Cisneros Media

Cisneros Media
Industry	Media
Predecessor	Venevision International
Founded	1970; 54 years ago
Founder	Diego Cisneros
Headquarters	Miami, Florida, United States ; Caracas, Venezuela
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Adriana Cisneros, CEO ; Jonathan Blum, President
Parent	Grupo Cisneros
Subsidiaries	Venevisión; VePlus; Venevisión International Productions; Venevision Studios; Venemusic; Siente Music; RedMas
Website	www.cisnerosmediadist.com

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.^[2]

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.^[3] The company has a diverse programming catalogue, with an emphasis on the telenovela genre.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

As part of the Cisneros Group of Companies, the company has been launched TV channels.^[8] 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.^[9]

CMD has also participated with the Spanish company Nostromo in television programming^[10] 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.

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 Networks Mediapro Nickelodeon	120	Abril 15, 2019 – October 22, 2021
Ruta 35	2015	United States	Venevision International BE-TV Univision Studios	65	January 12, 2016 – February 26, 2016
Voltea pa' que te enamores	2014–2015	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	123	November 11, 2014 – March 15, 2015
Demente criminal	2014	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	50	April 1 – August 15, 2015
Cosita linda	2013–2014	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	146	September 22, 2014 – May 1, 2015
Los Secretos de Lucía	2013	Venezuela Colombia United States	Venevisión BE-TV Venevision International Univision Studios	75	April 22 – August 4, 2014
Rosario	2012–2013^[11]^[12]	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	105 / 145	January 28 – August 16, 2013
El Talismán	2012	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	98 / 100	January 30^[13] – June 15, 2012^[14]
Corazón Apasionado	2011	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	79 / 111	April 9 – July 27, 2012
Eva Luna	2010–2011	United States	Venevision International Univision Studios	110 / 114	November 1, 2010^[15] – April 11, 2011^[16]
Sacrificio de Mujer	2010	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	101	April 18 – July 7, 2011
Condesa por amor	2009	Dominican Republic	Venevision International	100	October 26, 2009 – February 11, 2010
Pecadora	2009–2010	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	80 / 145	3 May – September 10, 2010
Águila Roja	2009–2016	Spain	Globomedia RTVE	116	February 19, 2009 – October 26, 2016
Vuélveme A Querer	2008–2009	Mexico	TV Azteca Venevision International	139	February 9 – August 21, 2009
Alma Indomable	2008–2009	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	165	October 19, 2009 – April 16, 2010
Valeria	2008	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	174	March 10 – October 16, 2009
Pobre Millionaria	2008	Panama Venezuela	Venevision International	97	May 15 – August 26, 2008
Amor Comprado	2007	United States Venezuela	Venevision International Univision Studios	123	January 21 – July 11, 2008
Trópico	2007	Dominican Republic	Venevisión International Iguana Productions Antena Latina	100	June 4 – September 14, 2007
Acorralada	2006–2007	United States Venezuela	Venevision International Univision Studios	187	January 15 – October 5, 2007
Mi Vida Eres Tú	2006	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	116	July 10 – December 8, 2006
Olvidarte Jamás	2005	United States Venezuela	Venevision International Univision Studios	118	January 9 – June 7, 2006
Soñar no Cuesta Nada	2004–2005	United States Venezuela	Venevision International	191	May 23, 2005 – February 23, 2006
Ángel Rebelde	2003–2004	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	217	February 2 – December 3, 2004
Rebeca	2003	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	152	June 2 – December 26, 2003
Gata Salvaje	2002	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	252	May 16, 2002 – May 2, 2003
Secreto de Amor	2001	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	151	July 24, 2001 – February 12, 2002
La Revancha	2000	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	151	8 May – December 1, 2000
Girasoles para Lucía	1999–2000	Peru	Venevision International Iguana Productions	110	November 8, 1999 – March 31, 2000
Enamorada	1999–2000	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	100	November 8, 1999 – March 8, 2000
La Mujer de Mi Vida	1998–1999	United States Venezuela	Fonovideo Productions Venevisión	150	September 23, 1998 – March 17, 1999

