Veteran CNN executive Cynthia Hudson is being recognized for her enduring impact on the media and entertainment industries as a champion of inclusion, engaging diverse audiences, and embracing multicultural awareness through marketing.
Standard Media Index has revealed that ad revenue from Hispanic television networks remained flat at $2.1 billion during the full 2017-18 broadcast season.
Even before becoming Chief Content Officer in 2017, Lee was in charge of an important part of Univision’s content. He recently created a joint task force with Televisa that has aided UCI’s ability to compete in the media marketplace.
For the third time this year, Portada and CNN en Español partnered up for the last thought leadership breakfast for multicultural markets. This edition’s brilliant panelists included Cynthia Dickson, Associate Director, Multicultural Strategy at Canvas, Elizabeth Barrutia, CEO & Founder of Baru Advertisement, and Teylez Perez, VP, Marketing & Advertising at Pantaya, Lionsgate.
Univision has announced a video-on-demand extension of Univision Now focused on Hispanic content. Though Univision has already collaborated with Netflix to produce content aimed at Latin Americans and U.S. Hispanics, the network has decided to expand its OTT services and cater specifically to the Hispanic niche.
Azteca America, a U.S.-based, Spanish-language network wholly-owned by HC2 Network Inc., a subsidiary of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCHC), unveiled its 2018-2019 programming line-up at its annual upfront presentation in New York City. We talked to Craig Geller, Executive VP, Network Sales, Digital and Marketing, about what’s in store for Azteca America this year.
Nielsen and CNN have reached an agreement to provide daily national television measurement to CNN en español. The multi-year agreement provides CNN en Español with national TV ratings for the network. The service also offers access to Nielsen’s rich Hispanic demographic data.
The two NBCU brands had not spent that much on advertising before Spark Foundry took over. We can expect an increase in ad spend starting now that the agency will promote two shows scheduled to air in February.
El Chapo boosted Sunday-night viewership for Univision and was one of the most binge-watched shows on Netflix. Both firms will capitalize on the success of the show’s theme in five more “narcoseries”.
Claudia Sandoval, the winner of Master Chef Season 6, is one of the three judges of the Spanish language version of the show. Born and raised in San Diego from a Mexican family, Claudia Sandoval’s life changed when she won the sixth season of MasterChef in 2015. She published a best-selling cooking book in 2016, titled Claudia’s […]
Latin American media owners’ net advertising revenues (NAR) to grow by +9.3% in 2018, to US$26.3 billion, following a +7.3% growth in 2017, thanks economic recovery becomes more robust in the region according to MAGNA.
Olympusat, Inc. launches OlyHub, a brand-new online marketplace specifically designed to offer an easy way to sell and acquire TV content.
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched PANTAYA, the first Spanish-language over-the-top (OTT) service dedicated to premium content for the Hispanic community in the U.S.
Univision Communications Inc. unveiled its 2017-2018 programming line-up with special attention to soccer, as a strategy to create unique opportunities for marketers to deliver results leveraging viewers’ passion.
Azteca Los Angeles 54 announced an exclusive multiyear agreement as the Los Angeles Chargers Spanish-language flagship television station and broadcaster. Meanwhile, cognac brand Hennessey became the exclusive partner of boxer Canelo Alvarez.
Azteca America seems to have found an answer to president Trump’s plans for a wall between Mexico and the United States. And media buyers at agencies may like it: the network kicked off its 2017-2018 upfront roadshow in New York by announcing a timely new original production, “El Muro” (The Wall), a hauntingly familiar drama, ripped-from-the-headlines […]
Juan Carlos Rodríguez, president at Univision Deportes, confirmed during Sport Innovation Summit (SiS) Mexico 2017 that LigaMX team, Las Chivas from Guadalajara has signed one more year of TV rights with the Hispanic-focused broadcaster.
Univision Holdings, Inc. and Grupo Televisa expand their relationship by unifying both of their content development and production efforts.
As the US-Hispanic demographic evolves and grows, multicultural strategists and media planners are faced with the challenge of connecting with an audience that cannot be defined by a single language or set of behaviors.
CNBC International and Sky Mexico partnered to create CNBC Latin America, a dedicated business and financial TV news service. CNBC Latin America will air in Latin American countries including Mexico, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Miami-based agency Nobox has tapped Marcus Kawamura as Chief Creative Officer to drive brands’ engagement with consumers by generating big ideas and delivering them on multiple platforms. Rapidly shifting technology requires brands to speak with consumers on multiple platforms, but Kawamura says engaging consumers requires deep brand understanding, big ideas, and the ability to entertain and react quickly to opportunities.
We talked to Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Mastercard, about the bran’s recent multi-year partnership with Riot Games, to become the first global sponsor for League of Legends esports.
