FremantleMedia Latin America and WAPA TV with five nominations to the 2013 Latin Social TV Awards

Social TV Summit announced the finalists for the 2013 Latin Social TV Awards, spanning 16 categories in Latin Social TV. Hosted by Univision’s Lourdes Stephen and Fernando Fiore, winners will be honored next Thursday evening, February 28, in Miami during a black-tie event attended by all finalists and major Social TV players.Bringing together the top people, platforms and programs in the Latin Social TV space, the Latin Social TV Awards will recognize winners for the use of innovation and technological leadership in the fast-moving industry of social TV, specific to the Latin market. “We are thrilled to organize such a prestigious awards ceremony,” said Andy Batkin, CEO, Social Summits, LLC. Each winner will receive a STEEVEE, a custom social TV trophy, in commemoration of their industry accomplishments. Each category salutes individuals, brands, programmers and networks that pioneer the rapidly-expanding Social TV field. Among the 16 categories are Latin Social TV Entertainer of the Year, Best Latin Drama or Novela and Latin Social TV Marketer of the Year. FremantleMedia Latin America and WAPA TV lead the nominations with five, including four for Idol Puerto Rico (Best Latin Social TV Integration of Facebook, Best TV Show Specific and Best Connected TV). Additionally, Jack Alfandary, senior VP for Latin America & U.S. Hispanic at FremantleMedia has been nominated for Best Social TV Marketer of the Year.Finalists range from major broadcast and cable networks, such as Univision, Telemundo and ESPN to high-profile Social TV entertainers, such as Univision’s Ana Patricia González, Estrella TV Network’s Don Cheto and Terra Network’s Alejandro Sanz.