Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft (NASD: MSFT) said on Tuesday that it has partnered with Spanish-language broadcaster Univision to launch a Zune-branded music download service on Univision.com, a site that draws 15 million unique monthly visitors. The Baja Zune Musica en Univision.com service will offer Zune music charts, artist profiles and access to over 4 million tracks via the Zune Marketplace online store.

DMW’s CEO & Publisher provides a wrap-up of the top stories of the week. Who’s hot, who’s not and what’s the industry buzz?

I spent the past week at our Digital Music Forum in New York City with 500 senior industry insiders immersed in two days of high level discussions about the future of the music industry. I don’t often toot our own horn, but this was one heck of a great event.

Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group, a unit of Vivendi, announced that it will acquired the Latin music recording and publishing division of Spanish-language media firm Univision Communications, effectively making it the largest player in the U.S. Latin music market.

New York - Univision Online, the interactive subsidiary of Univision Communications, and the National Football League (NFL) announced on Thursday that they will jointly manage and operate NFLatino, the official U.S. Spanish-language website of the NFL.

Cambridge, Mass. - Maven Networks, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, said on Wednesday that Spanish-language media company Univision Online will use its services to power a new consumer Web video portal. Univision.com claims over 15 million unique monthly users.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Univision’s board approved the sale of the Spanish-language broadcaster to a consortium of private-equity investors for about $12.3 billion.