English-Language Series

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide 2005
Zoey 101 2005
Flashpoint 2009
Corazones extremos 2010
No Puede Ser 2010
What's Up Warthogs! 2011
Hawaii Five-0 2012
Beauty & the Beast 2012
Just Kidding 2013
Scorpion 2015
The Messengers 2015
Limitless 2015
Killjoys 2015
Zoo 2015
The Next Step 2016
Extant 2016
MacGyver 2017
Seal Team 2018
FBI 2018

English-Language Cartoons

Zoofari 2018
Bitz & Bob 2019
The Strange Chores 2020
Kingdom Force 2020
Remy & Boo 2021
Dino Ranch 2021
Zumbar 2021
Dino Pops 2023

Programs

Talkshows

References

^ "About Cisneros". www.cisneros.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
^ Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders and Trends. Thomas Mcphail. 2005 Page 113
^ A Companion To Television Janet Wasko 2005. Page 517
^ Venezuela: The Challenge of Competitiveness Michael Enright, Scott Saavedra, 1996 Page 72.
^ Cisneros, Gustavo A. (June 23, 2011). "Gustavo A. Cisneros on Buying Univision". Bloomberg L.P.
^ Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. Gary R. Edgerton, Brian G. Rose. 2005. Page 285
^ Marketing to Moviegoers: A Handbook of Strategies Used by Major Studios and Independents Robert Marich. 2005. Page 264
^ Verna, Tony (1993). Global Television: How to Create Effective Television for the 1990s. Focal Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780240801346.
^ Fuente, Anna Marie de la (May 20, 2007). "Venevision goes mobile". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
^ Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture in the United States by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, and Arturo J. Aldama. 2004. Page. 293
^ "Elenco de "Rosario", la nueva telenovela de Univision". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
^ Univision Studios y Venevision dieron el claquetazo de 'Rosario'
^ “El Talismán” Delivers Highest U.S. Produced Novela Premiere Numbers
^ Gran final de El Talismán el viernes 15 de junio a la 1pm/12 C por Univision
^ Univision Studios' First Dramatic Program 'Eva Luna' Reaches 5.2 Million Viewers
^ ""Eva Luna" Finale Reaches 9.7 Million Viewers, Ranks As One Of Top 10 Novela Finales Of All Time And The Highest-Rated Domestically Produced Novela In History". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

External links

[1] "About Cisneros". www.cisneros.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2023.

[2] Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders and Trends. Thomas Mcphail. 2005 Page 113

[3] A Companion To Television Janet Wasko 2005. Page 517

[4] Venezuela: The Challenge of Competitiveness Michael Enright, Scott Saavedra, 1996 Page 72.

[Bloomberg-Univision-2011-5] Cisneros, Gustavo A. (June 23, 2011). "Gustavo A. Cisneros on Buying Univision". Bloomberg L.P.

[6] Thinking Outside the Box: A Contemporary Television Genre Reader. Gary R. Edgerton, Brian G. Rose. 2005. Page 285

[7] Marketing to Moviegoers: A Handbook of Strategies Used by Major Studios and Independents Robert Marich. 2005. Page 264

[Verna-8] Verna, Tony (1993). Global Television: How to Create Effective Television for the 1990s. Focal Press. p. 236. ISBN 9780240801346.

[9] Fuente, Anna Marie de la (May 20, 2007). "Venevision goes mobile". Variety. Retrieved July 10, 2024.

[10] Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture in the United States by Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, and Arturo J. Aldama. 2004. Page. 293

[11] "Elenco de "Rosario", la nueva telenovela de Univision". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

[12] Univision Studios y Venevision dieron el claquetazo de 'Rosario'

[13] “El Talismán” Delivers Highest U.S. Produced Novela Premiere Numbers

[14] Gran final de El Talismán el viernes 15 de junio a la 1pm/12 C por Univision

[15] Univision Studios' First Dramatic Program 'Eva Luna' Reaches 5.2 Million Viewers

[16] ""Eva Luna" Finale Reaches 9.7 Million Viewers, Ranks As One Of Top 10 Novela Finales Of All Time And The Highest-Rated Domestically Produced Novela In History". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

