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Discovery U.S. Hispanic announced its networks’ 2015-2016 Upfront slate, expanding on popular genres such as adventure and motors for Discovery en Español as well as beauty, home and cooking on the female-focused Discovery Familia.

Azteca America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mexican broadcaster TV Azteca, S.A.B de Cv., announced its 2015-2016 programming line-up at its annual upfront presentation in New York at the Best Buy Theater.  Azteca presented its most ambitious programming slate, featuring an exclusive stellar Liga MX soccer line-up, “La Hora Ganadora” (The Winning Hour), a new hour of interactive family entertainment, a global novela sensation, updated returning favorites and strategic alliances with major digital industry players.

NBCUniversal Hispanic Group’s annual Upfront presentation was at New York’s Frederick P. Rose Hall and hosted by NBC’s “Today” news anchor Natalie Morales and TELEMUNDO entertainment anchor and “La Voz Kids” host Jorge Bernal.  Executive Vice President of Advertising Sales for NBCUniversal’s News and Hispanic Groups, Mike Rosen, unveiled the company’s go-to-market strategy– “All Together. Latino.”– to connect with U.S. Hispanic audiences across all of NBCUniversal’s networks and platforms. Executives also introduced an impressive array of digital opportunities for advertising partners and unveiled the 2015-2016 programming line-ups for TELEMUNDO and NBC UNIVERSO, featuring more than 1,000 hours of original content.

NBC UNIVERSO announced the network’s 2015-16 programming highlights, which were unveiled tonight at NBCUniversal Hispanic Group’s annual Upfront presentation at New York’s Frederick P. Rose Hall.

ESPN Deportes announced at its Upfront in New York City today new initiatives focused on strengthening the network’s digital video offerings, original content lineup and diverse programming. Special guests included Spanish soccer star David Villa, who recently debuted with MLS’s newest team New York City FC,  and ESPN Deportes’ on air commentators including Hugo Sanchez, Alejandro Moreno, Antonietta Collins, Alfredo Lomeli and recent Sports Emmy-award winner Ernesto Jerez.  The presentation emphasized the importance of multimedia, multiplatform content and live programming to engage and reach the avid Hispanic sport fans, underscoring their power and relevance in sports consumption. The network’s success in delivering the most diverse sports programming will be the groundwork for the brand’s focus on live, diverse programming in 2016, highlighted by the return of the UEFA European Championship.

Estrella TV unveiled an innovative programming strategy for advertisers at its annual Upfront Gala at Bryant Park Grill in Manhattan.  From a tented high tech stage setting, clients and advertising agency executives were given a glimpse of the network’s new content curation within the digital and social space.

AARP, the nonprofit organization, hosted a concert prior to the Life @ 50+ event which will be taking place in Miami this year. Puerto Rican singer Gilberto Santa Rosa was in charge of energizing the night in a celebratory and joyful atmosphere.

Mobile technology has dramatically changed the way consumers access the Internet, and naturally, advertisers are following suit. Mobile and desktop ad spending are headed in two different directions, with mobile ad spend expected to pass desktop by next year and nearly double it by 2017.

Bummer for shareholders. And while I’m no stock picker, I’m enamored enough with Twitter’s new product, Partner Audiences, to not only recommend using this tool for hyper-targeting a CPG client’s best shoppers, but to perhaps look at this as a good time to buy an overly devalued stock. Note: Twitter got “perfect-stormed” last week when financial data aggregator, Serenity, ironically tweeted Twitter’s (did I just say that?) lower-than-expected earnings an hour before the planned release after the closing bell.

There is a growing generational gap in how diversity and inclusion is defined in today’s workplaces, according to “The Radical Transformation of Diversity and Inclusion: The Millennial Influence” a new study by Deloitte and the Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative (BJKLI). The research shows that Millennials see inclusion as vital to business success and believe cognitive diversity is critical to engagement, empowerment, business growth and competitiveness.  In contrast other generations tend to view it through the traditional lenses of demography, representation, and assimilation.  

Big Voice Communications (BVC), a woman-owned, independent public relations agency known for its strategic, multichannel strategies, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month.

You think you’ve seen digital disruption? You haven’t seen anything yet. It’s just getting started. What’s been vertical disruption is about to go horizontal in a big way.

iHeartMedia announced the return of the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina Presented by Sprint on Saturday, November 7, 2015. For the first time, the star-studded event will take place at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami and will broadcast on TELEMUNDO.

NBCUniversal’s Hispanic Group, executives from NBCU Hispanic Enterprises and Content announced plans to partner with DEFY Media. The alliance will build upon the combined pioneering expertise of each media company to develop new social and mobile content specifically designed for “Generation M” (Millennial, Mobile, Multicultural). 

English Proficiency Rising Among Latinos as Spanish Use at Home DeclinesA record 33.2 million Hispanics in the U.S. speak English proficiently, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.1 In 2013, this group made up 68% of all Hispanics ages 5 and older, up from 59% in 2000.

This is the third in a series of reports developed from RTDNA’s annual survey of newsrooms across the United States. Topics in the series include story coverage, what’s new online, social media and mobile strategies, television and radio technology, budgets and profits, stations doing news, news director profiles, and our most popular areas of research; newsroom salaries, women and minorities in newsrooms, and broadcast newsroom staffing.

Telemundo announces “La Sorpresa de Tu Vida” (The Surprise of Your Life), a weekly two-hour, family-oriented Saturday night show to be hosted by actress, singer and comedian Angelica Vale and multi-talented and dynamic Hispanic television star Raul Gonzalez. 

Pasiones will offer its U.S. audience the exclusive premiere of “Laberintos del Corazón” (Tangled Hearts), one of the biggest hits from top Brazilian producer TV Globo.

TELEMUNDO plans to add to its growing slate of reality fare with “Gran Hermano,” a Spanish-language spin on the worldwide hit format that will feature U.S. Hispanics.

Univision Communications Inc. hosted its annual Upfront presentation to unveil its 2015-16 programming line-up and to highlight how targeting U.S. Hispanics through Univision’s multiplatform portfolio is the way forward for marketers to fuel growth. At the UCI Upfront event, Univision announced that “La Banda,” the music-based, multi-media competition show developed by Simon Cowell’s SYCO Entertainment and Haim Saban’s Saban Brands and co-produced with FremantleMedia Latin America is back for a second season. Simon Cowell as executive producer brings SYCO Entertainment’s trademark talent for finding stars and creating great entertainment to Spanish-language television for the first time this fall. For the second season, “La Banda 2” will scour the U.S. for the ultimate Latina girl super group.