HITN would like to acknowledge and thanks its past and present sponsors and business partners, public and private, for their support of HITN’s mission.
Sponsorship and Partners
HITN’s partnership with Apple makes it possible to distribute our apps, HITN GO and EDYE, on its most popular products, including iOS for iPhones and iPads, and tvOS for Apple TV.
Thanks to our relationship with Apple, we have been invited to be part of the developer program in Latin America. A group of a few companies that Apple sees the potential to transform into market-leading apps.
We regularly participate in training sessions that allow us to develop our products correctly and according to the highest standards of the digital market.
Our Edye and HITN Go apps are available in the US market. However, Edye can also be enjoyed by families throughout Latin America and Brazil.
Visit:
https://www.apple.com/
https://app.edye.com/quieroedye
HITN’s partnership with Google opens the doors for our Apps, HITN GO and EDYE, to millions of households across the United States and Puerto Rico. With Google, all customers subscribed to the TV operators that carry HITN in their listings and cover even more prominent areas in Latin America and Brazil with EDYE.
Being compatible with over 15,000 devices, Google allows the distribution of our Apps to their most popular and widely consumed devices in the market, from Android phones, tablets, smart TVs, and virtually any type of technology that supports the Android framework. In this way, HITN’s partnership with Google caters to the largest sector of the population in the broad markets of the United States and Latin America, ranging from pre-schoolers to senior citizens.
Visit:
https://about.google/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appedye&hl=en_US&gl=US
HITN’s partnership with Amazon provides an invaluable range of opportunities to distribute HITN’s App, Edye, tailored for preschoolers and their responsible, loving parents.
Amazon, as a multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence, and referred to as “”one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world,”” extends its access and reputation to Edye as a valuable product to their customers.
Edye is available for all Amazon Fire devices in the United States and Latin America, offering three subscription plans, including monthly, six months, and yearly subscriptions, with access to more than 2,500 episodes of the highest quality and in a safe environment for their consumers.
Soon, HITN will expand Eye’s distribution by launching it in Brazil and making it available for Prime Video subscribers in the United States, Latin America, and Brazil.
Visit:
https://www.amazon.com/b?node=23477568011
https://app.edye.com/amazon
HITN’s partnership with Applicaster is the backbone of the HITN Go and Edye Apps. Applicaster’s product, staff, and infrastructure allow freedom to create and grow Apps independently from developers by using simple, built-in tools to craft and change custom experiences and launch them directly to the app stores. Also, it facilitates the possibility of scaling and expanding HITN’s streaming and video-on-demand with budget predictability and complete control over timelines & resources, supporting the growing needs of HITN Go and Edye in the most operationally efficient way.
The capability to continuously experiment, personalize and optimize HITN Go and Edye Apps experiences enable HITN to drive a perfect user experience and desired business outcomes.
Some of the resources Applicaster provides are compatibility with OTT and Mobile platforms, such as iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, LG, and Samsung.
Visit: https://www.applicaster.com/
HITN’s partnership with InPlayer makes it possible for the Edye App to monetize Edye’s online videos by quickly and securely managing subscriptions and packages for video-on-demand content consumption. Furthermore, InPlayer’s strategic, flexible, and fan-first video monetization platform does not compromise a smooth and effortless user experience while complying with the highest security and technical product requirements in the video-streaming, financial, and technological areas.
Among the many capabilities offered by InPlayer is the creation of branded live streaming microsite with online ticketed and pay-per-view access to your live-streamed virtual events. Full customization of the look and feel of Edye’s paywall and email notifications post-payments to match its brand. In-app OTT integrations and fully branded purchase experiences. Live and VOD monetization cross-OTT platforms & devices. Simple pricing that scales from 1 subscriber to millions. Full ownership of subscriber data. No downtime with free migration and subscriber syndication. AI-powered real-time reports to inform pricing and content plans, and many others, allowing Edye to provide a trustworthy, secure, and easy-to-use transactional workflow for every subscriber.
Visit: https://inplayer.com/
HITN’s partnership with JW Player helps the HITN Go viewers and Edye subscribers to engage with HITN’s video-on-demand content, live TV broadcast, and over 2,500 Edye episodes on the screens of their choice under a fast, reliable, easy-to-use, and safe environment across all platforms, devices, and partner’s digital video ecosystem.