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v t e Venevisión telenovelas
1960s debuts	Lucecita (1967) Doña Bárbara (1967)
1970s debuts	Esmeralda (1970) María Mercé, La Chinita (1970) María Teresa (1971) La mujer prohibida (1972) Peregrina (1973) Una muchacha llamada Milagros (1973) Mariana de la noche (1975) Cumbres Borrascosas (1976) Daniela (1976) La zulianita (1976) María del Mar (1978) Emilia (1979)
1980s debuts	Buenos días, Isabel (1980) El despertar (1980) Mi mejor amiga (1980) Ligia Sandoval (1981) Sorángel (1981) La heredera (1982) Ligia Elena (1982) Nacho (1983) Eternamente tuya (1983) Tres destinos (1983) El retrato de un canalla (1984) Julia (1984) Diana Carolina (1984) Las amazonas (1985) El sol sale para todos (1986) Los Donatti (1986) Enamorada (1986) Esa muchacha de ojos café (1986) Mi nombre es amor (1987) Y la luna también (1987) Sueño contigo (1987) Amor de Abril (1988) Alba Marina (1988) Niña bonita (1988) Fabiola (1989) La revancha (1989) La sombra de Piera (1989) Maribel (1989) Paraíso (1989) María María (1989)
1990s debuts	Adorable Mónica (1990) Pasionaria (1990) Inés Duarte, secretaria (1990) Emperatriz (1990) Bellísima (1991) La mujer prohibida (1991) Mundo de fieras (1991) Cara sucia (1992) Macarena (1992) Piel (1992) Por amarte tanto (1992) La loba herida (1992) Las dos Dianas (1992) Rosangélica (1993) Sirena (1993) Morena Clara (1994) María Celeste (1994) Peligrosa (1994) Pedacito de cielo (1994) Como tú, ninguna (1995) Dulce Enemiga (1995) Ka Ina (1995) Pecado de amor (1995) El perdón de los pecados (1996) Quirpa de tres mujeres (1996) Sol de tentación (1996) A todo corazón (1997) Amor mío (1997) Contra viento y marea (1997) Destino de Mujer (1997) Todo por tu amor (1997) El País de las mujeres (1998) La mujer de mi vida (1998) Samantha (1998) Calypso (1999) Cuando hay pasión (1999) Mujercitas (1999) Toda mujer (1999) Enamorada (1999)
2000s debuts	Lejana como el viento (2000) Hechizo de amor (2000) La revancha (2000) María Rosa, búscame una esposa (2000) Amantes de Luna Llena (2000) Muñeca de trapo (2000) Vidas prestadas (2000) Más que amor, frenesí (2001) Felina (2001) Guerra de mujeres (2001) Secreto de amor (2001) Latin Lover (2001) Las González (2002) Mambo y canela (2002) Gata salvaje (2002) Todo sobre Camila (2002) Engañada (2003) La mujer de Lorenzo (2003) Rebeca (2003) Cosita rica (2003) Bésame tonto (2003) Ángel Rebelde (2003) Amor del bueno (2004) Sabor a ti (2004) El amor las vuelve locas (2005) Soñar no cuesta nada (2005) Se solicita príncipe azul (2005) Olvidarte jamás (2006) Los Querendones (2006) Mi vida eres tú (2006) Ciudad Bendita (2006) Voltea pa' que te enamores (2006) Acorralada (2007) Aunque mal paguen (2007) Somos tú y yo (2007-09) Arroz con leche (2007) Trópico (2007) Amor Comprado (2007) Valeria (2008) Torrente (2008) Condesa por amor (2008) ¿Vieja yo? (2008) Pobre millonaria (2008) La vida entera (2008) Alma indomable (2009) ¡Qué clase de amor! (2009) Los misterios del amor (2009) Pecadora (2009) Un esposo para Estela (2009) Tomasa Tequiero (2009)
2010s debuts	Salvador de mujeres (2010) Harina de otro costal (2010) La mujer perfecta (2010) Eva Luna (2010) NPS: No puede ser (2011) Sacrificio de mujer (2011) La viuda joven (2011) Natalia del mar (2011) El árbol de Gabriel (2011) Corazón apasionado (2012) Válgame Dios (2012) Mi ex me tiene ganas (2012) El Talismán (2012) De todas maneras Rosa (2013) Rosario (2013) Los secretos de Lucía (2013) Cosita linda (2014) Corazón esmeralda (2014) Demente criminal (2014) Voltea pa' que te enamores (2014) Amor secreto (2015) Ruta 35 (2015) Entre tu amor y mi amor (2016) Para verte mejor (2017) Carolay (2019)
2020s debuts	Dramáticas (2023)
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