Julián Figueroa’s cause of death has been revealed by his mother Maribel Guardia a day after the singer and actor was found unconscious at his home. Guardia, who is a beloved star in México, broke her silence on social media giving details of her son’s death. “I’m sorry to have to report…

Julián Figueroa, singer-songwriter and Mi Camino Es Amarte telenovela actor, has died. He was 27. The guild for performers in México known as ANDI confirmed his death Sunday night. The actor was found dead in his home in México City. No cause of death has been reported. UPDATE: Julián Figuer…

The celebration of the best in Latin music is upon us with the Latin Grammys 2022 and new performers have been added to the gala set to take place in Las Vegas. Christina Aguilera, Camilo, Elvis Costello, Jorge Drexler, John Legend, Mariachi Sol de México de José Hernández and Christian Nodal…

TelevisaUnivision has elevated company veteran Ignacio “Nacho” Meyer to the role of president of U.S. networks. The Miami-based exec will report to CEO Wade Davis. His promotion is aimed at helping the company bolster its exec roster in the wake of the departure last spring of Luis Silberwasser. The exec left his…

A Univision-broadcast game between two Mexican soccer teams became something much more serious this evening. The match was suspended in the 62nd minute as fights began to break out among the 30,000-plus attendees. The melee soon spread to the field as fans chased each other, some with weapons, and families fled…

TelevisaUnivision has announced Vix as its flagship streaming brand, with both subscription and free, ad-supported versions of it due to launch in the coming months. The privately held company unveiled the name this morning at the start of a virtual presentation, a 40-minute overview that was light on financials…

Mexico-based Grupo Televisa and Univision have closed their $4.8 billion merger, uniting their vast Spanish-language media and production holdings in the U.S. and Mexico. The new entity, known as TelevisaUnivision Inc., builds on a previous production alliance created by the companies as they looked to fend off a…

EXCLUSIVE: Eugenio Derbez and 3Pas Studios—run by Derbez and his producing partner Ben Odell— inked a first-look deal with Univision to create original scripted and unscripted Spanish-language projects for Univision's global streaming SVOD content slate set to launch in 2022. Univision will have the first look at…

Univision says it has taken a “significant” equity stake in Combate Global, a mixed martial arts franchise targeted to Hispanic audiences. The media company, along with Televisa, have had a relationship dating back to 2018. Univision is in the midst of merging with Televisa. Terms of the investment were not…

UPDATED with latest schedules: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC and ESPN+ will team to air all 51 matches of Euro 2020, the delayed UEFA European Football Championship tournament that began June 11 and runs through the final July 11 at Wembley Stadium in London. In all, the Disney networks will televise more than 140 live hours…

Univision plans to launch a two-tier streaming service next year in the U.S. and Latin America, calling the premium offering a milestone for the Hispanic market. The new service will have more Spanish-language originals than any other streaming service, the company pledged. It is positioned to take access of the…

Univision’s coverage of the U.S. men’s national team’s 3-2 victory over rival Mexico in the final of the inaugural CONCACAF Nations League on Sunday night tied ABC’s season premiere of Celebrity Family Feud for the night’s top broadcast in primetime. The game, which aired live from Denver and was decided in…