Jorge Otero, Co-Founder and Executive Producer of iKartoons Animation said that this year their work will be on Kidscreen with the support of ProColombia. “We have six original IPs and we are looking to co-produce.” One of their projects received a Colombian development fund “from the Colombian Ince......
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced its brand partnership lineup for the 2022 Latin American Music Awards delivering engaging activations to audiences everywhere. Fan favorite brands including Garnier Fructis, Topo Chico Hard Seltzer, Toyota, Verizon and Vrbo take on this year’s celebrati......
“Our metadata and industry-standard entertainment images, content identifiers (IDs) and related services are helping entertainment providers connect viewers with content more than ever. Gracenote clients are providing next-generation entertainment experiences for LatAm audiences, based on powerful c......
Starring José Eduardo Derbez, Ariadne Díaz, and Santiago Beltrán, Mi Tío ( My Uncle ) is a dark comedy that follows the life of Andy (José Eduardo Derbez), a frustrated musician with a broken heart, who has lost his way and is on the verge of taking his own life. His sister Sam (Ariadne Díaz) prev......
The production company Mediacrest from Spain and Dynamo Producciones (Colombia) will co-produce the series Nautilus for TelevisaUnivision's ViX+ platform. This co-production is the first collaboration between both production houses. Nautilus , based on real events, is a development of the ori......
ViX+'s offer includes titles such as Travesuras de la Niña Mala ( Mischiefs of the Bad Girl ), an adaptation of the novel by Mario Vargas Llosa, produced by W Studios; Nautilus , produced by Dynamo and Mediacrest, based on a true life story, written by Clayton Trussell ( Narcos ) and directed by ......
Xview +, Megacable Mexico's new OTT platform, which already has 2.5 million users, is based on Android TV, which, according to Raymond Fernández, co-CEO of the operator, is the one with the easiest interaction with the app and streaming world. Fernández was one of the speakers on the OTT Super-a......
Carlos Zegarra's environmental organization Sachamama, with the support of Goldenbird, Jorge Otero and Peter López, designed In my Shoes , a virtual reality (VR) experience to raise awareness about ocean pollution. “Our organization dedicates a lot to communications, so we make alliances with t......
Frédéric Vaulpré, VP, and Avril Blondelot, Head of Content Insight, both from Glance/Mediametrie, were in charge of presenting "Global TV Trends: Who is Watching What, How and Why?" in the context of Mipcom. The trends the studio revealed include a constant desire to consume content. “More is ne......
Grupo Werthein has reached an agreement to acquire AT&T’s Vrio Corp. business unit. Vrio provides live and on-demand video services via DIRECTV Latin America, SKY Brasil and DIRECTV GO. Grupo Werthein is a private holding company that has been doing business in Latin America and internationall......
The Brazilian production house, OnMoveOn Filmes, which has been dedicated to corporate, advertising, and documentary short videos for eight years and to TV and film, for three years, is promoting its first documentary film Libre para volar / Livre para Voar , dedicated to the modality of free fligh......
In time for Hispanic Heritage Month, Queer Virtual TV Network, Revry, has announced a content partnership with Latino Alternative TV’s (LATV). The partnership will entail the co-production of content focusing on stories about queer people with Central and South American ancestry. “From its ince......
The pandemic caught Globo going through a very big transformation process: the integration of five companies (TV Globo, Globosat, Som Livre, Globocom, Globoplay, DG Corp) in a single one, under the Globo brand, to respond to media consumption. “We are doing very rapidly what we intended to do in a ......
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) announced that Ezequiel “Quelo” Fonseca Zas, formerly SVP of Emerging Business for VCNI Americas, has been promoted to general manager of Streaming and Mobile for International. For his streaming responsibilities, Fonseca Zas will report to Pi......
Vrio, an AT&T Latin America Company and a leading digital entertainment provider, announced that Manuel De Abelleyra will move to a new role as an external consultant and strategic advisor of Vrio and AT&T. He will focus on strategic matters for Vrio and AT&T, including external and regu......
As of January 2020, TV Globo, Globosat, Som Livre, Globo.com, Globoplay, and DGCorp will come together to form a single new company that will bear the name Globo. Announced by executive director Jorge Nóbrega, the new integrated organizational structure is the result of Globo’s digital transfor......
Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO) (eOne) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Hasbro will acquire eOne in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately £3.3 billion or US$4.0 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, eOne s......
Fabián Toro, voiceover talent who has lent his voice for several projects with Discovery (Discovery Channel, Discovery Turbo, Discovery en Español, Discovery Theater HD, Discovery Science and Discovery World), DIRECTV Latin America and DIRECTV Sports, and to brands such as McDonalds, Hyundai, Chevro......
Univision Communications Inc., with the support of Literacy Partners, Too Small to Fail, the early childhood initiative of The Clinton Foundation, and Vroom, an initiative from the Bezos Family Foundation is renewing its La Fuerza De Creer miniseries with the premiere of five original episodes. ......
Damián Ramos, Chief Data Officer & Corporate Intel Vrio for DIRECTV LatAm and Sky, presented during the BB Media Day Miami 2018 the Trust Ratings Solution (TRS), a new audience measurement system for the region developed with BB. The solution serves all Latin America and currently monitors the ......
Grupo Globo informed its workers in a statement about the beginning of a new project that will unify the companies in a single “more agile and stronger company”. The initiative includes TV Globo, Globosat, Globo.com, DGCorp and Som Livre. The statement was sent by the CEO Jorge Nóbrega and the pro......
In the last four years, Comcast has invested in technology to offer the best experience to soccer fans in the US. “As Comcast, four years ago we established the goal of becoming the best soccer destination in the US and these have been four years integrating technology, launching applications in X......
When beIN SPORTS first emerged four years ago into the Ad Sales community it faced a difficult challenge. “Not many buyers were familiar with the network, and there was not sufficient research to show potential buyers the value of advertising on the network. Aside from a few launch partners, most of......
According to Steve Mandala, president of Advertising Sales and Marketing, Univision Communications Inc., brands are recognizing the continuous growth of the Hispanic community and see the importance of engaging this consumer. “We are seeing marketers reexamine the “total market” ad spend approach.......
Mediapro and Imagina US participate for the first time in Kidscreen Summit Miami presenting original children’s content projects. One of them is Sonia y Los Trabubus , made with the partners of Imagina US in Nueva York, HITN. “We had already been in content for teenagers in Colombia with products......
In anticipation of the Final Draw to be broadcast on Telemundo and Universo this Friday, December 1 at 9:30am ET, Telemundo Deportes unveils its coverage plans for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia taking place next June 14 - July 15. As the exclusive Spanish-language home of the 2018 FIFA Worl......
The lack of alternatives regarding small OTT channels packages in the US market led CenturyLink to launch CenturyLink Stream Latino with a variety of sports, entertainment, family and local channels in Spanish, including a Cloud DVR, all for only US$15 monthly. “We consider that the Latino market......
Cinelatino has programmed a special month of premieres in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Among the premieres featured in October include: Loki 7: El Perro de la Siberia (Dominican Republic) starring Shalim Ortiz, José Guillermo Cortines, David Chocarro and, Marco de Paula; Secues......
According to Multichannel News , Comcast will move ahead with the launch of Xfinity Instant TV beta version over the next two weeks. This is an IP-delivered skinny video package targeted initially to broadband customers. The major broadcast networks include in the package are ABC, CBS, CW, F......
Ultra Cine announced the network premiere of the riveting Spanish drama, La Banda Picasso , on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 10pm EST. Based on the 1911 theft of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa , also known as La Gioconda, La Banda Picasso follows the events that followed soon after the iconic m......
Sling TV launched a new marketing campaign, Get Picky , starring award-winning actor Danny Trejo, with ads in English and Spanish. "At Sling TV, we’re here to support your “picky” tendencies and give you even more ways to indulge in the things you love," said Glenn Eisen, CMO, Sling TV.......
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) launched a new way for consumers to access Univision Now, Univision’s premier direct-to-consumer offering and Hispanic America’s only Spanish-language live streaming and on-demand subscription service. The Univision Now service is now available to consumers on the......
Comcast announced plans to launch Xfinity Stream, an app available to all Xfinity TV customers at no additional cost on devices in and out of the home. The app, which can be downloaded by Xfinity TV customers without charge, will allow users to watch their entire TV line-up on phones, tablets......
