Hispanic Upfront Likely Will Climb 7% as Nets Tout Brand Integration

“his years U.S. Hispanic TV upfront is likely to be up by about 7%, compared with flat spending or even a decline in sales among the English-language networks. Along with those new Spanish-language dollars, some fresh ideas floated at last months upfront presentations are on the way.

NBC Universal-owned Telemundo is going ahead with a 40-episode telenovela that will contain no TV commercials, just branded content. It grew out of an idea that Patricio Wills, president of Telemundo Studios, had been toying with that involved creating a novela with a music reality show as a backdrop. “

Stumble it! | |