nuvoTV Joins Forces With NBC News To Expose Toughest Issues Facing America's Latino Voters This Election Year With Televised Primetime Event
Today Show's Natalie Morales to Moderate Live Audience "Town Hall" Special
May 10, 2012, 09:30 ET
LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- nuvoTV, the only English-language cable network fully dedicated to serving America's Bi-cultural Latinos (BCLs), announced today a programming partnership with NBC News' Peacock Productions to spotlight the critical role of Latinos in the upcoming 2012 presidential election and the challenging issues important to Latino voters. nuvoTV and Peacock Productions will leverage their creative and production expertise to produce a high quality "Latino Town Hall" special before a live studio audience at Rockefeller Center. Tentatively titled "We Decide: 2012," the special will premiere this August.
"Latinos in America are a crucial component for presidential candidates in this year's election, and could well be the deciding factor in determining who is our next president," said nuvoTV CEO Michael Schwimmer. "Mainstream media has not adequately addressed the issues facing America's Latino community in the context of this presidential election. nuvoTV's Town Hall will provide a unique venue for Latinos to amplify their voice across the country in English, so that the widest possible audience can appreciate Latinos perspectives on the issues."
Moderated by NBC News' award-winning journalist Natalie Morales, We Decide 2012 will feature a panel of high-profile experts who will engage with a live audience and other virtual participants connecting through the latest social media platforms. The special will take a deep dive into how the presidential candidates are addressing issues specific to America's Latinos including unemployment, healthcare, education and immigration.
In the summer of 2008, nuvoTV (then SiTV), broke new ground with "Crash The Parties '08" a national online contest in which aspiring young Latino journalists competed to cover the presidential election for the network. Winners were announced at a Capitol Hill reception, and then rewarded with media training before attending the Democratic and Republican national conventions as television reporters on the convention floor.
For We Decide: 2012, nuvoTV will also team up with NBCLatino.com, NBC News' English-language platform serving news & lifestyle content to U.S. Hispanics. Together, they will provide information and increase awareness about the key issues related to We Decide: 2012, as well as engage audiences and readers on NBCLatino's social channels like Twitter (http://twitter.com/nbclatino) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/NBCLatino).
The special's announcement comes on the heels of nuvoTV's recent 2012-13 upfront announcements, highlighting the network's highest volume of original programming in its eight-year history. nuvoTV will feature five new, exciting and eclectic non-scripted series for its 2012-13 season including: Mario Lopez 1-on-1, Fight Factory, The 7 of Clubs, Curvy Girls and Low-Ballers. These shows will join nuvoTV's returning original reality Model Latina to anchor the schedule.
About nuvoTV
nuvoTV (mynuvoTV.com) is the first and only English-language television network created for American Bi-Cultural Latinos 18-49.
Vibrant. Bold. Driven. nuvoTV embodies the spirit and lifestyle of today's BCLs. From lifestyle and comedy to music and movies, nuvoTV's unique line-up consists of 70% original programming all shot in high-definition.
nuvoTV is available in major markets including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago and San Francisco/Bay Area, as well as the entire top 15 Hispanic DMA. Major distribution partners include AT&T U-verse, Comcast, Cox, Dish Network, Time Warner Cable and Verizon FiOS.
About Peacock Productions
Peacock Productions is an award-winning, nonfiction production company that combines the editorial expertise, technical resources and seasoned production talent of NBCUniversal. It offers a wide-range of programming to broadcast, cable and digital entities with worldwide reach. To learn more, please visit peacockproductions.tv.
About NBCLatino.com
NBCLatino.com is NBC News' English-language platform serving news & lifestyle content to U.S. Hispanics, offering Hispanic angles on big general market stories, as well as Hispanic perspectives and opinion pieces. NBCLatino.com takes Hispanic news beyond the usual conversation, toward something more inspired, empowered and energized--to tell and reflect the Hispanic-American story with authentic voices.
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