Immigrants and the children of immigrants account for a small but growing share of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. At least 76 (14%) of the voting members of the 117th Congress are foreign born or have at least one parent born in another country, a slight uptick from the prior two Congresses.
Uncategorized
Most Listened To Podcast Genres in the U.S.
Comedy continues to be the podcast genre listened to by the most people in the U.S.
My Code Acquires Veranda Entertainment
My Code announced the completion of its acquisition of Veranda Entertainment, a technology and entertainment company that distributes multicultural and Spanish-language film and television content across multiple Connected TV (CTV) platforms.
Libre 790 launches in Miami
Americano Media programming will be broadcast on Audacy's 790 AM (WAXY-AM) in the Miami, Florida market. From today, WAXY-AM will become Radio Libre 790 with Americano Media.
The Metaverse in 2040 [REPORT]
Hype? Hope? Hell? Maybe all three. Experts are split about the likely evolution of a truly immersive ‘metaverse.’ They expect that augmented- and mixed-reality enhancements will become more useful in people’s daily lives. Many worry that current online problems may be magnified if Web3 development is led by those who built today’s dominant web platforms.
Immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 14% of the 117th Congress
Discovery U.S. Hispanic 2017 Upfronts
Discovery U.S. Hispanic’s networks, Discovery en Español, and Discovery Familia announced a multitude of Upfront opportunities for advertiser across linear, digital, social, and virtual reality platform
Díaz-Balart to co-anchor Local news at Telemundo 52 in LA
Emmy-award winning journalist José Díaz-Balart will be based in Los Angeles the week of May 9-13, where he will co-anchor Telemundo 52 Los Angeles / KVEA’s local weekday newscast, Noticiero Telemundo 52 at 6 PM, alongside local news anchors Julio Vaqueiro and Ana Patricia Candiani, while continuing to present, also from Los Angeles, the “Noticiero Telemundo” national newscast at 6:30 PM/5:30 C in collaboration with María Celeste Arrarás. Díaz-Balart’s visit to Los Angeles comes just weeks before the California primaries in an election season in which the Hispanic community has played a critical role.
Kreutzberger “Don Francisco” and Telemundo create joint production company
Telemundo announced it signed a multi-year agreement with international media icon Mario Kreutzberger, better known for his stage name “Don Francisco.” The unprecedented agreement includes the creation of a joint production company to develop and produce original content and formats for Hispanics in the United States and audiences around the world, across multiple platforms.
David Beckham is leaving the MLS & the LA Galaxy … Suerte!
For the last six years, Mayor League Soccer (MLS) has put all of their eggs in one basket and money too … David Beckham. He is leaving after his next game. FINALMENTE. Too much money spent in this erroneous marketing notion. The MLS LA Galaxy exists among the largest Mexican population in the USA, the DMA of Los Angeles. Definitively, not the largest British or white population in the USA.
Acting On Today’s Latino Zeitgeist
During my 20-year tenure within the worlds of Latino media, marketing and entertainment, I’ve experienced three distinct periods of zeitgeist as they pertain to our industry. Before reflecting, I’ll point out that clearly there were decades of hard work pre-dating those below led by our industry’s pioneers (shout-outs to Eduardo Caballero, José Manuel Cubas, Daisy Exposito, Tere Zubizarreta, Raul Toraño and countless others) without whom there would be nothing to discuss here.
Puerto Rico the talent pool for the US Hispanic Ad Industry — Understanding The Opportunity
As many of our readers have read through our publication HispanicAd.com, the island of Puerto Rico is suffering a severe economic downturn and the flight of executives to the US mainland has increased dramatically in recent years from many industries.
