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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has promoted Monica Gil to EVP, chief administrative and marketing officer. She will report directly to chairman Beau Ferrari. She joins a group of executives who also were elevated and join in the new leadership for Telemundo. "I am pleased to announce our senior executive…

EXCLUSIVE: Telemundo's La Reina del Sur is coming back for a third season with Kate del Castillo reprising the role of Teresa Mendoza. The news comes ahead of NBC Universal's Upfronts, which will feature the Spanish-language broadcaster’s slate. The first season of the show, which is based on Arturo Perez-Reverte's…

EXCLUSIVE: NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo has surpassed 10 million subscribers to its main YouTube channel, a higher tally than any other channel tied to a U.S. broadcast network. The shared model of the Google-owned platform has delivered the Hispanic media brand meaningful revenue from YouTube. But its main value has…

A telenovela lead by Star's William Levy and a new reality competition series lead Telemundo's latest programming lineup. The NBCU-owned Spanish-language broadcaster unveiled a number of new shows and renewals in lieu of a traditional upfronts presentation, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 crisis. The network…

UPDATED with FCC comments ABC, NBC and Telemundo announced special weekday coverage focused on the coronavirus as Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai thanked broadcasters for their efforts in educating the public about the pandemic. Pai held a conference call yesterday with television and radio…

Alejandro Sandí, the Telemundo actor kidnapped by robbers Sunday near the México state tourist destination Nevado de Toluca, was rescued by authorities yesterday, the Mexico Daily News reports. Sandi, a popular Mexican actor who stars in the Telemundo series El Senor de los Cielos, reportedly was kidnapped when his…

Telemundo is developing two news shows, aimed at Hispanic audiences, for Jeffrey Katzenberg's short-form service Quibi. The NBCU-owned Spanish language broadcaster and producer is working on two series for Quibi's Daily Essentials strand. This includes a news show tapping into the audience's passion for news, along…

In offering Wall Street analysts an update on Univision’s strategic review process Wednesday, Univision CEO Vince Sadusky recalled his executive tenure at Telemundo. The review, initiated in July, could result in a sale of the privately held Hispanic media giant, though other options are being considered. “There are…

UPDATE, 2: 10 PM:  The ticker tape parade for the triumphant winners of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup doesn’t occur until July 10 but they are certainly doing a victory jig over at Fox Sports today now that the final numbers for Sunday’s Team USA clinching Final are in. Settling at 14.3 million viewers, the 2-0 win…

Team USA continues its run in the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup today with a showdown against England in the semifinals. Kickoff is at 3 PM ET/noon PT on Fox from Stade de Lyon in France, with JP Dellacamera handling play-by-play duties alongside Aly Wagner, and Alex Curry on the sidelines. The game is also available…

UPDATE, 12:01 PM: Looks like the viewership estimations for the second Democratic debate were as conservative as frontrunner Joe Biden. With 18.1 million tuning in to see Sen. Kamala Harris school the former VP, the simulcast across NBC, MSNBC and Telemundo is officially the most watched debate that the party of FDR…

UPDATED with total viewership numbers: Most of the contenders pulling in big poll numbers take the stage in Miami later today for Night 2 of the Democratic debates on NBC, but Night 1 has set a pretty high bar for Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and the rest to reach. That bar, however, is well below what…