Julio Vaqueiro and Arantxa Loizaga to Anchor Primetime Coverage From Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Technology-Infused Set at Telemundo Center
Noticias Telemundo AHORA to Stream Live Coverage and Election-Focused Programming
NoticiasTelemundo.com to Feature Up-to-the-Minute Results, Live Blog, Breaking News and Live Video
MIAMI – October 31, 2024 – Noticias Telemundo will deliver comprehensive multiplatform “Decisión 2024” election coverage across Telemundo network, streaming channel Noticias Telemundo AHORA and NoticiasTelemundo.com on Election Day. Noticias Telemundo AHORA’s coverage will kick off at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 5, followed by special election coverage on Telemundo network at 7 p.m. ET, led by main anchors Julio Vaqueiro and Arantxa Loizaga.
Broadcasting live from a custom-built, state-of-the-art election set at Telemundo Center, Noticias Telemundo’s Election Night team of anchors, correspondents, analysts and commentators will track the latest developments as the night unfolds, with on-the-ground reporting, up-to-the-minute results, key insights and analysis.
The extensive coverage will also feature in-depth reporting on the impact of the Latino vote, races involving Hispanic candidates plus reaction across the country from Latino voters, the second-largest group of voting-age Americans.
Noticias Telemundo’s coverage will be available across all its social and digital platforms, including Noticias Telemundo AHORA, launched earlier this year with original news programming and a special focus on Decisión 2024.
New visual storytelling components will be at the center of the coverage. Augmented reality and virtual reality technologies will deliver dynamic and engaging visualizations, real-time updates on election results and key race alerts to help viewers stay on top of the latest breaking news.
Leading up to Election Day, Noticias Telemundo has strengthened its position as a preferred news source for Latinos. The flagship Noticias Telemundo newscast is the only major broadcast network with year-over-year growth for 2024 to-date among all viewers, according to Nielsen Panel data. During key moments in this year’s election cycle, including both presidential debates and the Democratic and Republican party conventions, Telemundo ranked as the #1 Spanish-language network among total viewers.
NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO AHORA TO STREAM EARLY ELECTION DAY COVERAGE
● Noticias Telemundo AHORA’s Decisión 2024 coverage kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 5 led by anchors Damià Bonmatí and Claudia de la Fuente. Coverage on Noticias Telemundo AHORA will continue with a simulcast of Noticias Telemundo’s rolling election special starting at 7 p.m. ET.
● Noticias Telemundo AHORA is distributed widely across online streaming platforms including Peacock, Roku, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, Fire TV and Noticias Telemundo’s accounts on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X.
SPECIAL ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE STARTS AT 7 P.M. ET ON TELEMUNDO NETWORK, SIMULCAST ON NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO AHORA
● Julio Vaqueiro and Arantxa Loizaga will lead coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET, joined by Vanessa Hauc, Johana Suárez, Damià Bonmatí, Nicole Suárez and Rogelio Mora-Tagle who will be at the Big Board throughout the night to break down the latest polling, exit polls and results as votes are counted. Johana Suárez will examine the balance of power in Congress, Bonmatí will track conversations taking place on social media, and Hauc will track the races of Latinos running for office. Nicole Suárez will also examine exit polls and key ballot initiatives in states across the country.
DECISIÓN 2024 ELECTION COVERAGE CONTINUES ON WEDNESDAY
● Beginning at 6 a.m. ET, Guad Venegas and Claudia de la Fuente will pick up coverage on Noticias Telemundo AHORA and later on Telemundo network until 12 p.m. ET with Damià Bonmatí at the Big Board.
● Octavio Pulido and Nicole Suárez will anchor a special one-hour edition of “Noticias Telemundo Mediodía,” the network’s midday newscast.
LIVE RESULTS, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE DATA, LIVE BLOG AND FACT CHECKS ALL AVAILABLE ON NOTICIASTELEMUNDO.COM
● Election coverage will stream live on NoticiasTelemundo.com. The website will also feature the latest results, exit poll data and analysis. Telemundo owned stations will deliver live coverage of local races and results will be available through Telemundo station websites and apps.
● To provide up-to-the minute exit polling and election night results, Noticias Telemundo will work in close collaboration with its sister network, NBC News. The NBC News Decision Desk provides real-time accurate election results as soon as they are made available by election officials.
● Noticias Telemundo’s team of anchors, correspondents and reporters will contribute to a live blog on Election Day with breaking news and live videos.
● Fact checks by T Verifica, Noticias Telemundo’s fact-checking platform, will be providing fact checks on NoticiasTelemundo.com and on air. Viewers can also follow fact checks in Spanish and English through Telemundo’s chatbot on WhatsApp by adding the number +1 727 477 2212 and typing “Hola” or “Hello”.
● The NBC News/Telemundo interactive voting tool Planifica tu voto is back for the 2024 election, providing a comprehensive, state-by-state guide of information voters need to know about the voting rules where they live.
Noticias Telemundo correspondents and reporters will report from across the country and key battleground states.
● Cristina Londoño – Trump campaign headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida
● Javier Vega – Kamala Harris campaign headquarters in Washington DC
● Lourdes Hurtado – Pennsylvania
● Francisco Fajardo – Arizona
● Francisco Cuevas – Texas
● Edgar Muñoz – Las Vegas
● Erika Flores – Los Angeles
● Octavio Pulido, Paola Ramos, Betsy Badell, Karla Amezola and David Noriega will lead conversations with focus groups of Latino voters.
The panel of bipartisan commentators and political analysts that will join the Election Night coverage includes:
● Daniel Garza, president of LIBRE Initiative
● Luis Miranda, political strategist, founding president of the Hispanic Federation and chairperson of the Latino Victory Fund
● Rosario Marin, former U.S. Treasurer
● Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, political analyst and dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas
● Catalina Stubbe, national director of Hispanic outreach for Moms for Liberty
● Liz Alarcon, political analyst
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About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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