On December 29, 2023, my father, Gustavo Cisneros, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 78. Many called him a visionary for his ability to see opportunities where others saw none. He embraced risks with relentless curiosity and a rigorous approach, often turning the impossible into reality. But what truly defined my father was his […]
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On Monday was the premiere of our most highly anticipated novela, El Talisman, the second collaboration by Venevisión Productions and Univisión. Produced completely in high definition (HD), El Talisman includes a first class cast and production team, and is expected to have full-blown success, as was seen by its predecessor Eva Luna which also broke various network and broadcasting records.
My team and I just spent the past three days at the NATPE conference in Miami. It was very insightful and a great catalyst for sharing new ideas and hearing about best practices. It was time well spent with colleagues, peers and industry leaders.
At the beginning of NATPE, the annual Conference & Exhibition of the worldwide television community, I had a One-on-One session with Anna Carugati, from World Screen, where we talked about how the Cisneros Group is handling the many opportunities that the new media offers to reach our audiences, focusing on one thing: making TV a social experience.
Today starts the annual convention of NATPE, and within this framework, I had the opportunity to talk with Jane Wooldridge, business editor from The Miami Herald, about some important issues on media, content, Hispanic market and the new technologies, including social networks, among other subjects that are part of the Cisneros Group commitment to its audiences.
Recently I did an interview with “Revista G†from Gestión, the most important business newspaper in Peru, to talk about how media consumption is changing and the role that social media and technology devices play in the way that people discover and consume media content.
El Guaco is the tenth school that we have helped rebuild through the Fundación Tropicalia. Three years ago, as we began the planning work for Tropicalia, a low density, high end, sustainable resort that my family is developing in the area, we realized that there was a lot of work to be done with the community if we wanted it to become an integral part of the project.
My grandfather is the best example of how success can come from a small idea and big dreams; he started his with an ice cream machine and great enthusiasm.
Here’s a press release that I hope you will find interesting regarding our latest business venture. It’s the Cisneros group moving into additional interactive ventures, in sync with our new digital strategy. Feel free to read more about our newest enterprise by clicking the link to the news story:
Another theme I talked about in my interview with Emi Kolawole, from The Washington Post, was the importance of get to and beyond the “eureka momentâ€. Everyone can have a “eureka momentâ€, it is that instant when you come up with an innovative and bright idea. Ideas came from anywhere, but the real challenge is to turn them into reality.
A few days ago I had a great conversation with Emi Kolawole, from The Washington Post, in which we talked about learning from our failures.