NBCU LAUNCH, the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across NBCU’s television portfolio, has forged a new partnership with Telemundo to increase the number of Hispanic female directors in scripted television. This partnership is an extension of the Hispanic network’s corporate initiative Mujeres Imparables (Unstoppable Women).
On May 16, 2007, “Rumba 104.5” and WUBA were replaced with Alternative music, as WRFF, which remains on the air today. At Noon on March 11, 2022, iHeartMedia and its iHeartLatino division led by Miami veteran air personality Enrique Santos, decided to give it another try in the City of Brotherly Love. Rumba is back in Philly, only this time it is on a home once home to an Eagle, to Smooth Jazz and, most recently, “The Breeze.”
VIS, a division of Paramount, has approved an exclusive first-look deal with Latin entertainer Jaime Camil (Jane The Virgin, Schmigadoon!, Kimi, La Fea Más Bella, Broke, Coco) to develop an array of projects for Paramount+. Under the terms of the agreement, he will create, develop, and produce exclusive Spanish language and majority-Spanish language scripted and non-scripted content for the streaming service.
The three scripted shows join Tplus’ slate through a distribution agreement with Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group and add to the growing list of titles under the Tplus brand.
Importantly, the agreement represents a new partnership, and the first commercial agreement between the two companies to date.
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. and Univision Holdings II Inc. (together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Univision Communications Inc.) on January 31 completed their merger — a transaction between the Mexico City and New York-headquartered companies that effectively melds Televisa’s media content and production assets with those of Univision.
With conversations about race, cultural diversity, and inclusion front and center in society, U.S. Hispanic audiences expect to see even more diversity now in media than ever before, according to Horowitz Research’s latest “FOCUS Latinx: Consumer Engagement 2021” report.
Estrella Media has added three all-star independent members to its Board of Directors. The move, the Burbank, Calif.-based media company explains, is designed “to help accelerate growth among the most important consumer segment in the U.S.”
NBCUniversal has agreed to a six-year extension of its partnership with the Premier League and will exclusively present all 380 matches, critically-acclaimed studio programming, and a wide-range of additional compelling content across NBC, USA Network, Peacock, Telemundo, Universo, and other platforms. NBC Sports debuted its innovative, immersive, and authentic coverage of the Premier League in 2013.
The network is preparing to present the most ambitious multimedia coverage in Spanish-language history, with all 64 matches broadcast live, including 56 games airing on Telemundo and eight on Universo.
Starting at 7pm Eastern (6pm CDMX), viewers will be offered a mix of programming comprised of “Mirador Mundial,” “Oppenheimer Presenta,” “En diálogo con Longobardi,” “Docufilms con María Celeste Arrarás” and “Don Francisco: Reflexiones.”