the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information . please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance . june 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message organizaci n cisneros type private company industry media entertainment telecommunications consumer products and tourism founder diego cisneros headquarters coral gables 1 area served united states venezuela spain dominican republic colombia peru ecuador chile china key people gustavo cisneros chairman and adriana cisneros ceo vice chairman and vice president of strategy subsidiaries venevision venevision plus novelisima viendomovies cisneros media distribution venevision productions venevision studios miss venezuela vene music siente music redmas cuponidad digitel tropicalia saeca travel and tourism fisa laboratories americatel website www.cisneros.com footnotes references venevision studios in miami cisneros organizaci n cisneros in spanish is a conglomerate of media entertainment digital media property investment tourism development and consumer product companies which reaches 550 million spanish and portuguese speaking consumers in the americas and europe . it also provides media content to more than 100 countries . its current ceo and vice president of the board of directors is adriana cisneros . 2 contents 1 history 2 companies 2.1 1 . cisneros media 2.1.1 free to air and paid television channels 2.1.2 paid television channels 2.1.3 content and distribution 2.1.4 entertainment and music 2.2 2 . cisneros interactive 2.3 3 . cisneros real estate 2.4 4 . consumer products and services 2.5 5 . corporate social responsibility 3 references 4 external links history edit diego cisneros founder of the cisneros group of companies cisneros was founded in 1929 in venezuela by diego cisneros as a small material transport business . the company grew rapidly and obtained a license to branch into the manufacture and commercialization of pepsi cola carbonated beverages in caracas . diego diversified the business in 1961 when he acquired a televisa television channel which would become venevision . his son gustavo began his career in media and entertainment operations of the company . in 1970 gustavo cisneros assumed the position of chairman and chief executive officer ceo of cisneros bachelet 2004 . the creation of venevision international currently cisneros media distribution which handles the distribution marketing and production of entertainment content significantly increased the international scope of the conglomerate s operations . cisneros media distribution is currently one of the main programming suppliers for univision the leading spanish language television network in the united states . 3 parallel to company dealings gustavo cisneros and his wife patricia phelps de cisneros founded the fundaci n cisneros a private non profit organization committed to improving education in latin america . it supports various important educational initiatives designed to promote freedom of speech economic development and encourage multicultural understanding . in august 2013 gustavo cisneros appointed his daughter adriana cisneros de griffin as the new chief executive officer ceo of cisneros . 4 adriana has spent the last seven years working as vice chairman and vice president of strategy . during this time adriana cisneros led the company s expansion into the digital world and e commerce . she has mainly concentrated on developing the conglomerate within the digital world and e commerce . companies edit the companies belonging to cisneros include majority and minority stock interests in several corporations that are managed both directly or indirectly through partnerships risk sharing companies or alliances . cisneros companies are grouped into the following corporate divisions 1 . cisneros media edit cisneros business unit which includes its television broadcasting production content distribution music and beauty contest companies . free to air and paid television channels edit venevision the main and largest television network in venezuela its free to air signal covers entire the country . 5 paid television channels edit venevisi n plus a subscription channel distributed internationally that offers 250 hours a month of programming in spanish which combines the talent and charisma of internationally recognized artists . venevision plus is currently present throughout latin america in its various feeds vmastv subscription entertainment channel directed to colombian audiences with various genres and formats such as drama reality shows comedy and contests veplus tv previously novel sima a soap opera and entertainment channel with diverse programming such as talk shows variety shows and comedy programs . 6 content and distribution edit cisneros media distribution previously venevision international is an entertainment company with more than 30 years experience in spanish content distribution produced by cisneros and other companies . venevision productions is the largest independent hispanic production company in the united states . its programming is distributed internationally to over 90 countries around the world . venevision studios is a facility for the production of television programming . it has six studios consisting of over 26 000 square meters digital cameras digital aes which has the ability to produce programs for high definition . entertainment and music edit miss venezuela 7 classified as the most successful local company at the international level during the nineties this company is devoted to highlighting the beauty of venezuelan women and has transformed miss venezuela into one of the beauty pageants with the greatest number of international titles . the miss venezuela beauty pageant is now a multimedia event . during the interactive gala the public can vote for their preferred candidate through social media networks . in 2013 the miss venezuela contest partnered with cic media and sony entertainment to create a reality show titled todo por la corona all for the crown which was broadcast throughout latin america by univision . similarly in 2013 it partnered with p & g to create pan regional product an work with 30 brands . venemusic a record label belonging to venevision international which produces promotes and distributes latin music from various genres including television theme songs from cisneros tv productions . siente music a joint venture between vene music and universal music latino the award winning division of universal music group . 