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NEW YORK: Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más has eight new original series to offer viewers, featuring the talents of, among others, Mario Lopez, Oscar De La Hoya, Wilmer Valderrama, Ricardo Laguna and Dulce Maria. Lopez is behind the production of The Golden Boys, while Valderrama brings viewers season two of …

NEW YORK: In addition to the programming slate it already announced, Telemundo Media has added three new series to its lineup: Let’s Get Married!, The Voice: Kids and We Are All Heroes. Let’s Get Married! (working title) is a reality competition featuring two engaged couples and their families who go …

NEW YORK: Discovery U.S. Hispanic has unveiled the new and returning shows headed to Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia for 2012-13. Discovery en Español has slated the doc North America, which uses the latest ultra-slow-motion, time-lapse and macro-photography to look at the continent. Earth Flight follows birds on a …

NEW YORK: Alongside presenting its 2012-13 programming lineup, Univision Communications has outlined several new digital content initiatives for the U.S. Hispanic market. Univision unveiled UVideos Digital Network, a new video platform that will serve all video content from its portfolio of TV networks. The service is set to launch this summer. …

NEW YORK: Telemundo Media has increased its original programming slate by nearly 40 percent, with more than 800 hours of new content. The new programming includes six telenovelas, among them The Lord of the Heavens, The Patron and The Face of Revenge. Telemundo also slated the novelas Forbidden Passion, An …

NEW YORK/DALLAS: Univision Communications is making its content available across all of AT&T’s platforms, including U-verse TV, online, smartphones and tablets. U-verse TV customers can watch the programming across various platforms and devices across multiple platforms, including live feeds of Univision networks in and outside of the home. The deal …

CHICAGO/NEW YORK: Univision Communications has announced its largest single-agency Upfront deal, clinching a "video-neutral" pact with Starcom USA and its Tapestry multicultural division that will bring ad dollars from brands like Burger King, Mars/Wrigley and Kellogg to the Hispanic media company’s broadcast, radio and online assets. The deal encompasses Univision’s two …

NEW YORK: Verizon FiOS TV has added ten new Spanish-language channels to its HD lineup, nine of which are provided by Olympusat. New to the lineup are Olympusat’s Ultra Cine, Ultra Fiesta, Ultra Kidz, Ultra Mex, Ultra Luna, Ultra Macho, Ultra Film, Ultra Docu and Ultra Clásico. Also having joined …

MEXICO CITY: Grupo Televisa’s VP of programming, Alberto Ciurana, attended the L.A. Screenings and was pleased with this year’s crop of pilots from the Hollywood majors. As the largest Spanish-language broadcaster in the world and market leader in Mexico, with four free-TV channels and a bouquet of pay-TV offerings, Televisa …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has entered into a multi-year carriage pact with Verizon FiOS TV, including a deal for multiplatform authentication rights. The agreement covers the continued carriage of and on-demand programming for Univision’s and TeleFutura’s owned and operated broadcast stations. It also calls for the distribution of the Galavisión …