The video streaming technology JW Player facilitates high-quality, consistent playback so that HITN Go viewers and Edye subscribers may access their favorite content ubiquitously from websites, mobile apps, or connected TV. In addition, JW Player delivers a beautiful experience and increases ad revenue for the Vida y Salud website.
A JW Player survey was sent in January 2021 to publishers, broadcasters, online course creators, and other producers of digital video content. The survey received 1,812 responses from 221 companies, including 51% from publishers, 14% from broadcasters, and 12% from online course creators. Respondents provided honest feedback and opinions on their industry goals for 2021 and anonymous reviews of JW Player capabilities, making it one of the most solid and reliable partners for HITN.
Visit: https://www.jwplayer.com/
HITN’s partnership with Roku provides ample distribution of HITN Go and Edye with one of the first streaming devices in the video streaming industry. Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. Roku is one of the leading streaming platforms that connects and benefits the entire TV ecosystem worldwide. Today, Roku streaming devices are used by millions of consumers in North America and Latin America, giving access to HITN Go viewers in the United States, and providing wide distribution for Edye subscribers in Latin America. It enables HITN as a content publisher to build and monetize large audiences with sophisticated tools to reach and engage its Audience. Roku is the No. 1 TV streaming platform in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico by hours streamed. In addition, a dedicated Roku channel store is provided in each country where their devices are available. Roku makes it easy and affordable for HITN Go viewers and Edye subscribers to enjoy free and paid content, including live HITN TV live channel and more than 2,500 Edye episodes in a safe, easy-to-use, and reliable environment.
HITN’s partnership with KidSafe provides a fundamental status of trust, reliability, and security for HITN’s Edye App among the parents of preschoolers, which are Edye’s core audience.
The kidSAFE Seal Program is an independent safety certification service and seal-of-approval program designed exclusively for children-friendly websites and technologies, including online game sites, educational services, virtual worlds, social networks, mobile apps, tablet devices, connected toys, and other similar online and interactive services.
HITN’s membership in the KidSafe program ensures that Edye meets the highest online safety and privacy standards, adding the product to a distinguished list of kidSAFE members. In addition, Edye was awarded one of its prestigious kidSAFE Seals for display on its website, mobile app, and other platforms and technologies.
The kidSAFE Seal Program was founded and developed by Shai Samet, an experienced and award-winning children’s privacy consultant, and is advised by some of the world’s leading Internet safety experts, including Ken Leonard (former CEO, ScanAlert) and Henri Isenberg (formerly, Norton/Symantec).
Visit: https://www.kidsafeseal.com/certifiedproducts/edye_app.html
Bellevue, WA based company is a cellular data and content company which provides these services to over 109 Million United States customers. HITN’s partnership with T-Mobile offers free internet service to educational institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico especially in underserved communities where internet access is limited. This partnership will continue to flourish as the demand for internet access continues to grow especially in Hispanic communities.
Visit: https://www.t-mobile.com/
Luxembourg based company that offers video, broadband and telephony services to residents in New York City and surrounding areas including a number of Hispanic communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Altice enjoys over 2.3 million customers. HITN and HITN Go are available to subscribers of their Hispanic package and in 2022, Altice and HITN renewed their partnership. HITN will further support Hispanic based initiatives by Altice targeting the aforementioned Hispanic communities in the Altice footprint.
Visit: https://www.alticeusa.com/
OTT version of DirecTV, which launched in 2014, became the online version of DirecTV, offering almost all the same channels. In 2017, AT&T TV decided to add a Hispanic package, and HITN was featured as one of the services added. Company was later sold and re-branded DirecTV Stream, which has a healthy complement of subscribers currently.
Visit: https://www.att.com/tv/
Company launched in 2006 as the first IPTV delivered distributor, being made available in 50 markets across the United States. Service quickly grew to over 3 Million subscribers and was sold to AT&T. Service was re-branded to AT&T U-Verse, where they had the largest subscriber base. A number of years later, the service was sold to Directv and is now branded Directv Stream. HITN was added to this service as part of their Hispanic package, where HITN is currently available.
Regional Phone company, who in 2010 decided to launch a video channel platform called Prism TV, to the 20 markets they serve in the United States. By 2015, CenturyLink was one of the fastest growing video services and sought to expand their footprint into additional markets in Florida, Colorado and North Carolina. In 2017, HITN was added to all their markets on their Hispanic Package.
