TelevisaUnivision announced the appointment of Elizabeth “Liz” Roldán as VP of News for WLTV-23 N+ Univision Miami, where she will oversee all editorial news operations for the local affiliate. Roldán, a veteran news leader, award-winning journalist and bilingual news executive, returns to the station where…

Mexican filmmaker David Barba is premiering the documentary Regreso/Return at DocsMX, the festival running October 22-31. The 89-minute film explores the life-rebuilding process of three Mexican women deported from the U.S. The production is co-presented by the Migration Affairs Program of Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de…

For Sergio Mendoza, VP of Scripted Development at Telemundo Studios, beyond the new generations -like Generation Z-, consumption habits are changing and so is the audience’s patience for stories. “It’s a social issue. I’m a firm believer that above all that, as human beings, we…

Sergio Mendoza, VP Scripted Development at Telemundo Studios, started at Telemundo as a literary editor in a writers’ room led by Roberto Stopello, also worked with Perla Farías, then became a dialogue writer, writer and Head Writer, and in recent years joined the executive side,…

Following its launch on Netflix this past October 9, Raphael’s biographical series, Aquel, is seeking to expand its reach through new distribution windows. This was confirmed by Lisette Osorio, VP of International Business at Caracol Televisión, which co-produced the project together with DLO. “Aquel is…

A politician and media executive, Puerto Rican Mike Nieves, CEO and President of Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN), spoke on #PRODUprimetime with Ríchard Izarra about the launch of the Vida y Salud channel in the U.S. and Latin America. “I am diabetic, and…

HITN Media announced at Mipcom the launch of Vida y Salud as a new linear TV channel available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Initially, the channel will be available through HITN Media’s digital platforms, HITN-Go and VidaySalud.com. A few weeks later, Vida…

New research released by EDO, the TV outcomes company, finds that ads airing during Spanish-language TV (SLTV) broadcasts generated nearly 50% more impact than the English-language TV (ELTV) average over the past year, based on more than 1.3 million ad airings and 332 billion impressions…

Cine en Español and Cine de Horror, the FAST channels produced and distributed by SOMOS FAST are significantly expanding their distribution in the United States with their launch on Fubo, a leading virtual multichannel video programming distributor (vMVPD). Luis Villanueva, President and CEO of SOMOS…

JK Media Group, the production company behind Ninel Conde: Sin Filtro, Chiquis Sin Filtro and La Trevi Sin Filtro, is producing a pair of new microdramas for TelevisaUnivision’s ViXMicrO, two of the first-ever produced in the U.S. for the platform. The new Spanish-language microdramas, Encerrada…

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) announced the promotions of two key leaders within the company’s Latin American production business. Carlos Quintanilla Sakar has been promoted to SVP & Head of Content and Production, Latin America and U.S. Hispanic, and Adriana “Dida” Silva has been promoted to…

Deutsche Welle (DW), LA Times Studios, and Futuro Media joined forces in production, editing, and investigative reporting to launch Alias Cóndor (in Spanish) and Call Sign Condor (in English)—a collaborative project designed to bring this reality to global audiences across Latin America and the United…

DW, LA Times Studios, and Futuro have launched Alias Cóndor (Call Sign Condor), a four-episode podcast—the first of which is available now—revealing never-before-told stories of Latin American soldiers in Ukraine. An international collaboration between DW, LA Times Studios, and Futuro Studios, the series steps into…

Through a new four-episode podcast, co-produced by DW, Futuro Studios, and LA Times Studios—with its first episode released on Wednesday the 23rd—journalist Carolina Chimoy delves into the lives of Latin American soldiers who have traveled to Ukraine to fight in a war far from home.…

A massive and unprecedented phenomenon quietly began brewing in the trenches of Eastern Europe: Latin American men and women traveled thousands of kilometers to wear the Ukrainian military uniform and fight against Russian forces. To understand what lies behind this decision, TV journalist and international…

YA music romance Mírame Así, El Camino de Noa, starring international pop recording artist Noa Kirel and Argentine actor-singer Agustín Bernasconi, has set Oct. 9 as the Latin American premiere date on Prime Video. Shari Redstone’s Sipur Studios will lead international sales for the series…

Hispanics now account for nearly one in every five minutes of streaming consumed in the U.S., according to a new study from Nielsen. Nielsen’s new report, titled The Year America Watched in La Sala: Hispanic Audiences & Watch Party Culture, reveals that during the first…

Miguel Lorenzo, SVP of Sports Content at Telemundo, told PRODU that for a company like Telemundo and NBCUniversal, and for the industry in general, live sports are extremely important and fundamental. “We have the most recent example, the World Cup: live sports events continue to…

Casting By marks nine years of operation with projects in Mexico, Colombia, the U.S., and Spain. The company also works on English-language productions and takes part in titles for platforms such as Netflix, Amazon, and HBO. Jessica Caldrello, CEO and director of Casting, explained that…

ViX revealed the trailer for its original fiction series inspired by true events, Timbiriche (8×45′), which debuts Friday, October 9, with episodes available every Friday exclusively on the platform. ViX had previously announced the cast and premiere date for the production. The series follows a…