The venue was transformed into a glittering Las Vegas-style casino, where more than 500 guests learned about WAPA´s new programming
Puerto Ricans leading broadcast station, WAPA Television, revealed an exciting new year of programming in a glamorous Vegas-themed night at the 2012 Upfront, which took place at the Puerto Rican Convention Center in San Juan.The venue was transformed into a glittering Las Vegas-style casino, where more than 500 guestsincluding celebrities, advertising agencies, clients, reporters and special guestslearned about WAPA´s new programming for 2012.Following the success of the inaugural season of Idol Puerto Rico, WAPA announced a second season of the reality show. In addition to Idol Puerto Rico, WAPA, in coproduction with FreemantleMedia, will introduce a new spinoff featuring the Islands best young talent, Idol Kids. WAPA also announced the introduction of Minute to Win it based on the reality format that has proven success in more than 40 countries worldwide.The network will continue as Puerto Ricos leader in local production with new seasons of its original programs, including Entre Nosotras, Pégate al Mediodía, Risas en Combo, WAPA a las Cuatro, Sunshine Remix, and SuperXclusivo the top-rated local program on the Island. WAPA will launch two new shows based on the comedy of celebrated Puerto Rican comedian Sunshine Logroño; Mamas Boy and Mongüi y Pescuezo, as well as an unprecedented new special featuring Puerto Rican magician and illusionist, Reynold Alexander.We will continue to produce and acquire the most innovative programming for our viewers and advertisers in 2012 and beyond, said José E. Ramos, president of WAPA Television.We continue to produce more news and local entertainment programming than anyone else, and this year we are proud to have set a new standard for quality with Idol Puerto Rico and demonstrated that WAPA is committed to providing our audience and advertisers with world-class television content, said Alan Sokol, chairman of WAPA Television.