Comcast and Netflix has announced the Netflix service will launch on millions of X1 devices across the country this week. X1 customers with Netflix subscriptions will be able to easily browse and access over the internet the extensive online collection of Netflix TV shows and movies alongside the l......
Telemundo and NBC News anchor, José Díaz-Balart, will host a Q&A on the Presidential Election from Virtual Democracy Plaza, a virtual reality recreation of the iconic Rockefeller Center Plaza, on Saturday, October 15 at 3:30pm ET/12:30 PT. The experiment is a first-of-its-kind use ......
Comcast announced that they had started to integrate Netflix on their X1 platform as a beta test, available in the next days only with an invitation that the X1 client will receive directly. That way chosen users can find the Netflix application on the Comcast Labs section, which will ......
Facebook is betting on videos, bearing in mind it is estimated that 80% of traffic on networks will be in video format by the year 2020. Video is an easy and friendly format to consume on mobile; that is why people choose it more each day and we are seeking to make users´ consumption experience in ......
Nielsen announced that Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) has signed an agreement for Nielsen's National and Local Digital in TV Ratings services. Univision and UniMás Networks as well as local affiliate stations will receive audience estimates of linear television content viewing on mobile and com......
For 2016 Hemisphere Media Group has substantially increased the investment in programming and marketing in all its US Hispanic channels, thinking that an investment in these signals will result in an increase in distribution, audiences and dividends.Both WAPA America as well as Cinelatino are now......
The Internet video streaming service, {KlowdTV;www.produ.com/television/videos/index.html?noti=10233}, was founded in 2014 by two US satellite TV veterans, Bill OHara (Chief Executive Officer) and Michael Grams (Chief Financial Officer). The platform has grown so much that this week it went from ......
DishLATINO launched Zona Fútbol , a platform that combines features and programming to enhance the soccer viewing experience, making it easy for fans to find their team, check scores, watch up to six games at once, enjoy the action on the go and connect with other fans via social media from their T......
Comcast announced a beta test of a new streaming cable service that furthers their goal to provide TV choices for everyone. The new OTT offering is called Stream.With Stream, Xfinity Internet customers can watch live TV from about a dozen networks - including all the major broadcast nets and HBO-......
Univision Networks latest telenovela Yo no Creo en los Hombres (120x60), the tale of women who have lost all hope and trust in men, premieres this Monday, July 13th at 10pm. Produced by Giselle González, the cast includes, Adriana Louvrier, Gabriel Soto, Macaria, Eleane Puell, García Flavio Me......
In the beIN SPORTS presales cocktail party, which took place in the Monarch Rooftop Lounge in New York, César Ruiz, sales director told PRODU that this year they have already closed six total market advertising sales agreements with great announcers such as Volkswagen, Ford and Heineken.This year......
Comcast announced that Xfinity customers on the X1 Entertainment Operating System can now live stream their favorite life moments over the Internet from their smartphone to the TV to share with friends and family. Through the companys new Xfinity Share app customers can live stream or send phot......
Thanks to high demand, global creative business school Hyper Island is preparing its first intensive three-day master class in Miami. In partnership with Cisneros, they will give people and companies in the area the opportunity to get up to speed on the digital evolution and how the changing landsca......
Comcast announced the industrys first voice-enabled television user interface, a solution that will revolutionize the way its Xfinity TV customers, especially those who are blind or visually impaired, navigate the X1 platform. The talking guide features a female voice that reads aloud selectio......
BB-Business Bureau and U.S. students who participated in the Seminar Managing Latin America in UADE Business School Argentina, worked together in a research project about main media and telecommunications trends in the U.S. and their impact in Latin America. The report determines that U.S. viewers......
The U.S. will have over 103 million pay-TV households by the end of 2014, with two-thirds of pay-TV subscribers expressing interest in features they currently do not have, according to new research announced at CES by Parks Associates. "Remote access to DVR content was the most popular among pay-T......
Univision Communications Inc. has appointed Courtney Moody as the new vice president of Business Development for Automotive. In this role, Moody will focus on growing existing advertisers and activating new brands. She will be based in Birmingham, Michigan, and report to Jack Randall, senior vice ......
Discovery U.S. Hispanic announced its 2013 to 2014 season programming slate for Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia during an Upfront event in New York City May 14. The network revealed new series on Discovery en Español like Bear Grylls: Escapando del Infierno , and a new genre entitled ......
