The Miss Universe Organization (Muo), which oversees the annual competition, has inked a multi-year distribution deal with The Roku Channel and Telemundo, the companies announced Thursday.
The deal, which covers the U.S. streaming and broadcast markets in both English and Spanish languages, respectively, includes the upcoming 72nd annual competition, whose telecast is slated to air on Nov. 18. Taking place in El Salvador, the 2023 competition is set to be executive produced by Sergio Alfaro and his production company InventTV, along Paula Shugart and Anne Jakrajutatip, who EP for Miss Universe.
“We’re very excited to be moving forward with The Roku Channel and Telemundo for the next few years,” Muo CEO Amy Emmerich said in a statement. “To me, this is a legacy brand that people should be watching for what we’re going to do next, not what we’ve done in the past. The women we work with,...
The deal, which covers the U.S. streaming and broadcast markets in both English and Spanish languages, respectively, includes the upcoming 72nd annual competition, whose telecast is slated to air on Nov. 18. Taking place in El Salvador, the 2023 competition is set to be executive produced by Sergio Alfaro and his production company InventTV, along Paula Shugart and Anne Jakrajutatip, who EP for Miss Universe.
“We’re very excited to be moving forward with The Roku Channel and Telemundo for the next few years,” Muo CEO Amy Emmerich said in a statement. “To me, this is a legacy brand that people should be watching for what we’re going to do next, not what we’ve done in the past. The women we work with,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The Miss Universe Organization is sticking with streaming.
The annual beauty competition will continue to air on The Roku Channel, as well as Telemundo after the streaming service and Spanish-language broadcaster struck multi-year broadcast deals.
It comes after the last Roku and Telemundo signed up to air the 71st annual event last year.
The 72nd finale will take place on November 18, 2023 from El Salvador.
It marks the latest awards show or live event to pivot to streaming; the SAG Awards are set to air on Netflix after a year airing on the streamer’s YouTube page and The Academy of Country Music Awards air on Amazon Prime Video. The Golden Globes are still searching for a broadcast partner and could also appear on a streaming service in 2024.
Miss Universe began airing on CBS in 1960. After it was acquired by Donald Trump in 1996, it began airing on NBC in 2003 and remained...
The annual beauty competition will continue to air on The Roku Channel, as well as Telemundo after the streaming service and Spanish-language broadcaster struck multi-year broadcast deals.
It comes after the last Roku and Telemundo signed up to air the 71st annual event last year.
The 72nd finale will take place on November 18, 2023 from El Salvador.
It marks the latest awards show or live event to pivot to streaming; the SAG Awards are set to air on Netflix after a year airing on the streamer’s YouTube page and The Academy of Country Music Awards air on Amazon Prime Video. The Golden Globes are still searching for a broadcast partner and could also appear on a streaming service in 2024.
Miss Universe began airing on CBS in 1960. After it was acquired by Donald Trump in 1996, it began airing on NBC in 2003 and remained...
- 8/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Miss Universe” is extending its relationship with The Roku Channel and Telemundo. The Miss Universe Organization, which has been undergoing an overhaul under new owners Jkn Global Group Pcl, has sealed a multi-year deal with Roku and Telemundo to continue as the U.S. streaming and broadcast homes for the pageant, in both English and Spanish, respectively.
Roku streamed and Telemundo aired the most recent Miss Universe event in January; it repped the first live event ever streamed on Roku. Next up, the 72nd annual “Miss Universe” event will take place on Nov. 18, 2023, live from El Salvador. Joining this time will be L.A.-based production company InventTV, run by Sergio Alfaro, who will executive produce alongside Miss Universe’s Paula Shugart and Anne Jakrajutatip.
“I’m really proud of the show in January,” Miss Universe Organization CEO Amy Emmerich told Variety. “I think all those small nuance changes that...
Roku streamed and Telemundo aired the most recent Miss Universe event in January; it repped the first live event ever streamed on Roku. Next up, the 72nd annual “Miss Universe” event will take place on Nov. 18, 2023, live from El Salvador. Joining this time will be L.A.-based production company InventTV, run by Sergio Alfaro, who will executive produce alongside Miss Universe’s Paula Shugart and Anne Jakrajutatip.
“I’m really proud of the show in January,” Miss Universe Organization CEO Amy Emmerich told Variety. “I think all those small nuance changes that...
- 8/3/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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