This Week in las Noticias

2008 CABLE SHOW: Univision To Kick Off VOD (Multichannel News) – Univision Communications will jump into the video on demand arena next year, offering some 1,000 of programming hours across multiples genres, including full matches from the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Vista Property Co. plans retail projects with a Spanish accent (Dallas Morning News) – Vista targets the rapidly expanding Hispanic population within the nation's fastest-growing metro area. About 1.6 million Hispanics live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a quarter of the population.

Latino turnout could hold key to White House (San Francisco Chronicle) – The Democrats' best strategy to win the presidency this year could lie in an energetic campaign to turn out Latino voters in key swing states, according to Democratic political strategists who cite Latinos' surging voter participation and intensifying preference for Democrats.

Looking for smarter newscasts? Switch to Español (Miami Herald) – This might come as a surprise to English-speaking Americans, who hear about the Spanish-language TV news only when its on-air personalities engage in soap-opera-style antics, such as the KVEA anchor-reporter who became the mistress of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Report: Houston should prepare for Hispanic growth (Houston Business Journal) – Business and political leaders in Harris County should be prepared for unprecedented change during the next 20 years as Hispanics become the dominant demographic group in the region.

Mun2 Launches Multiplatform Branding Campaign (Portada) – Mun2 has announced the launch of an aggressive multi-platform ad-campaign that will seek to frame the bilingual entertainment network as key player in the Hispanic media landscape and as a go-to destination for younger Hispanics.