Topic: Telecomm | VivirLatino

Kajeet Cell Phones : So Far a Good Option for Padres and Kids

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:00:39 -0500

Thankfully my 10 year isn't one of those kids, the kind that are up your ass to have what all her friends have. Most of her fifth grade friends do have cell phones, used to communicate with their parents as they walk home from school alone. But I still pick my daughter up, so the need wasn't there. However when offered the chance to review Kajeet, a new cell phone service for kids, I jumped at the chance. I wanted to see what the hype was about and if indeed I did have control of how my daughter would use it. I was pleasantly surprised. My daughter loved the cute characters that are used as the phone's spokespeople and promptly decorated her LG 225 camera phone with stickers of big headed alien looking creatures she knew by name. I loved the fact that I could control not only who my daughter called but how calls were payed for.

So What Does is Take to Get the Copa Mundial Into Your Sala?

Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:18:39 -0500

I've been watching most of the Copa Mundial from the comfort of my living room sofa and according to Gizmodo, I'm not alone. These are some of the stats according to the tech blog:

5,000,000,000: Viewers expected to watch the games
45000: Estimated number of network connections for TV production
2200: Hours of feeds produced
2000: Staff of TV productions
2000: Press, commentators
1300: Kilometers of cable for 12 venues
800: Camera positions
750: kilometers of audio/video cables

And what to do if your hypothetical sister wants to watch television while the partidos are on? Catch a live stream on the internet of course. But that's an entirely different post.

Chack out all the A/V stats on the Copa Mundial at Gizmodo.

For Sale : Univision

Thu, 09 Feb 2006 14:31:21 -0500

Univision may be putting a "For Sale" sign on themselves. The Spanish Language media company is considering putting themselves up for auction to the highest bidder. The company, worth about $10 billion, owns the No. 1 Spanish-language television network, radio broadcaster, Music Company and online operations. Univision is the broadcast home of Don Francisco's Sabado Gigante, the talk show of the Latina Oprah, Cristina, and of course novelas. But did you know that:

The company is run by A. Jerrold Perenchio...who does not speak Spanish, [and] has also been a big contributor to President Bush and the Republican Party.

Think of that when you switch on your TV.

Via / The New York Times

Clear Channel is so Preciosa

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:28:55 -0500

Media giant, Clear Channel, has launched La Preciosa Network, a Spanish-language network with more than one dozen stations. The programming can be heard in parts of California, Texas, Iowa, New York State, Oklahoma, and Nevada. Preciosa is the latest addition in Spanish language programming by the network and features hits from the 70s, 80s and early 90s.

Via / San Jose Business Journal

Press "2" For English

Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:52:15 -0500

Movida, a new pre-paid cell phone service for the US targeting the Hispanic community is launching in South Florida this week. Rolling out to most of the nation next month, Movida executive's say that they are on track to have 150,000 customers by the end of the year.

The Movida website states that "En Movida, el español es nuestro primer idioma." With rates of 20 cents a minute to anywhere in the US or Puerto Rico, 25 cents to anywhere in Mexico and other "competitive" Latin American rates, Movida has cleared defined their target market.

From the article:

"Hispanics are looking for cultural affinity. Thirty percent of the customers who call our call center in Buenos Aires speak in English, but they still have the affinity with being Hispanic."