The network’s news show, “Noticias Telemundo” tasked a crew of 150 workers to design a 16,000 square foot broadcast-ready set, feautring 6 million pixels of LED video technology, and a 120-inch interactive screen, among other innovative features.
Under the new agreement, the star of Telemundo’s popular, Emmy Award-winning franchise “El Señor de los Cielos” (Lord of the Skies), will star in various Telemundo Global Studios original productions, with his first project slated to air later this year.
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, the executive has held leadership and production positions in four of the most important Hispanic television networks in the United States and Mexico: TV Azteca, Telemundo, Televisa and Univision.
Telemundo Global Studios has closed a deal with Spain’s Planeta for the exclusive rights to the complete library of all time best-selling Spanish-language writer Corín Tellado, which reaches nearly 4.000 titles.
Juan Ponce, SVP of Production Operations and Strategy for Telemundo Global Studios, has been promoted to SVP and General Manager of the recently launched original scripted content venture Telemundo Streaming Studios.