UNIVISION TO ENTER CABLE BIZ — WITH THREE NETWORKS

Spanish language Univision, which already is giving the four major broadcast networks a run for the money with some of its telenovelas (limited-run primetime soap operas), says it plans to launch three new cable networks in 2012. One will be devoted to sports — principally soccer — another to news and information; and a third […]

TIME WARNER INTRODUCES NEW MOVIE CHANNEL — IN SPANISH

Recognizing the growing clout of the Hispanic market, Time Warner Cable has begun rolling out a new, commercial-free, Spanish-language movie channel, VeneMovies, as part of its Hispanic tier, Nuestra Tele. The company said on Tuesday that it had introduced the channel in the city of San Diego and several cities in the nearby Coachella Valley, […]