Television

El Rey Network announced that Scott Sassa will be its new Vice Chairman. El Rey is being jointly launched by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. Antoinette Alfonso Zel, a marketing and branding executive from one of the most highly awarded advertising agencies in the country, will now step into the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer of El Rey. The network will launch in December 2013 and have nation-wide carriage via Comcast.

Latinoamérica Televisión will debut two new series: “Machos de Chile” (drama) and “La Lola de Argentina” (comedy).

Telemundo Media announced the launch of FLUENCY, a new Los Angeles based multi-platform production studio, to develop and produce premium content for the full spectrum of U.S. Hispanics in Spanish and English.

On Thursday, May 2, CNN en Español and CNN Latino unveiled its programming for the next year at the cocktail upfront reception held at the boutique hotel in Manhattan, Ink48.

Telemundo Media announced an official partnership with The Weather Company (Weather), also part of the NBCUniversal family.

As the showcase for its Upfront presentation, top US Hispanic broadcast network Estrella TV will host an intimate partner dinner event to be held Monday, May 13 on the mezzanine of Tao Restaurant.

mun2 aired live red carpet coverage from the 2013 Premios Billboard on Thursday April 25 from 6-7 p.m. EST. The one-hour program was hosted by mun2’s Guad Venegas and Telemundo’s KVEA host Elva Saray, with red carpet and backstage interviews and fashion coverage from mun2 hosts La Bronca, Crash and Emeraude Toubia.

MundoFox announced that it will produce “El Factor X,” an original Spanish-language version of “The X Factor,” which will give U.S. Spanish-language viewers the opportunity to help choose the next young Latino superstar or breakout music group.