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The FIFA World Cup in Qatar gets underway Sunday with an official opening ceremony leading into the first game, host Qatar vs. Ecuador, launching the monthlong tournament showcasing the world’s most popular sport. In the U.S., Fox Sports has English-language rights to the 32-team tournament, with all…

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has appointed Sandra Smester as executive vice president, programming and content development. In the newly created role, Smester will oversee the development and execution of programming for the network beginning in August. Smester will report to Ronald Day…

Telemundo has struck a multi-year co-production deal with Turkish producer-distributor Inter Medya. The pair plans to capitalize on success of Turkish telenovela formats re-worked for Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S. and co-create several scripted shows for the Telemundo network. Telemundo has had success with…

NBCUniversal's Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo has ordered a slew of new scripted and unscripted series for both its linear network and TPlus brand on Peacock. The company unveiled its 2022/23 line-up ahead of its Upfront event on Monday. These include new projects from Wilmer Valderrama and Lawrence Bender. On…

The People's Choice Awards is expanding across NBCU's television portfolio with today’s announcement of the first People's Choice Latin Music Awards, set to air on Telemundo in the spring of  2023. The show will celebrate all genres of Hispanic music, entertainment, style, and pop culture, chosen entirely by the…

EXCLUSIVE: NBCU Launch, the umbrella brand that houses the comprehensive diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across NBCUniveral's television portfolio, has forged a new partnership with Telemundo to increase the number of Hispanic female directors in scripted television. This partnership is an extension of the…

Super Bow LVI pitting the Los Angeles Rams against the Cincinnati Bengals kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, the Rams’ home field. The game will air live on NBC as well as for the first time on the Peacock streaming service and Spanish-language network Telemundo. Peacock’s Super Bowl…

NBCUniversal’s Telemundo Enterprises is launching content brand Tplus on Peacock this fall in sync with the company’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the World Cup in Qatar. Programming under the Tplus banner will be available on the premium tier of Peacock, NBCU’s streaming service, which costs $5 a month with…

Telemundo and The Story Lab is exploring the case of slain Army soldier Vanessa Guillén in the new podcast Fort Hood, a seven-part limited series that launched Thursday. Narrated in English and Spanish by La Casa De Las Flores star Cecilia Suarez, Fort Hood takes a probing look at the 20-year-old’s April 2020 murder…

EXCLUSIVE: Stephanie Beatriz launched the fictional true-crime podcast Tejana on Monday in collaboration with Sonoro and Telemundo that will be adapted for television. The 6-episode first season is available now across all podcast formats. The drama tells the story of Eileen Castillo, a Texas Ranger who is the only…

Noticias Telemundo has named Julio Vaqueiro as anchor of its evening newscast, succeeding José Díaz-Balart. Vaqueiro has been anchor of the network’s late-night weekday newscast, which launched this year. Díaz-Balart will continue to anchor monthly specials and breaking news events and also is hosting a daytime show…

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has formed a new Hispanic Streaming business division, which will look to spur growth of Latinos on Peacock and across other Telemundo and NBCU platforms. The new division will be responsible for developing a content slate with more than 50 projects, the first of which will arrive in…