“We are proud to deepen our commitment to the Dominican audience in the U.S. by bringing the most relevant, top-quality content from the Dominican Republic,” said HMG President/CEO Alan Sokol. “Our partnership with RTVD ensures that Televisión Dominicana remains the essential connection between Dominicans in the U.S. and the culture, voices, and stories that define their heritage.”
There’s a new podcast coming to iHeartMedia’s podcast network focused on “elevating Latino voices and stories,” and the September 17 debut features two of the nation’s most influential Hispanic journalists together for the video series. Introducing The Moment with Jorge Ramos and Paola Ramos, described by iHeartMedia’s My Cultura as “a multigenerational conversation” between Jorge and Paola — father and daughter.
With public broadcasting under threat of severe budget cuts, layoffs or program discontinuation thanks to the elimination of federal funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Hemisphere Media Group has reached an agreement that will bring Puerto Rico’s noncommercial education TV channel to viewers in the U.S. mainland via streaming video.
KTLM-TV, known as “Telemundo 40” to viewers across Texas’s Rio Grande Valley, has named a new News Director. He’ll be joining the NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group property on September 29.
Content is no longer being created and distributed by legacy linear and digital media, but by brands and consumers. Are Hispanic marketing and media leaders accepting the evolution, or are they less than happy? The 2025 Hispanic Content Report tackles that topic, and more.
Born in Houston, Garcia Stone worked for one of the early Spanish-language radio groups prior to industry consolidation, Tichenor Media System. Under Mac Tichenor Jr., Garcia Stone worked at both KLAT-AM and KLTN-FM in Houston for more than 13 years, starting in 1981. It was there where she met Stone, marrying him.
It has sought advertisers and consumers by being a digital-first Spanish-language video content distribution platform co-founded by its Chief Executive Officer, Isabel Rafferty Zavala. Now, Canela Media is welcoming a new Chief Financial Officer, and it is an individual who previously served in a similar role under the now-departed Albert Rodriguez at Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS).
For decades, the NBCUniversal-owned Telemundo network has struggled to compete against Univision’s Despierta América and the trio of English-language morning shows found across ABC, NBC and CBS. Now, the network has decided to “expand” its broadcast news programming by simulcasting a news program from its 24/7 streaming news free ad-supported streaming television channel.
EstrellaTV, the multiplatform Spanish-language network owned by MediaCo Holding Inc., is bringing back a musical reality competition that captivated audiences across the U.S. and Puerto Rico more than two decades ago.
“Caso Cerrado” joins “Telemundo Al Día” (news, entertainment, reality, and sports), “Noticias Telemundo Ahora” (24/7 Spanish-language news for millennials and Gen Z), and “Telemundo Acción” (high-energy action series) as FAST channels available to viewers.