Univision-backed cable network Fusion has ordered a social media-infused food documentary series from Lightbox, the U.S./UK production company run by Man On Wire producer Simon Chinn and LA 92 producer Jonathan Chinn. The broadcaster has commissioned eight-part series Food Exposed with Nelufar Hedayat that uncovers…

Frequent Fusion producer and contributor Nando Vila will host and executive produce Happy Ending With Nando Vila, a new political sketch comedy series, set to premiere February 8 at 10 PM on the cable network. The ten-part explainer series takes a step back and tries to figure out what's going on behind the headlines…

Fusion, a cable network nearing its fifth anniversary, has refreshed its branding as it gets set to expand its footprint in key markets including New York and L.A. via expanded Spectrum carriage. The new logo and on-air look is designed to fit with those of the network’s sibling digital properties controlled by the Uni…

Univision’s decision to acquire Gawker Media in a fire-sale auction last year is paying dividends. The Spanish-language network pursued Gawker in a bid to expand its reach into the millennial market, which is dominated by the likes of BuzzFeed and Vox Media. It rolled up Gawker’s assets — Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jezebel…

Randy Falco, the former longtime NBC exec who has spent this decade leading Univision Communications, has re-upped as the Hispanic media company’s president and CEO through January 2020. "Randy has been the architect of UCI's evolution since 2011, guiding the Company's tremendous expansion, steadily improving…

Cable network Fusion, a division of Fusion Media Group (FMG) that focuses on programming for diverse youth, has issued an open call for scripted and unscripted television projects. The emphasis is on generating new opportunities for young storytellers of different ethnic backgrounds, races, sexual orientations…

Fusion TV, which launched at a challenging time in the cable programming sector, has announced a new slate of programming that aims to take advantage of what it calls its “digital DNA” and brands including The Onion, Deadspin, Gizmodo and The Root. Univision-backed Fusion Media Group says its digital portfolio have…

Univision is about unfuse Fusion Media Group’s video and digital publication properties. Beginning July 24, its Fusion.net site will become a destination for the Fusion cable network's programming and related content. Fusion’s journalism will operate under a new brand, Splinter, and move to SplinterNews.com. The…

The dozens of winners at tonight’s 76th Peabody Award winners had been announced last month, but the official ceremony drew a tony, star-flecked crowd to New York’s Cipriani Wall Street. Host Rashida Jones, star of TBS comedy Angie Tribeca, established context early in the evening. “There are nobodies, there are…

Univision Communications used its upfront presentation to advertisers today to spotlight a new effort to promote diversity on its Fusion pay TV channel — and challenge the view that it’s losing share to Comcast’s Telemundo. Fusion introduced a Creative Board chaired by scholar Henry Louis Gates that it says will “work…

Angie Tribeca star and producer Rashida Jones is set to host the 76th annual Peabody Awards, which will air June 2 on PBS and Fusion. It will mark the first time the ceremony will be telecast on both national broadcast and cable television. The ceremony, which honors the most powerful, enlightening and invigorating…

March 8 is International Women’s Day and to observe the day, many companies are planning to join the A Day Without a Woman protests to show the value of women in the workforce and spotlight gender inequality. Deadline earlier reported how UTA is planning to participate on Wednesday by holding off-site events for its…