Christine Maggiore-Escribano, a seasoned executive within the marketing and branding community, has been promoted to senior vice president, Integrated Marketing Solutions, Telemundo Media. Escribano joined Telemundo Media as VP of Integrated Marketing Solutions in 2009. She will be based in New Yo......
Canal SUR has announced the launch of its app Canal SUR +, a service available exclusively for cable subscribers. The new app will allow viewers access to Canal SURs live programming and whatever recorded content is on the users N-DVR (Network Digital Video Recorder), as well as a a wide range of ......
Cablevision Systems Corp. has launched a new Spanish-language website for Optimums Hispanic clients, Optimum.net en Español. The new page is a market-focused destination for unique content, features and functionality specific to each users Optimum package. On Optimum.net, users can access all the......
WGEN-TV (Gentv), the Miami-based independent channel part of Caracol Television Group, is celebrating its new image, new slogan La Diferencia Se Ve and new programming catered to the distinct and varied interests of South Floridas Hispanic audience. To mark this event, the general manager of WGEN......
We are optimistic and are entering the year from a position of incredible strength. We had a strong Upfront last year where we significantly outperformed the marketplace, regardless of language. This Upfront season, we are going out into the market making sure marketers, buyers and planners know U......
Telemundo Media, Chevrolet and Verizon Wireless announced Mia Mundo , the first-ever bilingual branded-entertainment crossover series, which will launch on Thursday, May 3, 2012 and will air on {Telemundo.com} and on mun2. Offering a complete 360° experience, the multiplatform series presents or......
Hispanic consumers tend to adopt technological advances in their early stages. We feel TV Everywhere is not the exception. The TV industry is undergoing interesting changes and it’s not yet clear how the story will end. What is clear is that the consumer is the one determining the outcome.He said ......
According to Alfredo Rodríguez, VP of DishLATINO, the industry is going through interesting changes and an important number of Hispanics tend to be early adopters of new technology.The industry is experiencing interesting changes and it is not yet clear how the story will end. What is clear is th......
Time Warner Cable and Telemundo's Gaby Espino have joined forces once again to produce a series of television spots promoting how El Paquetazo, a Digital TV package that provides channels catering to the Hispanic community, High Speed Internet, and Whole House HD DVR can help Hispanics to live life ......
The Univision Network announced key sponsors of the new season of ¡Mira Quién Baila! ( Look Whos Dancing! ), a co-production of Univision Studios and Endemol.AT&T, Chevrolet, DreamWorks Animation, State Farm and Target Corporation will be integrated throughout the reality dance competition acro......
Univision Network announce official sponsors for its eighth annual Premios Juventud .Burger King, Chevrolet, Dr Pepper, JCPenney, McDonalds, Orbit, State Farm, Suave Professionals, T-Mobile USA, Ubisofts Just Dance 2 and Verizon, will be prominently featured throughout the program.Broadcast L......
Time Warner Cable announced the availability of Whole House DVR for its East Coast customers, offering more convenience and control of their recorded programs. Whole House DVR offers our customers flexibility, convenience and enhanced accessibility to recorded programming throughout their homes. ......
( Maribel Ramos-Weiner ). The roll out of the new reality-based dance contest ¡Mira quién baila! , produced by Endemol Latino and Univision Studios, entails a great production and technical effort.Adrián Santucho, VP of Production and Development of Endemol Latino, showed PRODU the facilities whe......
The Univisión Network announced the key sponsors of its newest reality dance competition ¡ Mira quién baila! (Look Whos Dancing!) , a Univision Studios and Endemol production. AT&T, Chevrolet, and Target will be integrated throughout the competition on Univisions television, online, and mobile pla......
(Maribel Ramos-Weiner, Baltimore) . On the second day of The Independent Show, organized by NCTC and ACA in the city of Baltimore, Wall Street financial analysts Laura Martin, Founder and Managing Partner of Media Metrics, LLC; and David C. Joyce, Chief Financial Advisor and media industry analyst ......
The Univision Network announced the key sponsors of its 7th annual Premios Juventud . Burger King, Chevrolet, Dr Pepper, JCPenney, McDonalds, Orbit, State Farm, Target, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon will be prominently featured throughout the program. Broadcasted live from Miami, Florida, Premios Ju......