NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — James Goldston, President of ABC News, will join Isaac Lee, CEO of Fusion and President of Univision News, for a lively discussion about the growing impact of Hispanic millennials on the television industry during the 12^th Annual Hispanic Television Summit on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. The interview will be moderated by Alicia Menendez, host of Alicia Menendez Tonight, an irreverent weeknight news program on Fusion.

The Hispanic Television Summit is recognized as the signature annual conference for those in the business of television for Hispanic viewers and is presented by leading television business publications Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News. The Summit attracts over 500 top executives in television distribution, programming, production, advertising, brand marketing, research, technology and finance from the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Europe.

According to recent data from the U.S. Census, 65% of today’s Hispanics are millennials, and one out of every five millennials in America is Hispanic.  “We are thrilled to have these two dynamic executives join us to be interviewed by Alicia Menendez, who is herself an energetic millennial. This session demonstrates how significantly the Hispanic audience has changed in just a few years and how television in both the general and Hispanic markets is changing to appeal to younger Hispanics,” said Louis Hillelson, Vice President and Group Publisher of Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News. “It’s a whole new business. The generational shift in this audience is redefining what we now mean by the term Hispanic television.”

James Goldston was named to the post of President of ABC News in early 2014, when the previous president, Ben Sherwood, was appointed to head the Disney/ABC organization. Goldston is responsible for all aspects of ABC News’ broadcasts, including “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “Good Morning America,” “20/20” and “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.”

Isaac Lee is CEO of Fusion and President of News for Univision Communications Inc., the leading Spanish-language media company serving Hispanic America. Lee is responsible for leading strategic and editorial oversight of all news programming and production across the Univision Networks, Univision Radio, Univision Television Group and the Company’s Digital platforms.

Fusion host Alicia Menendez provides irreverent commentary, one-on-one interviews with newsmakers and conversations with young voices across the country about the realities of sex, money and power. Her program, Alicia Menendez Tonight, airs Monday-Friday, at 9pm ET on Fusion.

The Hispanic Television Summit is produced by The Schramm Marketing Group, which is based in New York City.

To register now and save $50 (offer good through September 12, 2014), please visit: http://hispanictvsummit.com/ or contact Jennifer Ware at 917-281-4718 or [email protected]

To sponsor, contact Louis Hillelson at 917-281-4730 or [email protected]

ABC News

More people get their news from ABC News than from any other source. ABC News is responsible for all of the ABC Television Network’s news programming on a variety of platforms: television, radio and the Internet. With an average television and radio audience of 180 million people in a given month, ABC News surpasses the competition. More than 2,400 affiliate stations broadcast ABC News Radio’s global news coverage. In addition, ABC News NOW is a 24-hour news and information network currently available to 44 million users across cable, broadband, and mobile platforms. NewsOne, the affiliate news service of ABC News, provides live and packaged news, sports, and weather reports, as well as footage of news events, to 200 ABC affiliates and more than 30 domestic and international clients.

About Fusion

Fusion is a news, pop culture and satire TV and digital network. It engages and champions a young, diverse, and inclusive America with a unique mix of original reporting, lifestyle, and comedic content that is both smart and irreverent. Fusion launched in millions of households nationwide on October 28, 2013. Six major distributors are carrying the cable network including Cablevision, Charter, Cox, AT&T U-Verse,  Verizon FiOS and Google Fiber. In addition, Dish network has agreed to carry Fusion in the coming months. For more information about Fusion visit fusion.net or follow us on Twitter @ThisIsFusion and facebook.com/FusionNetwork. Fusion is a joint venture between Univision Communications Inc. and the Disney/ABC Television Network.

About Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News

Broadcasting & Cable and Multichannel News serve the television industry with respected, industry-leading websites, weekly print publications, daily e-newsletters and events. Broadcasting & Cable covers the broadcast, cable and syndication markets, while Multichannel News focuses on programming, marketing, finance and more for the cable and telecommunications industries.

Contact: Joe Schramm, 212-983-0219, [email protected]