Visit: https://www.centurylink.com/
Mexico City, MX based company that offers Telephone, Cellular, Broadband and Video Services primarily in most countries in Latin America. In addition, they offer these services in Puerto Rico. HITN’s Subscription Video On Demand solution for pre-school aged children, called Edye, enjoys distribution in the entire Claro footprint. Claro was the first company in Latin America to offer Edye and has enjoyed a healthy relationship.
Last year, they launched the innovative Clarotv+ service, a service that combines linear television and on-demand content, which can be accessed through a mobile application or a plug n’ play, which allows you to watch your favorite programming live.
In addition, Claro Puerto Rico offers HITN TV to its subscribers in Puerto Rico and will soon expand their offer to all of Claro’s phone customers.
Visit: https://www.claro.com/
Philadelphia, PA based company who offers Video, broadband and telephony to over 20 million customers in the United States which does include a number of large Hispanic communities including, Houston, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston and Atlanta. HITN has enjoyed a strong partnership with Comcast as this company was an early supporter of HITN going back over 20 years.
Today, HITN TV is available in every Comcast market. Comcast also offers HITN in every Comcast market. During the partnership, Comcast and HITN has participated in a number of joint marketing campaigns which spotlights the cultural achievements of Hispanics in Comcast communities.
Stamford, CT based company merged Time Warner Cable and Charter to become Spectrum. Spectrum offers Video, Broadband and Telephony services to their footprint of 16 Million customers including the Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Orlando.
HITN has been partner of Spectrum and the affiliated companies before the merger dating back to 2006. HITN is available in every Spectrum market as is HITN GO. Spectrum and HITN have partnered on a number of Health based events in Hispanic communities in New York, California and Florida.
Visit: https://www.spectrum.com/
El Segundo, CA based company has divested from AT&T and is now a separate operating company. Directv Stream is comprised of Directv, Directv Puerto Rico, U-Verse and the Over The Top service, Directv Stream. Collectively this company serves 20 million residents offering video, Subscription Video On Demand and other viewed content to their audience. HITN has enjoyed a prosperous relationship with Directv since 2006 when HITN was first added to their satellite service.
In subsequent years, HITN was added to their other products culminating with the launch of HITN in their markets in Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands.
Visit: https://www.directv.com/
Satellite provider in Puerto Rico offers HITN to entire subscriber base in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. HITN has been a partner since 2021.
Visit: https://www.directvpr.com/
Englewood, CO based satellite distributor offers video and broadband services to over 10 million customers across the United States and Puerto Rico. Dish was the first United States distributor to offer HITN and continues the partnership with HITN.
Dish and HITN have enjoyed a mutually beneficial partnership, including HITN supporting many Dish initiatives, starting with the digital conversion campaign, and supporting Dish in their annual events to spotlight content so their vendors have a better understanding of the content which HITN offers.
Visit: https://www.dish.com/
New York, NY based phone company offers video, broadband and phone services to markets based in the Northeast of the United States, which include the Hispanic communities of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Washington, DC.
HITN became a fixture on this platform in 2006 and has enjoyed carriage in every Verizon Fios home since.
Verizon also became one of the early adopters of HITN Go and will be the first US distributor to offer HITN’s SVOD service Edye. HITN has supported Verizon Fios with many joint marketing campaigns, and will continue to work with Verizon Fios in the future.
Middletown, NY based company offers Video, Broadband and Telephone service to over 1 million customers primarily in the Midwest part of the United States.
In 2012, Mediacom and HITN agreed to a partnership where HITN will be available in most of the Mediacom markets they offer programming.
Today, Mediacom offers a number of Hispanic services, which shows the strength of their emerging Hispanic communities in the markets they serve in the Midwest.
Visit: https://mediacomcable.com/
Adelphia sold Cable TV of San Juan to Liberty Global and the outlet was rebranded Liberty Cable which serves the Island of Puerto Rico and parts of the Virgin Islands. In less than 10 years since the sale, Liberty Cable has the biggest segment of customers in Puerto Rico offering Video services, Broadband Services and soon will have a mobile strategy. Liberty added HITN in 2018.
San Jose, CA based technology company has created a number of products that are used throughout the world today.
One of the products Adobe produces is a service called Adobe Pass which creates gateways for companies to allow their customers to enjoy content in partnership with a distributor and content company.
HITN utilizes this platform to provide HITN Go to almost all of the HITN distributors whether they are based in the United States or Puerto Rico. This platform is also being employed for the distribution of Edye. HITN will continue to utilize this service to provide the best content both HITN and Edye offer subscribers.
