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NUVOtv Sets Live Finale for 'Knockout' Series

thomas.umstead@futurenet.com (R. Thomas Umstead) — Tue, 04 Aug 2015 19:30:00 +0000

NUVO tv will air the Aug. 16 finale of its boxing docu-series Knockout as part of a live boxing card featuring the series’ host Roy Jones Jr.

The series, which follows nine boxers in an elimination competition format, will feature the finalists in the ring in live boxing matches, said the network. Headlining the card will be Knockout host and four-time division champion Jones, who will be fighting light heavyweight contender William Bailey.

The undercard fight will be announce during the Aug. 12 episode of Knockout, said network officials.

Mario Lopez Moves to MundoFox

Adam Jacobson, Contributing Editor, Hispanic Television Update — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:30:00 +0000

When it comes to television opportunities, actor and host Mario López could be a Golden Boy.

While that notion may be up for debate, it’s no lie that the veteran Latino star has signed on as the executive producer for MundoFox’s newest primetime entry, Los Golden Boys.

López is sharing executive producer duties with boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya; the docu-reality series features current world champion boxer Leo Santa Cruz, former world champion Abner Mares, and up-and-coming fighter Antonio Orozco. The series, which bowed March 8, airs Sundays at 10 p.m. on Fox Hispanic Media’s Spanish-language broadcast network.

A MundoFox original production, Los Golden Boys is a behind-the-scenes look into the world of championship boxing and the daily struggles that fighters must contend with both in and out of the ring.

“We are extremely excited to welcome Oscar De La Hoya and Mario López to the MundoFox family,” MundoFox president Ibra Morales said. “Los Golden Boys is a riveting look at the lives of these young athletes who are achieving the American Dream with their talent and determination.”

Lopez’s deal with MundoFox follows a March 4 upfront call in which Fuse Media president Bill Hilary announced that Hispanic millennial-targeted NUVOtv — rechristened in 2011 from Si TV — will be folded into the Fuse music network in third-quarter 2015. Si TV Media purchased the 73 million-subscriber music and entertainment channel from the Madison Square Garden Co. for $226 million in April.

As reported by Multichannel News, the new Fuse channel will continue to work with NUVOtv chief creative officer Jennifer López, who will develop an unscripted show for the reborn Fuse.

There was no mention of Mario López, who Nuvo TV signed to a development deal in 2013. Under the deal, NUVOtv green-lighted the second season of the interview series Mario Lopez One-on-One, as well as a new dance competition series with the working title Salsa in the City. He was to also develop three new series for the network, network officials told Multichannel News.

The reimagined Fuse will focus on millennials; Hispanics represent a significant percentage of this age group, thus the network’s insistence that the NUVOtv’s concept isn’t going away.

“We also did a lot of research on NUVO and found that young, Hispanic people do not want to be put in a corner and pigeon-holed, but rather want to be recognized as part of the new America, and that’s what they want to celebrate,” Hilary told Multichannel News.

While NUVOtv’s programming philosophy is expect to take hold at Fuse, the channel is expected to morph into a music-centric offering dubbed “FM.” The target audience will remain multicultural adults aged 18-34.

Upfronts 2014: NUVOtv Reveals New Programming

Will Hagle — Mon, 12 May 2014 20:45:00 +0000

NUVOtv, the English-language network with entertainment programming geared towards a Latino audience, unveiled several new and returning series at its upfronts presentation, which was held Monday night at the Edison Ballroom in New York City.

The network cited two major factors for its continued development: last year's addition of Jennifer Lopez as Chief Creative Officer, and this year's acquisition of Fuse, which is available in more than 73 million homes.

“Last year was a great year of change for NUVOtv. We relaunched the network, we infused new creative energy with our partnership with Jennifer Lopez, we added a ton of high quality culturally-relevant programming and, yes, we bought the Fuse cable network,” said Craig A. Geller, Senior Vice President, Ad Sales.

The network’s partnership with Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions has led to the addition of Los Jets, a documentary series about a high school soccer team, and Sensation (wt), a competition show which aims to find a Latino star with singing, dancing and acting abilities. Los Jets is scheduled to premiere July 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

NUVOtv also partnered with Mario Lopez’s Gordo Productions for the new series Tequila King, which follows Mexican entrepreneur Eric Buccio’s launch of his Casa Mexico tequila brand in the U.S.

Geller also commented on NUVOtv's commitment to evolving its distribution platform.

“On this front, I have two announcements,” Geller said, “First, the redesign of Mynuvotv.com to make it stickier, more dynamic and advertiser friendly, as well as the launch of our new TV Everywhere app so we can give our audience what they want on their laptops, tablets and phones whenever, however, and wherever they are.”

The network also detailed the return of comedy series Stand Up & Deliver, as well as music series such as Love & Salsa, A Step Away, Mario Lopez: One on Oneand The Collective.

Michael Schwimmer, CEO of NUVOtv, emphasized that the network did not shift its focus away from its Latino audience as a result of its relaunch.

“Latinos have now become a powerful economic engine and a cultural change agent in our country, a vast and growing series of consumers that is more educated, more affluent and more demanding of quality content that affects their central role in our society, and not just those stereotypes,” said Michael Schwimmer, CEO. “We’re not shifting from our core Latino focus to a broader millenial target. We’re staying with our original mission, focusing on a young, multicultural Latino and, yes, millenial consumer. That group is growing leaps and bounds and advertisers need to reach [them].”