Business + Entertainment Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 20, 2009
Shakira’s Stats Don’t Lie: Facebook/Ustream Music Video Debut Is A Hit
November 18, 2009
As part of NBC Universal’s “Green Is Universal” campaign, mun2 kicks off Green Week with eco-friendly on-air and online content.
November 12, 2009
“Lopez Tonight” opened to 3.1 million viewers Monday night as the new TBS talkshow also premiered on Turner nets TNT and TruTV.
October 27, 2009
Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech – filmmaker Fredrik Gertten for showing the documentary “Bananas!”
October 26, 2009
‘Lopez’ Primed To Go – TBS Hopes Late-Night Talker Will Sustain Network’s Audience
October 14, 2009
Cinelatino acquires rights to Los Simuladores.
October 12, 2009
Interview: Josh Norek shines a light on alternative Latino music (+ he is a good guy imho)
October 9, 2009
Ana Ortiz to La Raza (NCLR): lay off the Big Macs (drop McDonalds as partner)
October 7, 2009
“Levántate,” Telemundo network’s morning show, which celebrated its one year anniversary at the end of August, will be adding another hour to its daily programming. Starting next Monday, the show will air from 7 to 10 am ET/PT.
October 5, 2009
Univision telenovela “Manana Es Para Siempre” (”Tomorrow Is Forever”), which concluded last night, is set to rank as the fourth-highest-rated drama in Univision history in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Cristina Saralegui to receive award – 2009 ADCOLOR All-Star Award that promotes increased diversity in advertising, marketing and media.
October 2, 2009
Impremedia & Veranda Entertainment launches online access to acclaimed films.
September 30, 2009
Latin Grammys tap into social media to build buzz
September 24, 2009
Study: Minorities underrepresented in games – USC researcher surveys 150 best-selling games, finds zero Hispanic or Native American protagonists; women, children, and the elderly also disproportionately rare.
U.S. Census Uses Telenovela to Reach Hispanics – “Más Sabe el Diablo” – “The Devil Knows Best”
September 22, 2009
¡Una Celebración de Cine en Español! VeneMovies On Demand Premiering with Avail-TVN
MOVIE REVIEW – ‘Crude’ – In exploring a class-action suit by 30,000 citizens of Ecuador against Chevron, the documentary provides a fascinating case study of real-world political action.
September 21, 2009
uPlaya(TM) and Urban Lifestyle Media LLC Partner to Find and Promote Music Talent in the Hispanic Community Through New Music Universe(TM) Contest
September 18, 2009
JOSÉ FELICIANO BRINGS NEW GUITAR KIT TO QVC® – The World’s “Greatest Living Guitarist” Introduces His Personal Line of Guitars on QVC
September 8, 2009
Palomita Clothing’s Special Celebrity Designed Tee will be in Backstage Creations Celebrity Gift Basket at the 2009 ALMA awards
August 27, 2009
Cinelatino signs deals with Fox, Universal Studios & Lionsgate Channel
August 21, 2009
Polito Vega marks 50 years in radio with star-studded MSG bash
August 18, 2009
Eva Longoria’s restaurant takes off – boutique Beso branches coming to airports across America
August 12, 2009
Five-time GRAMMY award winner and Platinum recording artist will launch the Pepe Aguilar Signature Collection 8.15
August 5, 2009
Mega TV to Debut ‘Los Implicados’ -Alfonso ‘Poncho de Anda’ Named Co-Host of New ‘Infotainment’ Program
Daisy Fuentes To Host and Produce Nationally Syndicated ‘American Latino TV’
August 4, 2009
From Hayworth to Cansino: Turning the tide in Latino moviegoing sensibilities
August 3, 2009
Univision is celebrating its 41 years of broadcasting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2009 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the boogie down Bronx Joyce Kilmer Park 161st & Grand Concourse & Walton Avenue right in front of the Court House Bronx, NY Join Zon del Barrio as we bring the Bronx down with this birthday celebration!
July 28, 2009
The first day of the summer Television Critics Assn. press tour got under way Tuesday, with George Lopez presenting his entry into the crowded late-night talk-show field.
July 17, 2009
L’Oreal Paris says it has signed actress Kate del Castillo to an exclusive North American contract to be a spokeswoman for the company and its beauty brands.
