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| VOY's Broadband TV Network for English-Speaking Latino Market VOY has announced the launch of VOY TV. The first broadband television network to combine programmed content with user-generated videos and sharing tools, VOY TV is a next-generation entertainment destination for Latin audiences looking for an entertaining and social experience. VOY employs a broad range of distribution channels - including broadband, wireless, television, film, music, and DVD - to connect with the English-speaking Latino audience on the platform of their choice. As a result, VOY is able to provide content creators and advertisers with a direct avenue to this fast-growing audience. VOY TV is the video service of VOY's online community hub, VOY Plaza, which has grown to a unique user base of over 2.6 million since launching in November 2005. Enhancing VOY's music and community features, VOY TV offers a combination of acquired original programming, licensed content and user-generated video. VOY TV launches with thousands of videos arranged in an array of user-generated and premium channels where users can also share video clips, create blogs and meet Latinos with similar interests. VOY TV launches with several original and acquired series to connect with audiences who increasingly look online for entertainment and interaction. The company plans to launch additional original programming in the coming months. Select VOY premium channels include: * VOY Filmmaker Showcase highlights the best short films, music videos and commercials made by Latinos or featuring Latinos. * LatinEyes, a licensed broadcast magazine show, focuses on Latin culture in the United States and abroad. It highlights political, historical and entertainment figures who are making an impact on Latinos in the U.S. and around the world as well as products, places and events that shape the Latino experience. * VOY to Hollywood features celebrity interviews, featurettes and behind-the-scenes news on movies and shows that interest Latinos. * LatinoCam, an original weekly series, puts VOY members at the center of programming as virtual reporters for news, current affairs and entertainment around the world. * Hola America., a news magazine series currently syndicated in several California cities and now available nationally through VOY's network, focuses on Latino personalities who are making an impact in the United States. VOY TV serves the millions of Latinos who have adopted video as the Internet's newest form of communication and entertainment. There are currently over 16 million Hispanic Internet users in the U.S. While 77% of these users have access to broadband, only 15% prefer to visit Spanish-only websites, according to a Synovate report released in September 2006. According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the top reason Hispanics use the Internet is to access cultural content. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Networking News :: home page |