Visit: https://www.adobe.com/
Megacable Comunicaciones is one of the leading telecommunications companies providing national coverage Mexico. As one of the largest cable operators in Mexico in terms of subscriber numbers, it is the main provider of high-speed Internet via cable services. As a result of this, Megacable provides cable TV, Internet and digital telephony services, MCM services, and publicity services to it customers. The company produces original content for our music TV channel, Video Rola, and for our Megacanal channels, which offer local programs in certain markets. Megacable’s mission is to contribute to a better quality of life, providing excellent TV and telecommunication services.
HITN has partnered with Megacable to make EDYE, its SVOD preschool service available to a large volume of their subscribers.
Visit: www.megacable.com.mx
South Florida PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, which includes public broadcasting stations WPBT2 and WXEL, serving the South Florida communities in the Miami-Dade, Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach, Martin, and Monroe counties. South Florida PBS’ mission is to enrich, strengthen, and empower the diverse communities it serves, especially children and the underserved, through trusted broadcast and digital content, experiential learning, and community engagement on relevant platforms.
South Florida PBS launched Health Channel, which offers a uniquely designed concept that connects its audience with medical and well-being specialists in real time, promoting healthier lifestyle options. HITN’s original production, Vida y Salud, is featured as the only Spanish-language program on The Health Channel. Additionally, HITN partnered with the Health Channel to create a wide variety of content which provided the Hispanic community with actionable information on the COVID-19 epidemic and its mitigation efforts.
With the entire world engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021, HITN partnered with South Florida PBS/ Health Channel and the Associated Press to co-produce a documentary on a pivotal figure in the United States during this pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Fauci: The Virus Hunter” is an award-winning documentary featured on HITN.
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www.wpbt2.org
www.wxel.org
Anima Kitchent is an animation company focused on the creation, production, and distribution of entertainment brands. Among many other properties Anima Kitchent is the creator and producer of Cleo & Cuquin (known in Latin America as Cleo & Cuquin: Familia Telerin), a preschool animated television series produced in cooperation with Televisa and RTVE.
HITN Learning Unit licensed Cleo & Cuquin to create a multimedia learning experience to enhance children’s kindergarten readiness. The Cleo and Cuquin Family Fun! math kits focus on 3D shapes, counting and sorting concepts through print materials, digital assets, toys and apps. In 2017, HITN won the Kidscreen award for Best Preschool Learning App with this product.
The Associated Press is an American non-profit news agency headquartered in New York City, made up of US newspapers and broadcasters. Distributed news reports are produced in English, Spanish, and Arabic. The AP has earned 56 Pulitzer Prize awards since the awards were stablished in 1917.
The AP collects and verifies election results in every city and county across the United States, including races for U.S. president, the Senate and House of Representatives, governor, and various statewide offices. Major news outlets rely on the Associated Press’ polling data and results before declaring winners in political races especially the presidential election. HITN uses the Associated Press’ election data to provide the Hispanic community with up-to-date election night coverage.
With the entire world engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic during 2020 and 2021, HITN partnered with South Florida PBS and the Associated Press to co-produce a documentary on a pivotal figure in the United States during this pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci. “Fauci: The Virus Hunter” is an award-winning documentary featured on HITN and South Florida PBS.
Visit: www.ap.org
The British Broadcasting Corporation is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom and has the prestige of calling itself the world’s oldest national broadcaster. It operates several television channels nationally and internationally, which include BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Three, BBC Four, BBC News, BBC World News, and two children’s channels, CBC and CBeebies.
BBC Studios produces over 2,500 hours of content every year through seven production bases in the UK and around the world. Productions range from BBC Earth, which specializes in high-end natural history and factual shows through Cbeebies targeting younger audiences.
Both HITN’s linear channel and its SVOD service for preschool aged children include content from BBC Earth and Cbeebies, respectively. World-class nature content including blue chip properties such as, Life Story and The Hunt, are included in HITN’s nature-focused prime time schedule, which delivers the highest viewership levels for the channel. Cbeebies content such as Sarah and Duck, Go Jetters, Hey Duggee, and Yakka Dee are part of the SVOD service providing content in Spanish for pre-school aged children, with several of these topping the charts of most viewed content among users.