2 . cisneros interactive edit a corporate division of cisneros develops digital businesses for hispanic audiences in the united states and latin america . its business strategy is focused on two main areas digital advertisement both online and mobile and e commerce . its main companies are redmas one of the main hispanic mobile ad networks and mobile studio . it offers its current and potential clients mobile design and development strategies for building mobile web sites in html5 and mobile applications for different operating systems such as android ios windows symbian and tablets . adsmovil the main mobile publicity network in the hispanic communications market in the u.s. and the spanish and portuguese speaking markets in latin america . cuponidad is a e commerce website with daily sales offers in peru and venezuela . the former colombian division filed for bankruptcy in 2015 . 8 3 . cisneros real estate edit cisneros real estate division is in charge of developing and positioning the company s real estate investments which include commercial industrial and residential properties located in various countries . tropicalia is a tourism real estate development belonging to cisneros . it is located in the el seibo province of the dominican republic . tropicalia is a long term sustainable project involving thousands of coastal hectares in the southern costs of the samana bay . 4 . consumer products and services edit saeca viajes y turismo is a corporate level travel agencies in venezuela . it offers delivery of tickets and traveler assistance in 125 countries citation needed access to the online sabre reservations system and call center service in the united states europe and latin america . laboratorios fisa manufactures and distributes personal beauty products and cosmetics in venezuela . its manufacturing lines includes hair care soaps and deodorants skin care products and fragrances for men and women . americatel founded in april 1993 americatel sistemas de comunicaci n c.a. is a long distance telecommunications company . it offers corporate clients in venezuela a trunking communication service employing technology developed by motorola inc. that allows a large number of users to share a relatively small number of communication paths . americatel s service is currently offered in caracas la guaira maracay valencia puerto ordaz and matur n. 5 . corporate social responsibility edit the fundaci n cisneros has developed various educational and cultural initiatives such as acude educational program which enabled 1 000 000 people in venezuela to become literate between 1984 and 1991 . centro mozarteum directed towards youths from all social strata with the mission of enriching musical development in venezuela by studying and appreciating music . cl se the first educational channel in latin america to offer educational programming and teacher training 24 hours a day . ame program professional development for educators an international online network for teaching learning based on the ict for promoting training for elementary teachers in latin america . piensa en arte think art an education platform based on the visual arts . it is designed under the premise that the inherent dialogue between a piece of art and the viewer provides a model for interactive learning and development of critical thinking . colecci n patricia phelps de cisneros currently includes collections of contemporary art modern art colonial art travelling artists in latin america and the colecci n orinoco . this initiative undertakes activities such as exhibitions publications conferences and research and artistic production scholarships . in addition to activities undertaken by the fundaci n cisneros each company has programs in the regions where they operate somos lo que queremos we are what we want to be a venevision campaign designed to highlight venezuelan attitudes and values and promote peaceful coexistence among citizens . in 2013 this program was recognized as one of the best csr initiatives by the fundaci n corresponsables in spain . mujeres emprendedoras enterprising women an initiative created in 2010 together with the institute of advanced studies in administration iesa which instills business skills in women . abuelos a bordo grandparents on board a saeca carlson and wagonlit travel agency program which offers recreational trips to elderly people in social risk situations . miss venezuela encourages its candidates to obtain training in csr sustainable development human rights and un millennium development objectives as well as getting involved in various voluntary activities . leadership training since 2008 cisneros has sponsored young venezuelans to participate in the leadership program for global competitiveness in miami florida . voluntarios solidarios caring volunteers a corporate volunteers program for cisneros workers in miami florida responsible tourism a tropicalia foundation program which supports community development in neighboring communities around the municipality of miches in the dominican republic . references edit adams susan may 6 2011 . adriana cisneros and gustavo cisneros of cisneros group . forbes magazine . retrieved october 29 2013 . the nature conservancy latin american conservation council el universal univisi n l der de audiencia por primera vez en estados unidos el universal univisi n l der de audiencia por primera vez en estados unidos tv m s magazine adriana cisneros appointed ceo of cisneros diario de caracas agb los 10 programas m s vistos son de venevisi n http www.veplustv.com http www.missvenezuela.com http www.noticiascaracol.com valle colombia cuponidad le respondera compradores y proveedores external links edit the cisneros group of companies cisneros media distribution cisneros a change of guard latinvex sept. 4 2013 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title grupo cisneros & oldid 742089131 categories conglomerate companies of the united statescompanies established in 1929hidden categories articles with peacock terms from june 2014all articles with peacock termsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from january 2014articles with unsourced statements from april 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate 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