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Telemundo and Sony Pictures Television announced a three-year agreement through which Sony Pictures Television will produce one primetime series per year for Telemundo in the U.S. Telemundo’s international sales division, Telemundo Internacional, will distribute the series worldwide.

As the 2014 FIFA World Cup lights up screens and social feeds across the U.S., Nielsen Social is compiling a weekly wrap-up of all the action on Twitter to make sure you have a firsthand look at the minutes and matches that are igniting the social stadium.

I am writing to you this week from the U.K. where, as those who have followed the goings-ons of the World Cup will understand, all the national team merchandise is on sale at half price. Get yer Rooney gear cheap!   Anyway, in this third World Cup post I wanted to look at World Cup sponsor recognition research. After 10 years at Coca-Cola and over 3 years at Anheuser Busch-InBev,  I know what it’s like to be an official sponsor. I have negotiated directly with FIFA and so am somewhat familiar with the ins and outs.

Latinum Network announced the appointment of Graciela Eleta as Senior Strategic Advisor.  

According to the research, 80% of US client-side marketers measured the effectiveness of their social content, with social media metrics such as “likes” the most common. Usage statistics—daily or monthly active users, for example—fell in the middle of the list. Meanwhile, metrics that could identify business ramifications were not used nearly as much, with financially based measurements such as return on investment and sales landing near the bottom.

MundoFox announced the release of the original  drama, ‘Suleimán, El Gran Sultán’ (‘Suleiman, the Magnificent’), a story of love, betrayal and glory set during the ascent to power of Suleimán, one of history’s most important figures.  The series premieres today and will air exclusively on MundoFox Monday through Friday at 8PM/7c.

Our latest trend report outlines the alternative model that’s taking shape and how brands across categories are becoming more circular, rethinking everything from product design to relationships with their customers.

We have a sign on the wall of our office in L.A. that reads: “Creative without strategy is called art. Creative with strategy is called advertising.” It’s a quotation from ad industry thinker Jef I. Richards, and while a lot of maxims about advertising are basically meaningless slogans, I think this one is really important for all of us in the business to know and understand.

Chatting and posting on social—especially on Facebook—has proven to be a common trend during this year’s FIFA World Cup, so it comes as no surprise that social platforms are helping brands extend their reach and get their ads in front of more followers.

The median age declined in seven states between 2012 and 2013, including five in the Great Plains, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. In contrast, the median age for the U.S. as a whole ticked up from 37.5 years to 37.6 years.

With mobile being the last thing we interact with at night and the first thing we wake up to in the morning, we bring you five essential thoughts for building mobile-ready brands.

As high school graduation season comes to a close, millions of US teens are preparing to start a new chapter—and they’re probably chronicling it all on Facebook. Despite speculation that the social network is dead to teens, the vast majority of the class of 2014 remains active on the network.

As group media director for digital advertising agency 360i, Jessica Sanfilippo oversees multiple areas of media planning including display, search, mobile, paid social and video. Sanfilippo recently spoke with eMarketer’s Lauren Fisher about multiple factors influencing desktop display CPMs, including programmatic advertising, a push toward more premium ad formats and the eventual switch to a viewable CPM.

The US Census Bureau collects data from a very large sample every year (about 3 million people) to better understand changes in the US population.  This used to be the long form of the regular census taken every ten years. This is one of the most comprehensive and accessible databases about US residents and it is called the American Community Survey or ACS.  By Felipe Korzenny, Ph.D.

Entravision Communications Corporation announced that its television and radio broadcasts of the 2014 FIFA World Cup have generated strong ratings to date across its platform of television, radio and digital properties.

El Rey Network is kicking off a new multi-platform promotional initiative titled Red Card Riot, designed to drive fan engagement in advance of the network’s soccer spy thriller “Matador” premiering Tuesday, July 15th at 9 pm ET/PT. 

Flipboard has retained Pinta as its Hispanic agency of record.  The selection of Pinta is part of its efforts to begin a dialogue with the Latin community.

Comcast chose Gravity Media as its multicultural agency for its XFINITY brand, focusing on the Asian, Arabic and Brazilian U.S. markets as well as other targeted ethnic markets throughout the country.

Non-native English-speaking Hispanics may be viewed as lying more often when being questioned than native-speakers, according to a study by Florida International University psychologist Jacqueline R. Evans.

Millward Brown announced it has acquired EffectiveBrands Holding B.V. (“EffectiveBrands”), a global marketing strategy consulting firm.