TelevisaUnivision’s big ‘jefa’ energy
Latin music superstar Shakira surprised attendees at TelevisaUnivision’s upfront, joining Ignacio Meyer, president of Univision Networks Group, onstage as he emphasized the network’s live content offerings across the company’s portfolio spanning news, entertainment and, most important, sports. Shakira announced that her new single, “Puntería,” will be the official song of TelevisaUnivision’s coverage of CONMEBOL Copa America 2024. The upfront also welcomed another Latina powerhouse to the stage, Becky G, who recently hosted and performed at the network’s 2024 Latin American Music Awards. Becky G also gave attendees a live performance later that night. — Luz Corona
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The highlight of Disney’s upfront event was definitely the return of Jimmy Kimmel, whose acerbic send-up of the event served as the perfect counterbalance to the otherwise cheery presentation. Kimmel roasted not only Disney itself—mocking Bob Iger and The Golden Bachelorette, among other targets—but the entire premise of upfronts week. He took particular glee in panning Netflix, whose sudden embrace of advertising put the once holier-than-thou streamer in the same position of groveling to advertisers as the other networks. After missing last year for the writers’ strike and performing remotely the year before with Covid, Kimmel’s comeback seemed to symbolize a return to normal, and it proved—importantly—that Disney can take a joke. —Mark Stenberg
