The first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential primary will air Wednesday and Thursday nights across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo from the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami. Each night will feature 10 candidates and be broadcast live from 9-11 PM ET/6-8 PM PT, with Telemundo offering real-time…

Edith Gonzalez, an actress for Spanish-language television networks Televisa, Telemundo and TV Azteca, has died. She had battled cancer for three years before succumbing at age 54. Gonzalez was diagnosed three years ago with ovarian cancer. She entered remission in 2017, but it returned this year. Throughout her…

Telemundo has unveiled its latest slate of 900 hours of original content including a new drug lord drama starring Majida Issa and Mark Tacher. NBCUniversal's Hispanic network is launching a slew of new shows and renewals, including an update on its adaptation of gameshow The Wall, ahead of NBCU's Upfront presentation…

Stephen Colbert’s Late Show will air live after both nights of the first Dem debate, Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27. The Late Show did not reveal Colbert’s guests for the broadcasts, saying that info would be parsed out at a later date. The first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential primary will be…

2ND UPDATE, 1:04 PM: CNN is hosting the second Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential race, and the cable news outlet said today that it will be held July 30 and 31 in Detroit. See earlier story below for more details. UPDATED, March 28: The first Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential race will be held in…

Noticias Telemundo correspondent Daniel Garrido has been freed and is safe after his network said he was kidnapped Tuesday morning in Caracas, Venezuela, while covering the government’s detainment of a Univision news crew led by Jorge Ramos the day before. Telemundo said Garrido was abducted at 6 AM ET near the Hotel…

Kate del Castillo, the star of La Reina del Sur, does not regret becoming a major player in the El Chapo saga but admitted that she "hated" the fact that she had to have a double for Mexico-set scenes of the Telemundo narco drama. Del Castillo, speaking on day one of TCA, said that she was not able to shoot her scenes…

Telemundo parent Comcast has agreed to pay a fine of $495,000 after an investigation by the FCC found that some of the Hispanic broadcaster’s local stations had pre-empted children’s programming in favor of sports. That action was deemed out of bounds under the federal Children’s Television Act of 1990. The FCC said…

After nearly a decade, Kate Del Castillo will reprise her role as Teresa Mendoza in the return of the Narco drama La Reina del Sur, set to debut in 2019 on Telemundo. The original story, based on the novel of the same by Arturo Perez-Reverte, follows Mendoza's climb to the top of the male-dominated Narco world that…

Telemundo, E! and Universo have announced Latinx Now!, a 30-minute weekly entertainment and lifestyle news show that the networks say is the first total-market entertainment program produced in English and Spanish for bicultural audiences across the United States and Latin America. Latinx Now! premieres Wednesday…

Vince Sadusky, who replaced Randy Falco two months ago as CEO of Univision, briefed investors on his efforts to rejuvenate the Hispanic media giant in his first earnings conference call in his new role. The first extended public comments by the CEO, who is familiar with the U.S. Hispanic space from a prior stint as an…

NBCUniversal has wrapped its upfront for 2018-19, sources with knowledge of the process confirmed. Volume was up 5% overall and NBC primetime ads went up 7%. CPMs increased between 11% and 13% for broadcast prime and late-night, and NFL telecasts posted a 7% rise, with similar sell-through to 2017 despite headwinds…