Television

MundoFox announced that “El Capo,” the hit drama series about the adventures of drug lord Pedro Pablo Leon Jaramillo, has begun production of season three, making it the first Spanish-language series to return for a third season on U.S Spanish-language broadcast television.

Univision Communications Inc. and Toyota have announced a transmedia partnership that will include integration of Toyota vehicles into a new telenovela.

The multi-year exclusive partnership will include HSN products across all categories, launching with curated collections in the beauty, home, fashion, culinary, electronics and holiday categories.

Post-Newsweek Stations announced the appointment of Bert Medina as Vice President and General Manager of WPLG–TV, the group’s ABC affiliate in Miami. 

Univision Television Group stations in Texas- KXLN Houston 45, KWEX San Antonio 41, KUVN Dallas 23, KSTR UniMás 49 and KAKW Austin 62, received a total of 33 Emmy awards at this year’s 11th Annual Lone Star EMMY awards ceremony held on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013.

Telemundo Denver announced the addition of Emmy Award-winning journalist Pedro Calderon Mitchel as News Director, effective November 18, 2013. He will report to Station Manager Andres Chaparro.

In his new role, Martinez will have oversight of the 16 owned Telemundo local stations located within the United States, as well as Puerto Rico.  He will report to Valari Staab, President, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations.

A Step Away provides a behind-the-scenes, intimate look at the lives of the professional back-up dancers on world tour with global icon and entertainer, Jennifer Lopez.  The show follows the journey of these 10 dancers performing night after night, across five continents and 66 cities, as they give it their all — dealing with love, injury and trying times, all while they pursue their ultimate passion for dance.

Estrella TV’s ten-episode mini-series following the life and career of singer Jenni Rivera, Jenni- La Vida de Una Diva, will make its US broadcast debut on Friday November 15 at 7pm EST/6pm CST. The highly-anticipated series explores Jenni’s rise to superstardom while overcoming tremendous adversity.

There’s been much hand-wringing of late over the idea that television watchers are cutting the cord—ending their cable TV subscriptions in favor of a range of video-on-demand (VOD) systems that deliver content via the internet. While news of the death of cable television might be premature—at least for the time being—research shows that pay TV services may be doing itself harm by failing to keep up with elements of usability that consumers have come to expect online, such as the ability to search for content.

In his new position, Briceño will oversee operations, production, marketing, sales and distribution efforts for beIN SPORT and beIN SPORT en Español, as well as for the authenticated-streaming service beIN SPORT PLAY.

In this new role, Garcia will drive media planning for over $500 million worth of inventory across Univision’s on-air platforms on broadcast and Cable

On Sunday, November 10th at 7:00PM ET/PT, Tr3s will broadcast the “2013 MTV EMA” live offering its viewers the opportunity to tune in to a line-up of EMAzing performances.  Nashville rockers Kings of Leon and fun-loving Swedish duo Icona Pop are the latest acts added to the incredible “2013 MTV EMA” line-up. Meanwhile, three-time “2013 MTV EMA” nominated Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman Jared Leto, two-time EMA nominee and singer Rita Ora, and acclaimed singer-songwriter, actress and Best PUSH nominee Bridgit Mendler are confirmed to present.

Enlace Juvenil or EJTV, the international communication satellite channel that is directed to Hispanic youth, launches the transmition of “El Arranke with Yasmin Teme and Vanessa Brito Friday, the 1st of November 2013 at 9:00 Am (EDT).

Vme TV announced the debut of the famous, Spanish series, “Gran Hotel” and “Los Graduados”, a documentary based on the educational challenges of six, young Hispanics in the United States. “Gran Hotel” will air on October 31 at 10 p.m. ET and the first part of “Los Graduados” will be broadcasted on November 1 at 10 p.m. ET.

Univision Communications Inc. announced the appointment of Belinda Garza to vice president of Government Relations and Public Engagement. Garza will be based in Washington, D.C. and will report directly to Bert Gomez, senior vice president of Government Relations.

NUVOtv announced the network’s first-ever emerging Latino filmmakers showcase, Nu Point of View: The Emerging Latino Filmmakers, providing filmmakers with a platform for national exposure and NUVOtv’s audience with unique, independent film content. 

ABC and Univision announced that several brands have signed on as launch partners

NUVOtv announced that Sylvia Hart has joined the network as Vice President/Creative Director of On-Air Promotion.

Fusion will launch today at 6:57 PM ET with a musical number that features a cast of young performers dancing through Fusion’s headquarters while singing about the company’s business plan. The video will also be featured on ABC’s “World News with Diane Sawyer” and Univision’s “Univision Noticias.”