SOMOSTV
{{Infobox television channel
| name = SOMOSTV LLC
| logo = SomosTV.png
| logo_alt = SomosTV Logo
| logo_size = 209px
| launch_date = September 2006
| country = United States
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Panama
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
El Salvador
| language = Spanish
| owner = SOMOS Group
| headquarters = Miami, Florida
| website = [https://www.somostv.com/ www.somostv.com]
}}
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| header1 = Networks
| label3 = [http://www.viendomovies.com ViendoMovies]
[http://www.semillitas.tv Semillitas]
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SOMOSTV LLC, is an American Pay TV entertainment company engaged in the production, distribution, and marketing of Pay TV channels in the U.S. Hispanic market, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Panama, Central America, and the Caribbean. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, the company owns and operates two networks: ViendoMovies and Semillitas.{{cite web |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/VeneMovies-Semillitas-Two-New-iw-979586267.html?x=0 |title=VeneMovies & Semillitas, Two New 24-Hour Spanish Language Channels, Added to RCN's Hispanic Cable TV Program Packages |accessdate=2011-03-30 |publisher=Yahoo! Finance |author=marketwire |date=March 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.miamifilmfestival.com/pdf/RELEASE%202011%20MIFF%20Awards%20Announcement%20NO%20EMBARGO%203-12-11.pdf |title=The 28th Annual Miami International Film Festival Honors the Best Selections in World and Florida Cinema at Annual Awards Night Ceremony |access-date=2011-03-30 |publisher=The 2011 Miami International Film Festival |author=Dana Ballestero |date=March 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318060222/http://www.miamifilmfestival.com/pdf/RELEASE%202011%20MIFF%20Awards%20Announcement%20NO%20EMBARGO%203-12-11.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-18 }} SOMOSTV is headed by Luis Villanueva, an executive in the Hispanic media and entertainment industry, President and CEO of SOMOS Group.{{cite web |url=http://markets.hpcwire.com/taborcomm.hpcwire/news/read?GUID=14774440&Symbol=CMCSK |title=Comcast Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with Special On Demand Programming That Highlights the Best of Latin Culture |accessdate=2011-03-29 |publisher=HPC wire |author=Comcast Corporation |date=September 2010}}
History
SOMOSTV started operations in 2006 with the launch of ViendoMovies, a 24-hour movie channel which features exclusive, theatrical wide release, commercial-free movies (feature films) produced in Spanish.{{cite web |url=http://www.venevisioninternational.com/en/tvpaga.php |title=PAY TV |accessdate=2011-03-22 |publisher=Venevision International |date=January 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.satellitetv-news.com/time-warner-cable-launches-spanish-film-channel-venemovies-in-los-angeles/ |title=Time Warner Cable Launches Spanish Film Channel 'VeneMovies' in Los Angeles |accessdate=2011-03-29 |publisher=Satellite Television News |date=November 2009}} SOMOSTV is part of SOMOS Group (together with SOMOS Distribution, SOMOS Productions, SOMOS Next, SOMOS Films) and SOMOS Fast. ViendoMovies, has distribution agreements with all major cable television, telcos, and satellite television distribution companies in the United States and Puerto Rico.{{cite web |url=http://www.anitasantiago.com/entertainment.html |title=Entertainment Marketing |accessdate=2011-04-12 |publisher=Anita Santiago Advertising |date=January 2008}} ViendoMovies programing is a mix of feature film genres from Spain and Latin America, packaged with promotional material targeting the U.S. Hispanic Market including coverage of Film Festivals .In 2010, SomosTV expanded its services by launching its second channel, “Semillitas. “Semillitas” is an animation network oriented to Hispanic toddlers and pre-teens and preschool aged children with the objective to entertain and helping preserve the language and cultural heritage.[3]. From its initial launch in the United States and Puerto Rico, “Semillitas” expanded internationally, being distributed today in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Television Content
The company is considered an aggregator or bundler of licensed content but it often produces and edits content in-house.{{cite web |url=http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2009/06/15/genesis-networks-to-help-somos-tv-distribute-venemovies-channels/ |title=Genesis Networks to Help Somos TV Distribute Venemovies Channels |accessdate=2011-03-30 |publisher=Sports Video Group |date=June 2009}}
SOMOSTV has developed, manages and distributes two television networks, “ViendoMovies” and “Semillitas".[12] Luis Villanueva also oversees SOMOS Distribution LLC (an independent distributor of audiovisual programming worldwide), SOMOS Productions LLC (an independent programming producer) and SOMOS Films (production of feature films), together known as SOMOS Group. In 2014, Luis Villanueva added to SOMOS Group with SOMOS Next LLC, an Internet "OTT" (Over-the-top media service) content distributor, with a catalog of films under the brand FlixLatino (for the US and Puerto Rico) and children's animation under the brand "Pingüinitos" (for Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean). [13] . In 2023 SOMOS Group further expanded with the addition of SOMOS Fast, a company that produces Free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) channels (initially Cine en Espanol and Cine de Horror).
References
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External links
- https://www.somostv.com/
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Category:Mass media companies of the United States
Category:Spanish-language television networks
Category:Spanish-language television networks in the United_States
Category:Companies based in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2006