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Telemundo unveils today the official site for the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm®, www.Telemundo.com/PremiosBillboard. The fully bilingual and now completely redesigned site offers exclusive online access to many exciting features including simultaneous online live stream, up-to-the-minute information about this year’s event, as well as photos and videos of the hottest and most memorable and surprising moments. More interactive than ever before, the site also features a Social Media hub which includes Facebook and Twitter, where music fans will have the opportunity to make requests to the artists and have their questions answered during rehearsals, red carpet, awards show and after parties, on Twitter: @LatinBillboards and on Facebook: Facebook.com/
PremiosBillboardTelemundo. The live telecast of the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm® takes place on Thursday, April 28 at 8PM/7c and will be broadcast in High Definition on Telemundo.
The interactive experience begins with the beautiful 360 Girl who will lead users to experience the virtual ‘walk of the red carpet’ like a celebrity. The personalized virtual tour with the 360 Girl will also guide them backstage with exclusive VIP access. Telemundo’s popular personality Jorge Bernal is taking his famous ‘Check It Out’ phrase to the next level, becoming the face of Telemundo.com during the live telecast, where he will bring the audience to the “Digital Zone” for exclusive backstage interviews.
By accessing www.Telemundo.com/PremiosBillboard, fans will also be able to cast their votes for their favorite finalist and help to select the winner of the “Premio Tu Mundo” (Your World Award). On-line voting begins April 1st and ends on April 28th at 7pm ET. While the recipients of the Billboard Latin Music Awards are determined by actual sales and radio airplay data as listed on Billboard’s weekly charts, the “Premio Tu Mundo” winner is decided solely by fans’ votes compiled on the website and is announced during the live telecast. All users will also have the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes every twenty-four hours from March 25th thru April 15th to increase their chances of winning a trip to Miami and attend the Billboard Latin Music Awards Presented by State Farm®. After the awards show, website visitors will be able to enjoy a recap of the entire event featuring the best moments of the program and after party coverage, the best/worst of the red carpet, the best one-on-one interviews and, reactions from winners, musical performers, guests and fans. This unprecedented interactive experience marks the beginning of a new era at Telemundo.com’s revamped music channel.
About Billboard:
Now in its 117th year, Billboard is the world’s premier music brand consisting of Billboard magazine, Billboard.biz, Billboard conferences and events, and Billboard.com—the online destination of choice for millions of music fans. The Billboard brand is built on its exclusive charts and unrivaled reporting on the latest news, issues and trends across all genres of music. The brand reaches tens of millions of consumers daily through many strategic relationships with major companies including Reuters, SanDisk, Telemundo, Motorola, Microsoft Zune, Napster, GTech, AT&T, Sony Music Entertainment, MySpace Music and Amazon. These relationships leverage Billboard’s brand recognition, proprietary chart data and information resources to develop products, live events and print, television, radio, digital and mobile platforms. Billboard is owned by Prometheus Global Media, a diversified company with leading assets in the media and entertainment arenas, including: Music (Billboard and its related conferences and events, including The Billboard Latin Music Awards), Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, ShoWest, ShowEast, Cineasia, and CineEurope); and Advertising & Marketing (Adweek, Mediaweek, Brandweek, Adweek Conferences and The CLIO Awards).
About Telemundo:
Telemundo Communications Group, LLC & Subsidiaries (“Telemundo”), a division of NBCUniversal, is a world-class media company, leading the industry in the production and distribution of high-quality Spanish-language content across its multiplatform portfolio to U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. Telemundo’s multiple platforms include Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network featuring original productions, theatrical motion pictures, news and first-class sports events, reaching 94% of U.S. Hispanic viewers in 210 markets through its 14 owned stations, 1 independent station (WKAQ in Puerto Rico), 46 broadcast affiliates, and over 1,000 cable affiliates; mun2, the preeminent voice for bicultural Hispanics in the U.S., reaching over 35 million U.S. TV households nationwide on digital and analog cable, satellite and free television; Telemundo Digital Media, which leverages Telemundo’s original content for distribution across digital and emerging platforms including mobile devices and www.telemundo.com and www.holamun2.com; and Telemundo Internacional, the company’s international distribution arm which has positioned Telemundo as the second largest provider of Spanish-language content worldwide by syndicating content to more than 100 countries in over 35 languages.
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PRESS CONTACT:
Claudia Santa Cruz
Tel. 626-538-4330
PRESS: To see a complete list of finalists, and to request media credentials for the Awards show, please visit: www.nbcumv.com and click on the Telemundo logo.
To request press credentials for the Billboard Latin music Conference please contact: danixa@santacruzpr.com
Posted on: April 1st, 2011Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: Cultura News, needs curation
