Hulu launches Spanish-language programming service

Univision's move is intended to tighten its grip on the growing Latino market and tap a more stable source of revenue: cable affiliate fees. It will launch separate channels for news, sports and telenovelas next year. Spanish-language media giant Univision Communications Inc.

A top assistant to a Univision news boss trashed Sen. Marco Rubio on his aide's Facebook page, calling the Republican lawmaker a "loser" and "a token slave boy."

Univision in multiyear deal with online video site, appealing to the country’s more than 50m people of Hispanic background

Veteran television executive Randy Falco will try to capitalize on the growth of the U.S. Latino population to steer Univision, a Spanish-language media company, into the mainstream.Univision Communications Inc. has installed veteran television executive Randy Falco as its new chief executive, with the task of capitalizing on the growth of the U.S.

The launch of Univision Studios is a sign that the Spanish-language broadcaster wants to lessen its reliance on Mexico's Grupo Televisa for popular shows including telenovelas. Spanish-language TV giant Univision Communications said Monday that it was creating an in-house production unit -- a move that reflects consumers' changing viewing habits and a sign that the company no longer wants to rely as heavily on its longtime partner in Mexico for its most popular shows.

Targeting a growing demographic, executives are producing English-language versions of the hugely popular — and deliciously dramatic — Spanish-language telenovelas.Night after night, in households from Puebla to Pico Rivera, tens of millions of loyal viewers tune in to their Spanish-language telenovelas , gasping at the seductions and betrayals on tear-jerkers like "Abismo de Pasión" ("Abyss Of Passion").

Cesar Conde, president of Univision Networks, talks about how the Spanish-language media company has been using its airwaves to encourage audiences to participate in the U.S. population tally. Today, April 1, is census day.

Top US Spanish-language television network Univision has launched its own channel on YouTube, featuring short clips and full shows."This launch is a very important milestone for our Company, as it represents the first time that Univision programming is being made available anywhere on the Web beyond Univision.com in both short- and long-form format," Kevin Conroy, president of Univision Interactive Media, Inc., said in a statement