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TELEMUNDO and Estudios TeleMéxico announced a multi-year agreement through which Estudios TeleMéxico will produce primetime series and novelas for TELEMUNDO in the U.S. TELEMUNDO’s international division, Telemundo Internacional, will distribute the series worldwide.

Andre J. Fernandez has been named President of CBS RADIO.

La Prepago premieres Monday, April 20 at 10:00 pm/ 9:00 pm C on Azteca America.

Cisneros Media announced the appointment of Wilma Maciel as Vice President, Content Management & Acquisitions for Cisneros Media Distribution (CMD), effective immediately. 

Azteca America’s flagship station, KAZA, premiered “Viernes Futbolero Tiempo Extra,” a 30-minute live local show hosted by popular sportscaster Troy Santiago, tonight at 9:30 p.m. PT.

Aided by the convenience and constant access provided by mobile devices, especially smartphones, 92% of teens report going online daily — including 24% who say they go online “almost constantly,” according to a new study from Pew Research Center. More than half (56%) of teens — defined in this report as those ages 13 to 17 — go online several times a day, and 12% report once-a-day use. Just 6% of teens report going online weekly, and 2% go online less often.

Millennials were more likely than the general consumer to go without landlines, with 64% reporting being mobile phone-only. Still, penetration among older generations was significant: 45% of Gen Xers and 32% of baby boomers. Hispanics were also heavily mobile phone-only, at 60%.

 A recent survey by Ipsos once again shows that in the car, Americans prefer radio to CDs or streaming services – and that while countless studies claim that music engagement has evolved as the media landscape has changed, research shows that this definitively does not hold true in the car.

Millennials have been born and raised in the age of technology, and unlike past generations, they are not influenced by traditional “push” marketing strategies. Nora Ganim Barnes, chancellor professor of marketing and director of the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, spoke with eMarketer’s Lisa Barron about the implications for companies.

Women are everywhere. No surprise right? They do, after all, make up 50% of the world’s population. Yet everywhere we look, women are a topic of conversation. Michelle Obama’s outfit choices on a recent tour of Japan are proclaimed to break down female stereotypes. Sweaty, jiggling and fabulous women exercising on our screens chant ‘This girl can’ . A woman’s mob killing in Afghanistan sparks a global #JusticeForFarkhunda movement. The banning of India’s daughter, a documentary about the gang rape in Delhi, raises hackles across the globe while Ellen Pao sheds light on sexism in Silicon Valley.

Immigrants Are a Growing Share Among Black Americans … As the Black Immigrant Population Has More than Quadrupled Since 1980A record 3.8 million black immigrants live in the United States today, more than four times the number in 1980, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. Black immigrants now account for 8.7% of the nation’s black population, nearly triple their share in 1980.

Last month I had the pleasure of attending Google’s Hispanic marketing forum in New York. Of course, it was great to reconnect with many colleagues who have helped shape the Hispanic online market, but, most importantly, it was great to witness firsthand that Google is truly committed to Hispanics online.  By Lee Vann-  CEO, Captura Group

Multichannel pay TV subscriptions have plenty of benefits over relying solely on an over-the-top (OTT) device, and according to Adobe Digital Index research released in March 2015, TV Everywhere adoption continued to rise last year. TV Everywhere penetration among pay TV subscribers in the US in Q4 2014 was nearly double that in the same quarter the year prior, at 12.5%, vs. 6.5% in Q4 2013. Adobe estimated this would reach 18% by the end of 2015.

It’s interesting how creative professionals have never really found a way to be suitably paid. As a writer, I was asked my rate per word, which I found a particularly distasteful way to measure my value. It felt as if I were selling old books to trendy restaurants by the yard, honoring volume over ideas.

NBC UNIVERSO announced the upcoming premiere of the scripted mini-series from Mexico, “Crónica de Castas,” on Sunday, April 19 at 10pm ET/PT.

On April 16th at 10pm ET/PT, FOX Life will premiere “Escuela Para Maridos”; an original production of FOX International Channels Latin America.

Victor Zeiris and Nathalie Jaspar— bilingual advertising executives who previously worked at agencies such as Grey, Saatchi and KBS+—announced the launch of Dial B, an agency specialized in beauty advertising for Latinas.

HispanicThe prevailing wisdom is that investment in the Hispanic market is a growth move by marketers looking to increase their revenue and market share. However I have quietly noticed a trend during the last few years that leads me to question the motives behind these investments. Has increased Hispanic market investment been a defensive move?  By Jose Villa / Sensis

Across the board voter turnout was down in 2014. In 2010 about 91 million votes were cast and turnout among the voting eligible population was 41.8 percent. Four years later only 81 million peopled voted for a turnout rate of 35.9 percent according to data collected by Professor Michael McDonald. Looking at Democratic losses in states such as Colorado, Florida and Illinois, some observers questioned whether Latino turnout in particular was even lower. While not all 50 states have data available on official validated vote in 2014 yet, most states have now reported vote history and we can assess what happened in the 2014 midterms.  By Matt Barreto

The latest iteration of Deloitte Global’s Latin American economic outlook series examines the opportunities and challenges for the economies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. While the abrupt fall in the international price of oil has had a positive, yet dramatic, impact on the global economy, the decline is particularly good news for Latin America’s domestic economic situation.