July 13, 2009
SUN Produces High Energy MANO A MANO Latino MMA Event and Pilot for Broadcast TV
July 9, 2009
Dole demanda por difamación al autor del documental “Bananas!”
June 29, 2009
The Resurrection of Producer Dennis Leoni – The best is yet to come
June 25, 2009
Jennifer López descontinúa línea de ropa – La crisis económica obligó a que J.Lo abandone su colección Sweetface, que era una adición a J.Lo by Jennifer López
June 24, 2009
Cinelatino Unveils New Broadband Web Site
Telemundo’s Sin Senos No Hay Paraiso most watched novela in Telemundo history
June 23, 2009
Gloria and Emilio Estefan buy stake in Miami Dolphins
June 17, 2009
MTV TR3S ANNOUNCES US PREMIERE OF TEEN TELENOVELA PHENOMENON ISA TKM (TE QUIERO MUCHO) – ISA TKM Is the First Telenovela to Make the MTV Tr3s Program Schedule and the #1 Show in Latin America among Teens in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil
June 16, 2009
Dole Food Co. dislikes ‘Bananas!’ – The firm threatens defamation suits if the documentary about pesticide lawsuits is screened Saturday. The film won’t compete but will be shown.
June 11, 2009
Television Dreams Could be Reality With National Latino Media Council Scrptwriting Program
June 5, 2009
The message Spanish cinema is pushing about itself these days is that there is an industry beyond the familiar names of Pedro Almodovar and Alejandro Amenabar. And as the Madrid de Cine Spanish Film Screenings kick off Sunday, the industry is looking to show buyers there’s more to Spanish cinema than its two favorite sons.
June 4, 2009
Buoyed by high ratings, Nickelodeon Latin America and Sony Pictures Television are set to co-produce “Isa TK+” (Isa I Luv U More), the follow-up to their first telenovela, “Isa TKM” (Isa, I Luv U).
June 3, 2009
Mexican Bands Find Success via Cellphones
June 1, 2009
Roselyn Sanchez and Manolo Cardona Pair Up for the June/July Issue of Siempre Mujer
May 30, 2009
“Pau”, embajadora dorada de Cancún – Ayudará Paulina Rubio a reactivar el turismo en la zona
May 21, 2009
Rhythms & Rooms: Estefans embrace music in life & hotels
April 27, 2009
The 2009 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm, which aired live on the Telemundo network on April 23, reached 5.8 million unique viewers, 300,000 more than the year before, according to Nielsen Media Research data.
April 10, 2009
In addition to the roar of car engines and the blast of automatic weapons fire, there’s another sound in “Fast & Furious” that’s been integral to the franchise’s success: Spanish-language dialogue and accents.
April 8, 2009
‘Fast & Furious’ taps into Latino market – Latino media marketing budget was the largest ever for a Universal film
March 31, 2009
10th ANNUAL LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES PANEL TOPICS
March 24, 2009
National Geographic renews Cesar Millan’s ‘Dog Whisperer’
March 18, 2009
Univision Communications Inc and Eventus announced a collaboration that will extend Univision’s “Premios Juventud” youth awards program with a “Premios Juventud En Vivo” tour.
March 16, 2009
Young Latinas on PBS model financial success – Almas
The unprecedented leapfrogging of TV program formats across the world, a hallmark of today’s global television arena, has been dramatically underscored by a deal between Hispanic U.S. network Telemundo and Endemol Spain under which hit Latin American telenovelas will be remade with Spanish casts for Spanish audiences.
