Television

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.

Advertisers cite three reasons why they’re increasing spending on Twitter: The social network’s tie-ins with TV, its real-time nature and its willingness to partner closely on creative executions. Other developments that will drive growth this year include improved analytics, more ad offerings for international markets and additional ad products in the direct-response and ecommerce areas, according to a new eMarketer report, “Advertising on Twitter: Unique Opportunities Outweigh Slowing User Growth.”

Telemundo Sports led all Spanish-language networks in nominations to the 35th Sports Emmy® Awards, according to the announcement made by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).  More than 180 nominees were announced in 39 categories and NBCUniversal’s Spanish-language broadcast network was recognized with six nominations, tying with ABC and outranking its Spanish-language competitors including ESPN Deportes (4) and Univision Deportes (3), as well as general market networks such as TBS, CBS Sports Network and FOX Soccer Channel, among others. The Awards will be given out at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s prestigious Frederick P. Rose Hall, located in the Time Warner Center on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014 in New York City.

mun2 has announced a collaboration with Allstate Insurance for the network’s new docu-reality series “Reinas de Realty.”  The 10-episode original series follows two Latina real estate moguls running their thriving, family-based Los Angeles house-flipping business and transforming Latino communities one flip at a time.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) is proud to announce three new categories in each of its national competitions to recognize excellence in Spanish-language television programs.

AHAA: The Voice of Hispanic Marketing announced a jaw-dropping addition to its already stellar 2014 conference lineup: Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO of 21st Century Fox, the world’s premier portfolio of cable, broadcast, film, pay TV and satellite assets spanning six continents across the globe, and Executive Chairman of News Corp, the largest news and information services provider in the English-speaking world. During the opening session of the conference (Monday, April 28 at 1pm ET), Mr. Murdoch will share his insights on the changing landscape of news media in the next five years and the significant business opportunity in the Hispanic market.

WAPA America has exclusive rights to air the 2014 Puerto Rico Basketball League season, including regular season games and playoffs. WAPA America has approximately 5.5 million U.S. subscribers and is distributed by all major cable, satellite and telco providers.

Discovery en Español announced the launch of the third edition of  DESCUBRE TU TALENTO, a corporate social responsibility campaign in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced the appointment of Rich Ripley to Vice President of Integrated Marketing Solutions for the Sacramento, California market. In his role, Ripley will be responsible for sales efforts on Entravision’s radio, digital and mobile properties and marketing services in the Sacramento market.

Telemundo Media announced today a 360° degree sponsorship initiative in support of season two of Telemundo’s hit singing competition “La Voz Kids,” which premiered this Sunday. Multi-platform alliances with AT&T, State Farm, Kohl’s Department Stores, Chrysler brand, Universal Orlando Resort and more have been secured for Telemundo’s reality program.

MundoFox announced its all-new primetime lineup that includes the premieres of the highly-anticipated series “El Capo 3” and the critically-acclaimed telenovela “Lado a Lado.”

TV is dead. Or is it?   That’s what some people might expect to hear from the tech glitterati that has been descending on Austin, TX for South by Southwest (SXSW) these past few days.  by Kevin Conroy / Univision Insights

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that its Univision affiliate in Denver, KCEC-TV, was honored with eight Awards of Excellence and four Certificates of Merit from the Colorado Broadcaster’s Association.

Fusion announced that Hong Qu, a veteran of YouTube and Upworthy, will become the network’s Chief Technology Officer.  

MundoFox announced that the network has ordered new episodes of “100 Latinos Dijeron,” an original Spanish-language version of “Family Feud,” hosted by Mexican television powerhouse Marco Antonio Regil, to air on the network throughout 2014. Production of the new episodes of “100 Latinos Dijeron” will kick off on March 17 in Los Angeles.