Choosing countries that are not English speaking and don't have ready access to English-language television encourages communication.

The advertisements emphasized issues like immigration and economic opportunity and used few attack advertisement techniques, omnipresent on English-language television, to close the deal.

"I'm not the kind of person who melts to be in English-language television," she said.

"I'm convinced there is nothing like this in English-language television," she said.

She almost always played the stereotypical Welsh mother (or grandmother in her later years) and appeared on both Welsh- and English-language television.

And, of course, English-language television continues to seduce.

For Ms. Trejos, 30, this is her first job on English-language television, after spending seven years at various Spanish-language stations.

Pérez is the first Hispanic judge to cross over from Spanish-language to English-language television.

Soccer will continue to grow as a sport for young people to play, but will have continued difficulty in achieving coverage on English-language television.

M.B.& B. in Toronto as the agency for English-language television in Canada.