Television

Telemundo 52 Los Angeles / KVEA announced that Lizette Carbajal has been named Vice President of Community Relations.

Pasiones will premiere the Telemundo original series, “Historias de La Virgen Morena” (Stories of the Virgin of Guadalupe), in the U.S. on Monday, March 16, at 3pm ET/12pm PT.

Telemundo announced a 360° degree sponsorship initiative in support of season three of the network’s  singing competition “La Voz Kids,” which returned on Sunday, March 15 at 8pm with exclusive brand integrations from AT&T, State Farm and Chrysler brand.

Telemundo announces the premiere of the global hit telenovela “Avenida Brasil,” on Monday, April 6 at 8pm/7c.

Telemundo 47 New York / WNJU announced that Nilda Rosario has been named Anchor for Noticiero 47 Fin De Semana on weekends at 5:30 PM and 11 PM.

Buddy Valastro, the star of Discovery Familia’s hit series “Cake Boss,” returns to the network in BAKERY BOSS, a new series that takes him around the country to visit failing bakeries.

Univision News announced that it has been honored by The Norman Lear Center with an Achievement in National Investigative Journalism Walter Cronkite Award for its exploration of the dramatic exodus of Central American children to the U.S. in a special titled “Entre el Abandono y el Rechazo” (Between Abandonment and Rejection) led by Univision News anchor, María Elena Salinas.

Discovery en Español announced that it has started the production of the second season of the highly rated series TEXAS TROCAS, a docu-reality that follows the Méndez, a Mexican-American family who began their trucking business 40 years ago with one big rig and a dream and which has grown to be one of the best in the country. 

NBC UNIVERSO will air live the first race in the NASCAR Mexico Series – The Toyota 120 – from Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Az., on Friday, March 13, at 10 p.m. ET. The race will be 120 laps under the lights covering 120 miles.

The 2015 Puerto Rico Basketball League season, including both regular season and playoff games, exclusively on WAPA América.

Programmatic advertising burst on the scene several years ago. Initially popular as a way to get the best rates on banner advertising, programmatic eventually spread to mobile, social and video. Now, the programmatic world is buzzing about something else: TV.

The “haters” are the doomsday scenario fans that have declared TV dead, and long live digital! Then there are the TV-hater contrarians, who argue that TV is still a formidable medium in terms of reach, penetration, ability to engage, etc.

FOX Deportes airs a doubleheader on Sunday, March 8, the first of three twin-bills slated on the network during its inaugural MLS season.

MundoFox announced the premiere of Los Golden Boys, executive produced by Mario López and boxing superstar Oscar De La Hoya. 

Azteca America announced the premiere of La Mujer de Judas, a mystery telenovela starring Anette Michel, Víctor González, and Andrea Martí.  La Mujer de Judas premieres Monday, March 9 at 10:00 am / 9:00 am C on Azteca America.

Nat Geo Mundo’s QUIÉN MATÓ A JESÚS, produced by Scott Free Productions and based on the New York Times best-selling book by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, dives deep inside the historical story of how Jesus’ message and preachings led to his persecution and execution by a group of conspirators who saw him as a threat to their power.

According to Broadcasting & Cable Magainze, Fuse Media Inc. – which operates Fuse and NUVOtv – announced a programming slate that is designed to appeal to New Young Americans (NYAs), which Fuse describes as “the fast-growing, culturally-diverse audience defined as influencers and tastemakers, ages 18-34.”

El Rey Network and Miramax announced today the start of production on the sophomore season of Robert Rodriguez’s “From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series” in Austin, TX.

Univision Communications Inc. announced that it will hold its annual Upfront presentation for advertisers in New York City at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the Lyric Theatre. UCI’s 2016 event will also take place at the Lyric on Tuesday, May 17, 2016.

Azteca America announced that it has signed an affiliate agreement with Victory Communications Inc., owner of K48MR, channel 48.2 in Bentonville/Rogers, Arkansas.