Cisneros Media (CMD), also known as Venevision International (VVI), is an American-based entertainment company that broadcasts Spanish-language television worldwide.
History Venevision International is part of the Cisneros Group of Companies. It was founded initially as the distribution company.Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders and Trends. Thomas Mcphail. 2005 Page 113
CMD is currently headed by Peter Tinoco. The company opened its doors in 1969 under the name Teverama Florida, along with Radio Caracas Television as distributors of Venezuelan programming abroad. After a split from RCTV (which formed Coral Pictures), it was renamed America Television Inc. In 1987, the company took the current name of Venevision International.
VVI is one of the two largest companies that distributes Spanish-language television programming.A Companion To Television Janet Wasko 2005. Page 517 The company has a diverse programming catalogue, with an emphasis on the telenovela genre.Venezuela: The Challenge of Competitiveness Michael Enright, Scott Saavedra, 1996 Page 72.
In 1992, as part of a consortium of American businessman Jerry Perenchio, Mexican entrepreneur Emilio Azcárraga Milmo, and Grupo Cisneros through Venevisión International bought Univision for $500 million. Grupo Cisneros held a 25% stake in Univision and 12.5% stake in the Univision Communications (now TelevisaUnivision). The Grupo Cisneros' ownership stake in Univision led to the broadcast of Venevision telenovelas from Venezuela, and to the co-production of telenovelas by the partnership of Venevision International and Univision Communications. The consortium ended up selling Univision for $13.7 billion in 2007.
VVI presently supports exchange agreements and sales of TV programming in China and South Korea, where telenovelas are popular. Beginning in 2000, the company sought to diversify its catalogue with original productions, and to participate in the profitable Hispanic market in the United States.
In television production, CMD was a pioneer in independent television production in Spanish in the city of Miami and one of the main companies of this segment in the industry.Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. Gary R. Edgerton, Brian G. Rose. 2005. Page 285
CMD founded the first exclusive, Spanish-language film distribution company in the United States. It released movies in cinemas and on pay-per-view, pay television, home video, the hospitality industry (hotels and tourism) and the Internet. It has participated in a renewed interest in Latin American cinema in the US market.Marketing to Moviegoers: A Handbook of Strategies Used by Major Studios and Independents Robert Marich. 2005. Page 264
As part of the Cisneros Group of Companies, the company has been launched TV channels. Based on its film catalogue in Spanish, the company launched its pay TV movie channel "VeneMovies" in 2006: a channel that programs films 24 hours a day, along with interviews and coverage of major festivals targeted towards the United States' Hispanic market.
VVI runs Latcel, a mobile content production and distribution company in the U.S. Hispanic market. It also runs VeneMobile, a division that offers content from the Cisneros Group of Companies in the mobile markets.
CMD has also participated with the Spanish company Nostromo in television programmingEncyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture in the United States by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, and Arturo J. Aldama. 2004. Page. 293 and in the production of theater plays in the city of Miami where it owned a theatre from 2001 through 2005.
On October 28, 2013, the Grupo Cisneros relaunched the Venevisión International brand with the name Cisneros Media, as part of a restructuring of the Grupo Cisneros. Cisneros Media is a division that controls entertainment services: Venevisión: Venezuela's leading television network. Ve Plus: international television channel. Miss Venezuela Organization: production platform aimed at the female audience. Cisneros Media Distribution - Global distributor of entertainment content. Venevisión International Productions and Cisneros Studios – independent producer of Venevisión's Spanish-language programming in the United States and for Venevisión.
In 2016, the company represented Boat Rocker Media titles in Latin America.
Cisneros Media Distribution companies
Venevision International TV Distribution
Venevisión International is one of the largest television programming distribution companies in Latin America. The catalogue includes popular genres from Venezuela, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. It features films from Hollywood, Spain, and Latin America. Genres include telenovelas, musicals, comedies, game shows, talk shows, children's programming and documentaries.
Venevision International Pay TV
VVI Pay TV develops Spanish-language channels for cable and Satellite television broadcasts. The ViendoMovies channel division offers contemporary movies in Spanish in the United States.
Venevision International Film Distribution
The film division of VVI distributes and markets Spanish-language films through pay-per-view, video-on-demand, Internet broadband, hotel and airline systems, and DVDs. This division also publishes compilations of soap operas and other television programs on DVD.
Venevision International Productions
The programming producer for Venevisión International generates productions of various genres. Its facilities are located in Miami and with regional associates. The company also develops programs for television shows.
Venevision International Publishing
Venevisión International Publishing protects and manages the intellectual property rights of music and productions of the Cisneros Organization.
Ve Plus TV
VePlus is a subscription channel owned by Cisneros Media and serves as an updated version of their previous channel, Venevisión Continental. It was also known as Novelísima, Ve Plus TV and V Mas TV, a subsidiary of Grupo Cisneros. VePlus incorporates much of the programming from Venevisión Continental and Novelísima, while also producing its own content in Venezuela and Miami.
