AT&T presents ‘Thalía en Primera Fila’ to premiere this sunday

MEC Entertainment, the branded entertainment division of Mediaedge, in partnership with the Univision Network, AT&T and Sony Music, announce the new original television special ‘AT&T presenta Thalía en Primera Fila’ which will be broadcast on December 13, at 4pm ET/PT on the Univision Network.

The hour-long program is a first-person documentary based on Thalía’s life edited with highlights from her new live concert, on which her latest CD/DVD project, ‘Thalía en Primera Fila’ is based. The album debuted as one of the highest selling albums of this week according to the Billboard Latin Chart.

MEC Entertainment worked on behalf of AT&T and in collaboration with Sony Music Latin, to bring the original special to life on Univision. “The launch of this television program establishes AT&T as a market leader in original programming for the Hispanic audience”, said Chet Fenster, Managing Partner, MEC Entertainment.

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In addition to presenting the special on Univision, AT&T will offer viewers exclusive Thalía ringtones, which can be downloaded through a short code that will be promoted on-air. The special will also be available on AT&T owned platforms (including U-verse) at a later date. Additionally, AT&T will promote the Univision program and Thalía’s CD/DVD to their Hispanic consumer base.

“AT&T is proud to be partnering with Univision, who shares AT&T’s vision in bringing exclusive, compelling experiences to the Hispanic community”, said Roberto Garcia, Executive Director, Hispanic Marketing for AT&T.

“We welcome AT&T as a partner in this new chapter of Sony Music’s ‘Primera Fila’ experience as they join us in the broadcasting of this unique TV special”, said Ruben Leyva, Managing Director Sony Music U.S. Latin.

“Sony Music thanks Thalía for this leap of faith, bearing herself and giving us the opportunity of showing the world her true talent”, said Paul Forat, SVP of A&R Sony Music U.S. Latin.