10:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism| TV
4 Apr 2006
Just when you thought the world had enough MTV channels — with what seems like millions in Latin America, Asia and Europe — MTV has announced its new venture, MTV Tr3s.
Tr3s is a new channel catering to the much underserved US Latino market, aged 18-34, an untapped demographic which advertisers have been waiting to target, but up until this point haven’t been able to do en masse because of the lack of content available to support them.
The channel is said to have a “Spanglish” format, which put in the hands of MTV makes me a bit wary, as I commented on another blog today. I am cautiously optimistic, however.
What would be really interesting to see would be Tr3s with content similar to that of MTV, which goes beyond videos to offer reality shows, gossip, celebs, etc. Not because I am particularly inclined towards that kind of programming, but because I think viewers will be. A TV version of VivirLatino might be a good idea, no, MTV? Gimme a call.
Via / Reuters
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4 Responses to MTV goes Spanglish
Octavio Isaac Rojas Orduña
April 4th, 2006 at 11:44 am
Is your phone ringing?
Jennifer Woodard Maderazo
April 4th, 2006 at 11:58 am
Not yet, but I am crossing my fingers it will and we’ll all be able to retire to some beach in Spain…
Monica
April 4th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
Mun2 (pronounced mun-dos) is already doing that and doing a pretty good job. They cater to urban Latinos but play different genres of musica en espanol, from reggaeton to nortenos. The DJ’s speak in English and they mix all English or all Spanish commercials as well as videos…and as you can see, the website is in English. It may not be completely bilingual, but I think it works. I spend most of my day in English but listen to Juanes or Ana Gabriel on the train ride home…it’s just what being Latino is about.
Media SITREP
April 8th, 2006 at 11:57 am
MTV Tr3s en English, Spanish y Spanglish
I'd wager that a mobile deal is not far behind.
Via VivirLatino, from Reuters:
TV Tres…will showcase pop, urban and rock artists as well as lifestyle series, customized music franchises and news documentaries that spotlight U.S. Latinos as we…