March 10, 2009
T-Mobile Walks Latin Music Fans Down the Red Carpet at Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latin(R)
March 9, 2009
A trio of entertainment industry professionals created a talent, publicity and promotion agency that focuses on Hispanic artists. – Arturo Jordan, Mariori De Marcos and Frankie Marco in Jordan-Marcos, The Agency
January 29, 2009
People en Español english page/content gone from their website – Looks like they are no longer doing any English content
January 21, 2009
AeroMexico Selected as “Best Airline in Mexico” by Global Traveler’s Readers
December 29, 2008
Many in the Indianapolis area losing TV in Spanish – Decision to drop Univision leaves growing population of Hispanics with few options – WIIH (Channel 17)
December 23, 2008
Mexico City: Lost to translation – Mexico City has lost its huge edge translating films, TV into Spanish
December 20, 2008
Despide Univisión a Fernando del Rincón – Explica People en Español que el despido del conductor llega días después de que su ex esposa denunciara violencia doméstica
December 19, 2008
Sources Say Fernando Del Rincon Fired From Univision
December 15, 2008
KHMX (96.5 FM) and KLOL (101.1 FM) were acquired today by CBS Radio from Clear Channel Communications, which was required to divest itself of the two Houston radio stations as part of an agreement to take the company private
December 10, 2008
Mexican superstar Alejandro Fernández, who during his career has successfully married ranchera and pop music, has signed a new recording deal with Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE). The deal, which had been negotiated for months, was finalized late in the afternoon today (Dec. 9) at UMLE’s offices in Mexico City
Emmy Winning Comedy ‘Noticreo’ Looks to U.S. Hispanic Market
December 8, 2008
Maya Entertainment markets to DVD, theaters – Company plans to release 24 straight-to-DVD titles per year
December 3, 2008
Chamber asking locals for patience with Mexican shoppers – Laredo, Texas
Cine Latino Inks Deals With Five Top Movie Distributors
November 29, 2008
V-me Offers Exclusive Spanish-Language TV Content on iTunes
November 25, 2008
Dish Network(R) Launches Pasiones, a New 24-Hour Channel Dedicated to Telenovelas
November 21, 2008
Another Spanish station is heading to the powerful FM dial in Charlotte, the third to go on the air since 2006. Starting Jan. 1, Norsan Media will take over the signal of WOLS-FM (106.1), an English-language oldies station. It will carry the Mexican regional format of Norsan’s WRML-FM (“La Raza” 102.3), and WRML will adopt a new Spanish pop-tropical format.
November 19, 2008
CBeebies Set to Enchant Spanish-Speaking Children Across the United States
November 17, 2008
IT and telecom company eLandia sets new revenue records, thanks to strong growth in Latin America.
November 6, 2008
Creators of LowLos, Aztlan Entertainment, just sealed a deal to have its show on TransitTV.
October 27, 2008
Tego Calderon Celebrates His Nomination for the Latin Grammy Awards by Joining Verizon Wireless with His Hit Single ‘Tradicional a lo Bravo’ (Traditional the Wild Way)
Brazilian film industry’s resurgence aided by foreign co-producers – Filmmakers will complete 90 productions this year, about a dozen partnered with U.S., Asian, Canadian and European producers.
October 8, 2008
Maya Entertainment Makes Waves in Hollywood
October 7, 2008
Un año y medio después de que anunciaran la creación de su empresa productora Cha Cha Cha, el trío de directores mexicanos compuesto por Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón y Alejandro González Iñárritu ya casi tiene listo su primer proyecto.
October 6, 2008
LATV Expands Lineup to Include Web Sensation Huevos Cartoons; First-Run Movies Hit Prime-Time
October 2, 2008
Coca-Cola North America Launches Fourth Installment of Its Highly Successful Telenovela Club Promotion
Llega Paulina a la pantalla grande… como empresaria
September 27, 2008
Alejandro Sanz wins suit against tabloid – A Spanish newspaper will have to pay the singer $44,000 for claiming that he was involved in a homosexual relationship
September 25, 2008
Latin Heat Online & Livier Productions Announce Strategic Alliance to Further Latino Programming
September 22, 2008
Free Spanish Language Package Available to New Verizon FiOS TV Customers in California
September 18, 2008
2008 Siempre Mujer Siempre Inspiran Honorees Revealed in October/November Issue – Magazine Honors Myrka Dellanos, Mayte Prida, Laura Posada, María Elena Salinas, Ingrid Betancourt, Maria D. Roberts and Marisol González
September 16, 2008
One of Hispanic radio’s biggest personalities, El Cucuy, Renán Almendárez Coello, has signed off of KLAX-FM “La Raza” in Los Angeles, dealing a blow to owner Spanish Broadcasting System. – going to build his own radio network
September 8, 2008
Mars Snackfood’s new line of premium chocolate M&M’s made a fashionable debut Sunday (Sept. 7) when new pitchwoman Eva Longoria Parker unveiled the candy collection at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.