Visit: https://www.bbcstudios.com
CNET, which is short for Computer Network, is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. Initially creating content to be distributed through radio and television as well as its website, CNET has grown to provide its original content through new media distribution methods such as Internet television network, CNET Video, and podcast and blog networks. Other than English, CNET’s region- and language specific editions include Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
In 2018, HITN initiated a co-production partnership with CNET en Español to create a technology forward television series called Mundo CNET. Hosted by Poncho de Anda, the series provided Hispanic audiences with the most recent information on the ever-changing world of consumer electronics, first-person biographies of Latinos whose talent and hard work earned them prominent positions at world-class technology companies, and reviews of new applications, devices and accessories and see what’s trending in social media. Mundo CNET was at the forefront of HITN’s science and technology programming block.
Visit: www.cnet.com
Created by South Florida PBS, a member station of PBS, the Health Channel offers a uniquely designed concept that connects its audience with medical and well-being specialists in real time, promoting healthier lifestyle options. The Health Channel’s vision is to be a vital source for Superior health and wellness content and be a crucial distributor offering a robust selection of programs on a variety of platforms to the public television system that will consist of meaningful, diverse, and trustworthy content.
HITN partnered with South Florida PBS/Health Channel and the Associated Press to co-produce a documentary on a pivotal figure in the United States during this pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci, titled Fauci: The Virus Hunter. The Health Channel was recognized by Sharecare, a leading digital health company, as the winner of the 2021 Sharecare Award in Disruptors on Healthcare category the original production Fauci: The Virus Hunter. The Sharecare award is awarded to those whose creative use of media is empowering people around the world to live a healthier.
HITN’s original production, Vida y Salud, is featured as the only Spanish-language program on The Health Channel. In addition, HITN and The Health Channel produced an extensive volume of content to provide the Hispanic community with actionable information on the COVID-19 epidemic and its mitigation efforts, including several town hall meetings with Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top specialists.
Visit: www.allhealthtv.com
The Jim Henson Company is an American entertainment company and established leader in family entertainment for over 60 years, Henson is recognized worldwide as an innovator in puppetry, animatronics, and digital animation, particularly through the creation of Kermit the Frog and the Muppets characters. Additionally, Henson has produced many successful television series such as The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, Bear in the Big Blue House, and has designed characters for Sesame Street. Apart from television series, the company has also produced theatrical films including The Muppet Movie, The Dark Crystal, and Labryrinth.
HITN’s SVOD service targeting preschool-aged children, Edye, features well-known and beloved Henson characters such as Sid the Science Kid, The Doozers, and Pajanimals, Dinosaur Train, Hi Opie!, and Splash and Bubbles.
Henson also operates The Jim Henson Creature Shop, which is an animatronics and visual effects studio that has created characters and effects for both Henson productions and outside projects. In 2020, The Jim Henson Creature Shop fashioned and created a puppet modeled after Ray, Edye’s mascot. The Ray puppet will be featured in live-cation productions and events promoting the service.
Visit: www.henson.com
Off the Fence is a leading non-fiction content European company established in 1994. Owned by ZDF Enterprises since 2019, Off the Fence is a 360 factual content company that produces, acquires, localizes, and distributes non-fiction programming. OTF’s Amsterdam distribution arm has a catalogue offering over 6,000 hours of diverse programming across eight factual genres. Off the Fence’s partnerships and exclusive distribution agreements are with companies such as WE tv, Terra Mater Factual Studios, and NHU Africa. OTF Bristol’s production arm is an award winning producer of factual television and feature length theatrical documentaries, broadcast world-wide. In 2021, the original documentary, co-produced with the Sea Change Project and Netflix originals My Octopus Teacher won an Academy Award and a BAFTA for Best Documentary Feature.
HITN’s programming features several series from Off the Fence, including Massive Africa, Circus of the Wild, Kanga Pan, Wild and Alive, Destination China, among many others. The most significant of HITN’s acquisitions from Off The Fence is two seasons of the series Wildest Survival. This content was used to create one of HITN’s cornerstone series, Mundo Salvaje, which is hosted by popular wildlife expert and photographer and communications director of the Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, Ron Magill and recorded on location in South Africa and Yellowstone National Park.
Visit: www.offthefence.com
Studio 100 is a Belgian company with four television channels, four animation studios, and eight theme parks around the world. Headquartered in Schelle, Belgium, it has offices in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Poland, Australia, and the United States. Beginning with a small children’s program featuring a puppet dog. Samson and Gert, Studio 100 has grown its catalogue to include 330 children’s heroes broadcast and loved in more than 160 countries and seen in 17,500 episodes.
