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Celeste Martorana @celesmartorana

Where Entravision, NBCUniversal, Adsmovil and Batanga Media will be Investing in 2017

Last week we asked major brand and agency executives about their plans and expectations for 2017. This week, we interviewed top media executives. Read about the the priorities for Jeffery Liberman, COO, Entravision; Laura Molen, EVP Lifestyle and Hispanic Advertising Sales Group, NBCUniversal; Alberto Pardo, CEO, Adsmovil and Rafael Ubina, CEO, Batanga Media.

MillerCoors’ Gustavo Aguirre: “More than 50% of Our Marketing Budget is Sports Related”

Gustavo Aguirre, Associate Brand Manager at Coors Light, will be one of the major brand marketers speaking at our upcoming #Portada15 Conference in New York City on Sept. 16 (Sports Marketing Forum: Check out the agenda!)  and 17 (9th Annual Conference: Check out the agenda). We interviewed Aguirre, who among other interesting things tells us that more than 50% of Coors Light marketing budget efforts are sports related.

Research: Digital Advertising “Steals” US $2 Billion from Traditional Media Channels

Digital ad spending increased by 16% in the U.S., up US$3 billion, with about US$1 billion in “organic” growth from October 2014 through June 2015 (compared to the October 2013-June 2014 period). According to the report by Standard Media Index,  US$1.1 billion of national TV ad dollars, in addition to US$400 million in local TV and syndication spending; US $350 million of print ad dollars and US$150 million of radio spending, flowed to the digital bucket  from October 2014 to June 2015.

Univision Files Registration Statement for IPO Offering and Strengthens Relationship with Televisa

Univision Holdings, Inc. and Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.  have announced that, together with Univision’s major shareholders, they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) and that certain subsidiaries of Univision and Televisa entered into an amendment to their existing Program Licensing Agreement (the “PLA Amendment”).In addition, Univison filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC ( the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) relating to a proposed initial public offering.