SIVOO Enhances Latino Programming with 1,000 Hours of New Content
Tagged: Argentina, Boxing, Colombia, Mexico, Microsoft, mobile, novela, population, Spanish-language, telenovelaPosted on: May 1st, 2007“SIVOO Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: SIVO.PK), operator of the first Internet TV network of multicultural on-demand entertainment programming, today announced it has reached new agreements with five of the top producers of multicultural entertainment programming, including Comedy Time Network, Excalibur Media Group, Caracol Television, Telefe and Metro TV. As a result, SIVOO will expand its Spanish-language portal () to include an additional 1,000 hours of new Latino on-demand entertainment programming from Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
“These new relationships represent SIVOO’s desire to work with the best- of-the-best in programming to continually enhance the SIVOO user experience,” said Daniel Leon, vice president of content and business development at SIVOO. “SIVOO’s Spanish-language content is incredibly popular and we remain committed to offering the freshest selection of multicultural entertainment programming from around the globe.”
As part of an agreement with Comedy Time Network, SIVOO will provide viewers with on-demand access to stand-up comedy routines from the best of Comedy Time Latino. This includes the best Latino Comics taped at the finest comedy clubs around the country. Viewers will also be able to choose from several “Funnysodes,” including the popular series “Beverly Hills Barrio.” The Comedy Time Network is one of the first made-for-mobile networks and is the global market leader in original comedy content created for wireless handsets.
In addition, SIVOO will offer a series of boxing matches under its agreement with Excalibur Media Group. The on-demand fights will feature Mexican boxers, including female featherweight boxer Jackie Nava, light welterweight boxer Pipino Cuevas, Jr. and Ulises Solis, the current IBF World light flyweight “Champion of the World.”
SIVOO will also expand its current Spanish-language drama line-up with new soap operas and telenovelas from Colombia and Argentina based on agreements with Caracol Television and Telefe, respectively. Some popular titles include: “Historias de Hombre Solo Para Mujeres,” “La Guerra de las Rosas,” “Resistire,” “Tangled in the Net,” “Frecuencia 04″ and “Maria Madrugada.” In addition, SIVOO will provide viewers with top travel, food and entertainment programming from Colombia via its agreement with Metro TV.
The new SIVOO Latino content will be live by Saturday, May 5 in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
About SIVOO
Founded in 2000, SIVOO Holdings, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: SIVO.PK) operates the first Internet TV network of multicultural on-demand entertainment. It serves the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population with more than 22,000 hours of quality on-demand content under contract that is delivered through an Internet browser to PCs, televisions, portable devices and mobile phones.
Only SIVOO gives consumers the choice of watching ad-supported on-demand multicultural entertainment for free or without ads for a nominal fee. SIVOO’s proprietary system currently serves video through Microsoft Windows Media Player via any Web browser.
SIVOO is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, and has a production facility in Universal City, CA.
SIVOO is a trademark of SIVOO Holdings, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.”
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