Studio 100’s growth around the globe reinforces the company’s understanding of the demand for quality family entertainment featuring characters that are easy to relate to and that resonate with today’s values. HITN’s SVOD service targeting preschool aged children, Edye, includes various perennial favorites from Studio 100 including Heidi, Maya the Bee, Vic the Viking, Blinky Bill, and Tip the Mouse.
Visit: www.studio100group.com
WildBrain, is a Canadian media, animation studio, production, and brand licensing company. Mostly known as an entertainment company, it owns the largest library of children’s television programming, which is distributed through WildBrain Spark. WildBrain’s mission is to inspire imaginations to run wild, engaging kids and families everywhere with great content across all media. With one of the world’s most extensive entertainment libraries with approximately 13,000 half hours of content. WildBrain is home to brands such as Peanut, Teletubbies, Strawberry Shortcake, Yo Gabba Gabba!, and Caillou. The company’s shows are in more than 150 countries on over 500 streaming platforms and telecasters.
As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, WildBrain strives to re¬flect and honor the diversity of the compnay’s audiences around the world. HITN’s SVOD service targeting preschool aged children includes several series from the WildBrain catalogue including Animal Mechanicals, Bob the Builder, Caillou, Fireman Sam, Little People, Polly Pocket, and Rev & Roll.
Visit: www.wildbrain.com
9 Story Media Group is a leading creator, producer, and distributor of award-winning animated and live action content for audiences around the world. Brown Bag Films is the company’s animation studio which focuses on producing the highest quality cross-platform animation with strong series and engaging characters. 9 Story Distribution, the company’s international distribution arm, represents over 4,800 half hours of animated and live-action programming, provided to major international broadcasters and digital platforms. Children’s programming represents the vast majority of 9 Story’s content, making it one of the top 5 on Kidscreen’s HOT50 list of top distributors within the kids and family space since 2014.
Among the content on Edye, HITN’s SVOD service targeting preschool aged children, many well-known series and recognizable characters such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Book Hungry Bears, Dr. Panda, Peg+Cat, Guess How Much I Love You, and Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks are among the top viewed series of the service.
Visit: www.9story.com
A partnership with the US Department of Education helped launch HITN as a respected developer of high-quality early childhood learning resources for children and their families, all designed to ensure children begin school ready to succeed.
Visit: https://www.ed.gov/
HITN has a long-standing partnership with the New York State Legislature which is fueled by need based solutions that deliver immediate and long-term growth. The State legislative partners rely on us to guide and spearhead programs that engage, bridge gaps, and improve outcomes. With the belief that we share a joint responsibility to the communities our work will impact, we leverage resources to maximize opportunities. We build cluster partnerships to increase participation, and strengthen collaborations.
The HITN team has a deep understanding of the people we serve, and collectively we work to promote and enhance the quality of life of our communities through the execution of effective programs that address disparities, and take meaningful action to close the skills gap, like the implementation of esports clubs, podcasting, digital production, media bootcamps, and health and wellness awareness campaigns that includes telemedicine.
Our approach is innovative, and helps our partners in state government achieve their priorities on a larger scale with trust and confidence for success.
HITN has established an essential, and far-reaching partnership with the New York City Council to advance forward thinking programs that inspire inclusive growth.
The partnership allows us to bring opportunity, and access to underserved communities, and diversity to industries that fall short. We help government achieve their priority goals through the development of impactful initiatives that address critical challenges like health care disparities, and the digital divide.
Our unique experience and expertise have enabled us to build capacity that’s produced workforce development, and optimal services to the communities of New York City, a pipeline for underrepresented youth in the media and entertainment industry, and STEM based initiatives with a focus on digital equity.
Our commitment to the health of the communities we serve, is demonstrated in our efforts to fill the lack of information that causes many in underserved communities to fall victim to diseases such as diabetes, asthma, and chronic heart issues. Collectively, we are developing and executing programs that engage, educate, and empower the communities we serve.
Visit: https://council.nyc.gov/
HITN worked with the Department of Education to support a 21st century community schools grant to provide professional learning and opportunities in computer science and STEM.
HITN’s ongoing partnership with the NYC Department of Education focuses on engaging students through real-world experiences by providing support for STEM learning, broadcasting studios in schools, e-gaming clubs, and paid internships at HITN.
Visit: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/
Global multimedia communications company who partners with HITN to provide media production services to clients at HITN Studios in New York and Washington DC.
