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As Latina and growing up outside the US, I never realized how little Latino representation there actually is given that I was constantly surrounded by channels and artists who looked like me Once I grew up and moved here, it became painfully clear that people like me just didn't matter when it came to television[...]

With actress Sofia Vergara's (Modern Family) Latino digital media company Raze set to celebrate its one-year anniversary, the presents have already started arriving in the form of production and development deals at Netflix, Hulu, and TNT. Co-founded by Vergara alongside Latin World Entertainment founder Luis Balaguer and Emiliano Calemzuk, the company is moving forward with production on original[...]

Paramount Network continues beefing up and diversifying its programming slate ahead of its January 2018 launch, partnering with Latino digital-media company mitú for half-hour sketch comedy series Browntown Though cast details have yet to be announced, mitú founders Beatriz Acevedo and Doug Greiff are set to executive produce from a format developed by Greiff. Credit: Paramount Network Browntown is set in[...]

Ayer would serve as executive producer alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, and KristieAnne Reed. In January of this year, Starz CEO Chris Albrecht laid out a new programming strategy for the network that would see them "seeking diverse voices" and creating content that meets the entertainment needs of "under-served audiences." Family Crimes fits into this new push[...]

Actress Gina Rodriguez is putting her words into action when it comes to increasing diversity and representation in front of and behind the camera; the Jane the Virgin star is developing two new series for CBS and The CW that are centered around the Latino community. Rodriguez's I Can & I Will Productions will develop both[...]

Marvel would like to remind you that the press have been talking about other comics as well as the DC Relaunch. Such as a certain Ultimate Spider-Man #1,

From the preview of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 shipping in October, with art from Sara Pichelli, we see what appear to be at least two new powers from

The "Miles Variant" edition of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, drawn by Sara Pichelli, coming out in September.

Is it time for a Disney Blatino Spider-Man in their schedules? Or maybe, just maybe, we could look to a season two replacement? (UPDATE: I've had assurance that it will be Peter Parker under the mask in the upcoming cartoon As for season two, who can say…) [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOx-7Iq0rv4[/youtube] [...]

The Black Nerd Ranter has something to say... I wonder what the topic is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUziaJzmnO4

"Half black, half hispanic? What sort of origin story does he have? Was he a black guy bitten by a radiocative hispanic? Or a hispanic guy bitten by a