LatiNation
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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 LATV Networks, and often is broadcast in tandem with its sister program American Latino TV
. It is one of the first English language, U.S. Latino targeted TV Programs on mainstream television and touches on many topics with the general theme being stories about young, 2nd and 3rd generation Latinos making an impact on U.S. society.
AIM TV was established in February 2000 by Robert G. Rose and 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 (television programming 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 broadcast syndication division (American Latino Syndication) continues to operate under the LATV Networks umbrella with offices located in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 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 the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands
The Virgin Islands are the western island group of the Leeward Islands, which are the northern part of the Lesser Antilles, which form the border between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
. The program is produced by American Latino Syndication, a division of LATV Networks, and often is broadcast in tandem with its sister program American Latino TV
American Latino TV
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...
. It is one of the first English language, U.S. Latino targeted TV Programs on mainstream television and touches on many topics with the general theme being stories about young, 2nd and 3rd generation Latinos making an impact on U.S. society.
Format
The show is a half hour in length with 5 segments ranging from 1:30 – 3:30 minutes in length. The segments include: The Vault, Making the Grade, Spotlight, Salud, Underground, Sessions, Cinenation, En Acción and Mi Estilo.Origins
LatiNation was originally produced by the AIM Tell-A-Vision Group (AIM TV), a New York based production and syndication company. AIM 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 and 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 (television programming 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 broadcast syndication division (American Latino Syndication) continues to operate under the LATV Networks umbrella with offices located in New York City and Los Angeles, California.
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