August 19, 2008
Sorpresa! to Premiere Live-Action Chilean TV Series for U.S. Hispanic Tweens & Teens
August 18, 2008
Hispanic Movie-goer Attendance Reaches Unprecedented Levels / Summer 2008, Reports Hispanic Media Marketing
Havana Night, a musical show that swept Las Vegas after one of the biggest mass defections of Cuban performers in the United States, is now under legal fire. – Fuego Entertainment suing ViaShow
August 17, 2008
Martín Llorens Joins RadioCadena Univision to Launch New Talk Radio Program ‘Hola Martín’
August 11, 2008
Novela de Globo bate récord de audiencia en Brasil
August 10, 2008
Latino Spanish-language content provider Veranda Entertainment has just launched its broadband video-on-demand site Butaca.tv, a destination portal dedicated to Latino cinema.
July 24, 2008
AT&T has tapped Latin crooner Luis Miguel to help promote the relaunch of its bilingual Web site, Mi Portal, and to entice online users with exclusive subscriber-only music videos and interview content.
June 26, 2008
Mega TV Presents ‘Mega Modelo 2009′ – Contest Coincides with Broadcast of the Highly Anticipated Launch of Brazilian Novella “Belissima”
June 21, 2008
Mexican music remains dominant Latin genre in U.S.
June 10, 2008
Thalía is the new face of AT&T
May 28, 2008
Spanish television personality Myrka Dellanos is launching a new line of jewelry on Home Shopping Network (HSN).
May 15, 2008
LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Shakira Shakes Univision’s Stage
May 13, 2008
Mayor Bloomberg and Latin Media and Entertainment Commission Announce New Efforts to Position New York City as the Center for Latin Media and Entertainment
March 20, 2008
Studios zooming in on Latino moviegoers
October 29, 2007
Disney’s Handy Manny gets bigger park role
October 21, 2007
Sony’s Spain freeze – De Macedo leaves post after office closure
October 20, 2007
Microsoft offers Latin market a Zune of their own – Wisin & Yandel
October 15, 2007
Madden 08 to Speak Spanish – Luis Castillo drafted as cover athlete for first major video game in Spanish.
Disney Scores Latin American Deals
October 9, 2007
Lions Gate and Televisa said to team on films, TV shows
October 2, 2007
State Farm(R) Becomes Univision Network’s New Saturday Night Primetime Sponsor on ‘Sabado Gigante’
September 25, 2007
Spanish exhibitor to suspend payments – Abaco Group
September 13, 2007
¡SORPRESA! ACQUIRES EXCLUSIVE U.S. EXHIBITION RIGHTS TO POPULAR MEXICAN CHILDREN’S SERIES – Juniper Content’s Children’s Network to add “El Reto Burundis” to its Line-Up
July 26, 2007
VENEVISION INTERNATIONAL TO DISTRIBUTE SPANISH-LANGUAGE FILMS THROUGH AMAZON UNBOX, AMAZON’S VIDEO DOWNLOAD SERVICE
July 17, 2007
Exec trio bolster Ventanazul
June 11, 2007
Cristina Saralegui Draws More Than 8,000 Fans to Kohls in Buena Park as She Introduces Her Casa CristinaTM Home Furnishings Collection
May 8, 2007
Mexican directors try to cut huge deal – Three prominent Mexican directors and two lesser-known ones are quietly shopping themselves to Hollywood in an all-or-nothing, five-picture deal
March 30, 2007
J.Lo is panned and banned by Latin music chain – Ritmo Latino
March 21, 2007
“Three amigos” seek support for Mexican film biz
January 23, 2007
ClearSky Mobile Media Adds Famous Horoscope Guru Walter Mercado to Line-Up of Hispanic Content
November 21, 2006
Microsoft Launches New Xbox 360 Game Viva Pinata
November 17, 2006
Fox Fraternizes With Nuyorican’s ‘Brethren’
November 16, 2006
Hollywood Familia
October 15, 2006
As Hollywood goes after the Latino American market, already known for its fervent filmgoers, the effort is hurt by a lack of executives and creative professionals from the ethnic group.
September 26, 2006
Maquilapolis – Just Across the Border, Mexican Laborers Work Cheap but Fight Hard