History Venevisión Continental was originally launched as a cable television station on August 28, 2000. It provided entertainment programs, news, talk shows, and soap operas, catering to Spanish-speaking audiences in Venezuela, Latin America, Asia and Europe as the international signal of Venevisión. The channel ceased its broadcasts in July 2008. It was available on DirecTV channel 774 until September 2006 and was owned by Venezuela's Venevisión Canal.
In December 2007, the Cisneros Group initiated a pilot project called Venevisión Novelísima Plus in Venezuela. Recognizing its success and large viewership, Venevisión Continental was relaunched in June 2008 under the name Novelísima. The channel focused on soap operas, telenovelas, Latin entertainment, talk shows, and contests, while excluding opinion, politics, and news media.
On July 18, 2012, the signals of "Novelísima" and "Venevisión Plus Dominicana" were merged to create "Ve Plus TV". In 2017, the channel was rebranded as VePlus.
Feeds VePlus operates on three different feeds:
VePlus: Broadcasts in Latin America, Spain and the Philippines, excluding Venezuela. VePlus: Exclusive feed for Venezuela. VePlus: Available in the United States.
Programming VePlus primarily offers a lineup of soap operas, talk shows, and variety shows, targeting Hispanic and Latino audiences in the United States and other countries.
Venevision Continental Venevision Continental serves as the business unit responsible for managing pay-TV channels and services for Cisneros.
Novelas Title Production Year Production Countries Production Companies Number of Episodes Airdates Club 57 2019–2021 United States Rainbow S.r.l.Viacom International Media NetworksMediaproNickelodeon 120 April 15, 2019 – October 22, 2021 Ruta 35 2015 United States Venevision InternationalBE-TVUnivision Studios 65 January 12, 2016 – February 26, 2016 Voltea pa' que te enamores 2014–2015 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 123 November 11, 2014 – March 15, 2015 Demente criminal 2014 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 50 April 1 – August 15, 2015 Cosita linda 2013–2014 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 146 September 22, 2014 – May 1, 2015 Los Secretos de Lucía 2013 VenezuelaColombiaUnited States VenevisiónBE-TVVenevision InternationalUnivision Studios 75 April 22 – August 4, 2014 Rosario 2012–2013 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 105 / 145 January 28 – August 16, 2013El talismán 2012 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 98 / 100 January 30“El Talismán” Delivers Highest U.S. Produced Novela Premiere Numbers – June 15, 2012Gran final de El Talismán el viernes 15 de junio a la 1pm/12 C por UnivisionCorazón apasionado 2011 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 79 / 111 April 9 – July 27, 2012Eva Luna 2010–2011 United States Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 110 / 114 November 1, 2010Univision Studios' First Dramatic Program 'Eva Luna' Reaches 5.2 Million Viewers – April 11, 2011Sacrificio de mujer 2010 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 101 April 18 – July 7, 2011 Condesa por amor 2009 Dominican Republic Venevision International 100 October 26, 2009 – February 11, 2010Pecadora 2009–2010 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 80 / 145 3 May – September 10, 2010 Águila roja 2009–2016 Spain GlobomediaRTVE 116 February 19, 2009 – October 26, 2016Vuélveme a querer 2008–2009 MexicoTV AztecaVenevision International 139 February 9 – August 21, 2009Alma indomable 2008–2009 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 165 October 19, 2009 – April 16, 2010Valeria 2008 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 174 March 10 – October 16, 2009 Pobre Millionaria 2008 PanamaVenezuelaVenevision International97 May 15 – August 26, 2008Amor Comprado 2007 United StatesVenezuela Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 123 January 21 – July 11, 2008Trópico 2007 Dominican Republic Venevisión InternationalIguana ProductionsAntena Latina 100 June 4 – September 14, 2007Acorralada 2006–2007 United StatesVenezuela Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 187 January 15 – October 5, 2007Mi Vida Eres Tú 2006 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 116 July 10 – December 8, 2006Olvidarte jamás 2005 United StatesVenezuela Venevision InternationalUnivision Studios 118 January 9 – June 7, 2006 Soñar no cuesta nada 2004–2005 United StatesVenezuela Venevision International 191 May 23, 2005 – February 23, 2006Ángel rebelde 2003–2004 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 217 February 2 – December 3, 2004Rebeca 2003 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 152 June 2 – December 26, 2003Gata salvaje 2002 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 252 May 16, 2002 – May 2, 2003Secreto de amor 2001 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 151 July 24, 2001 – February 12, 2002La revancha 2000 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 151 8 May – December 1, 2000Girasoles para Lucía 1999–2000 Peru Venevision InternationalIguana Productions 110 November 8, 1999 – March 31, 2000Enamorada 1999–2000 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 100 November 8, 1999 – March 8, 2000La mujer de mi vida 1998–1999 United StatesVenezuela Fonovideo ProductionsVenevisión 150 September 23, 1998 – March 17, 1999
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