Univision Communications Plans Novela, Sports, News Channels

1:58 PM PDT 4/12/2011 by Georg Szalai

COO Randy Falco says the recent census and this year's upfront advertising market could be a "tipping point" for Spanish-language media.

NEW YORK - Spanish-language media company Univision Communications is planning to launch a telenovela cable channel in the U.S. during the third quarter and a sports and likely also a 24/7 news network next year to offer its Spanish-language audience additional content outlets, executive vp and COO Randy Falco said Wednesday.