American Latino TV
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American Latino TV is an award winning nationally syndicated
television program produced by American Latino Syndication, a division of LATV Networks. The weekly magazine and culture lifestyle program showcases American and foreign-born Latinos making a positive impact in American society. Now in its 9th season (2 seasons as Urban Latino TV) American Latino TV set the standard for highlighting American Latino Culture through entertainment, the arts and sciences, education and sports. The show has had various hosts throughout the years including, Liza Quinn, Belqui Ortiz, Stephanie Ortiz, Jeannette Sandoval, Julian Dujarric, Daisy Fuentes and is currently hosted by Valerie Ortiz.
American Latino TV can be seen weekly in over 100 cities in over 92% of U.S. Hispanic homes (and 65% of all TV homes) across the U.S. on a number of TV affiliates, as well as in reruns on Cable networks. Segments from the show can also be seen on the Internet
and the show is broadcast internationally in the Virgin Islands
, Puerto Rico
and in parts of Canada bordering the U.S. The show often airs in tandem with its sister program LatiNation
and has also spawned a series of specials titled American Latino Presents and The American Latino Awards.
Johnny Salgado (2002-04 Urban Latino TV)
Noemi (2002-04 Urban Latino TV)
Liza Quinn (2004–2007)
Cristina Fernandez (2004–2007)
Belqui Ortiz (2007–08)
Stephanie Ortiz (2007–08)
Jeanette Sandoval (2008–09)
Julian Dujarric (2008–2009)
Daisy Fuentes (2009–10)
Valery Ortiz (2010–Present)
based production and syndication-company. AIM TV is a division of Artist and Idea Management and helped establish the business model of producing English language content for U.S. born Latinos beginning in 2001.
AIM TV was established in February 2000 by Robert G. Rose http://www.aimtvgroup.com/home/founder.html with the help of his production partner, Renzo Devia. AIM TV was the first television company to successfully produce, distribute and syndicate television programming targeting U.S. born Latinos, helping to spawn an industry that had not existed before (TV content in English, targeted to young, mostly U.S. born Latinos). 65% of U.S. Latinos are U.S. born according to U.S. Census data, but rarely if ever watch Spanish-language TV (according to Tomas Rivera Policy Inst. 1999).
In January 2008 the syndicated programs and the American Latino brand name were acquired by LATV Networks, the nation's first bilingual entertainment/music network distributed via digital multicast. The company gradually moved production to Los Angeles, California, where the show continues production of original episodes. Renzo Devia is living abroad and producing a six part documentary about (Afrolatinos) while Robert Rose has launched the brand (Punk Outlaw) and (punkoutlawrecords) while working on a documentary about punk music called ("Punktology"). In 2011, the producing duo teamed back up to develop a travel series for television called (Raw Travel).
The broadcast syndication division (American Latino Syndication) continues to operate under the LATV Networks umbrella with sales and production offices located in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
television program produced by American Latino Syndication, a division of LATV Networks. The weekly magazine and culture lifestyle program showcases American and foreign-born Latinos making a positive impact in American society. Now in its 9th season (2 seasons as Urban Latino TV) American Latino TV set the standard for highlighting American Latino Culture through entertainment, the arts and sciences, education and sports. The show has had various hosts throughout the years including, Liza Quinn, Belqui Ortiz, Stephanie Ortiz, Jeannette Sandoval, Julian Dujarric, Daisy Fuentes and is currently hosted by Valerie Ortiz.
American Latino TV can be seen weekly in over 100 cities in over 92% of U.S. Hispanic homes (and 65% of all TV homes) across the U.S. on a number of TV affiliates, as well as in reruns on Cable networks. Segments from the show can also be seen on the Internet
Internet
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and the show is broadcast internationally in the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
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, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and in parts of Canada bordering the U.S. The show often airs in tandem with its sister program LatiNation
LatiNation
LatiNation is a nationally syndicated television program airing in over 90 cities all over the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The program is produced by American Latino Syndication, a division of , and often is broadcast in tandem with its sister program American Latino TV. It...
and has also spawned a series of specials titled American Latino Presents and The American Latino Awards.
Format
The show is a half hour culture and entertainment magazine with 4-5 segments ranging from 1:30 – 3:30 minutes in length. The segments include music, fashion, culture, celebrity interviews and inspirational stories of regular people doing extraordinary thingsHosts
Celines Toribio (2002 Urban Latino TV)Johnny Salgado (2002-04 Urban Latino TV)
Noemi (2002-04 Urban Latino TV)
Liza Quinn (2004–2007)
Cristina Fernandez (2004–2007)
Belqui Ortiz (2007–08)
Stephanie Ortiz (2007–08)
Jeanette Sandoval (2008–09)
Julian Dujarric (2008–2009)
Daisy Fuentes (2009–10)
Valery Ortiz (2010–Present)
Origins
American Latino TV was formerly known as Urban Latino TV and was originally produced by the AIM Tell-A-Vision Group (AIM TV), a New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based production and syndication-company. AIM TV is a division of Artist and Idea Management and helped establish the business model of producing English language content for U.S. born Latinos beginning in 2001.
AIM TV was established in February 2000 by Robert G. Rose http://www.aimtvgroup.com/home/founder.html with the help of his production partner, Renzo Devia. AIM TV was the first television company to successfully produce, distribute and syndicate television programming targeting U.S. born Latinos, helping to spawn an industry that had not existed before (TV content in English, targeted to young, mostly U.S. born Latinos). 65% of U.S. Latinos are U.S. born according to U.S. Census data, but rarely if ever watch Spanish-language TV (according to Tomas Rivera Policy Inst. 1999).
In January 2008 the syndicated programs and the American Latino brand name were acquired by LATV Networks, the nation's first bilingual entertainment/music network distributed via digital multicast. The company gradually moved production to Los Angeles, California, where the show continues production of original episodes. Renzo Devia is living abroad and producing a six part documentary about (Afrolatinos) while Robert Rose has launched the brand (Punk Outlaw) and (punkoutlawrecords) while working on a documentary about punk music called ("Punktology"). In 2011, the producing duo teamed back up to develop a travel series for television called (Raw Travel).
The broadcast syndication division (American Latino Syndication) continues to operate under the LATV Networks umbrella with sales and production offices located in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
Awards
- Imagen Award for Best National Informational Programming 2003, 2004, 2005
- The Aurora Award – GOLD, Episode 204, 2004
- The Aurora Award – Platinum Best of Show – Episode 201, 2004
- Davey award, 2006
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