPLG Local Sales Manager Belinda E. Tuckerman.

“El Show de Erika Casi Late Night” will premiere on April 6 simultaneously in the United States on mun2 and in Latin America on Telemundo Internacional pay TV channels. The series premieres in the U.S. on Sundays at 1 a.m. EST/Midnight CST on mun2, and Sundays at 10 p.m. on Telemundo Internacional in Latin America.  

Discovery en Español announced the upcoming premiere of FLIGHT 370: THE MISSING LINKS. This one-hour documentary, commissioned by Discovery Networks International, gathers the foremost thinkers in aviation and security to explore key questions surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

MundoFox Phoenix (KMOH-DT 6 / KEJR-LD 40) announced that Cox Communications has launched its Spanish-language programming on its cable system in Phoenix, Arizona, giving the local station, full-distribution in the market.

The multi-talented and dynamic Hispanic television star Raul Gonzalez joins Telemundo to develop and host a new variety series and will contribute to multiple series and specials.  The first of such specials he will host will be the prestigious Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm to be broadcast live on Telemundo on April 24th at 7p/6c.

Tom Maney, industry veteran and Fox Hispanic Media’s Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales, sat down with HispanicAd recently to talk about all things FHM, the current state of U.S. Hispanic media and consumption trends in the marketplace.