Neptuno Networks is a leading company with over 25 years of experience, providing telecommunications and technology solutions for companies and individuals in Puerto Rico. HITN grants Neptuno access to its robust Educational Broadband Spectrum to provide wireless connectivity to its clients.
Visit: https://www.neptunopr.com/
The Smithsonian Institution has grown into the world’s largest museum, while also becoming a beacon of culture and education. HITN has also grown into a destination for curious minds from all over the country. And since both organizations share a commitment to making learning fun, this partnership will help create entertaining programs and content that will serve curious minds for years to come.
Visit: https://www.si.edu/
The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) was one of the sponsors of HITN’s Tú Cuentas Cine Youth Fest, which is aimed at promoting a more inclusive future for Latinos in media. NALIP has been a sponsor since 2021. The organization’s mission is to “advocate, develop and connect Latino content creators with resources, opportunities and audiences.” NALIP provides resources and opportunities for Latinos in the media industry through its many programs, including the Media Summit, and the Latino Media Awards. By supporting initiatives like HITN’s Tú Cuentas Cine Youth Fest, NALIP is helping to ensure that Latinos have a voice in the media industry.
Visit: https://www.nalip.org/
Since 2016, HITN partnered with New York Cares to help collect coats for those in need and to spread awareness of the organization’s mission. New York Cares runs programs year-round, addressing issues like hunger, homelessness, educational inequity, and the environment. The partnership has been beneficial for both organizations, allowing them to reach more people in need and make a greater impact in the community. We look forward to continuing our partnership and making a difference together.
St. Francis College partnership with HITN includes a presence of SFC in HITN quarters as a base to reach out, listen, research, and engage with the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s ecosystem, employers, employees, students and the surrounding residents from Fort Greene and Williamsburg. HITN provides SFC students internship opportunities in film and social media. SFC and HITN’s partnership expands to sharing space to hold conferences and workshops for student success in underserved communities.
Visit: https://www.sfc.edu/
Multinational Utility provider who partnered with HITN to rebuild the HITN Studios in New York after they were devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
Nerd Street Gamers (NSG), formerly known as N3rd Street Gamers, is a national network of eSports facilities and events dedicated to powering competitive opportunities for gamers. The company promotes greater access to the eSports industry, laying a national framework for eSports talent development and high-quality gaming tournaments.
HITN has partnered with Nerd Street Gamers to develop esports content and initiatives, including tournaments, boot camps, and tutorial series. The goal of this partnership is to help young fans of competitive gaming earn a place in the eSports industry. We are committed to turning student’s passion into viable careers by developing not only their technical gaming know-how but also other much needed skills such as leadership, effective communication, collaboration, entrepreneurialism, critical thinking and problem-solving.
Fordham University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Master of Arts in Public Media (the PMMA program) partnered with HITN where PMMA Program graduate students learn real-life skills in media at HITN’s state of the art studios located at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Student interns are engaged in professional development activities at HITN. Mentorship is provided to the PMMA program graduate interns and as part of this partnership, HITN staff can potentially engage in curricular discussions with GSAS and the PMMA Graduate Committee.
Visit: https://nerdstreet.com
Fordham University, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Master of Arts in Public Media (the PMMA program) partnered with HITN where PMMA Program graduate students learn real-life skills in media at HITN’s state of the art studios located at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Student interns are engaged in professional development activities at HITN. Mentorship is provided to the PMMA program graduate interns and as part of this partnership, HITN staff can potentially engage in curricular discussions with GSAS and the PMMA Graduate Committee.
Visit: https://www.fordham.edu/
HITN and Vida y Salud partnered to provide medical information and assistance to the Spanish-speaking community with original programming, free online health services, and resources, such as videos, articles written by renowned doctors and authorities, and an online chat service offering free health and wellness assistance. This partnership proved to be an invaluable resource for the community during, and in post-pandemic times.
Visit: https://www.vidaysalud.com/
The Puerto Rico Corporation for Public Broadcasting, better known as WIPR, is a media conglomerate that integrates digital platforms, radio, social networks and television. WIPR was founded under the Department of Public Instruction in 1949, with the purpose of providing cultural, educational and informative content that inspires, enriches and transforms the lives of the Puerto Rican audience, with world-class production values. The vision by WIPR is to be the center of relevant cultural, educational and informative content for the development of the Island’s society, and share it with the world.
Currently, the content created in the three seasons of #EnCasaAprendo is also available on the PRTV+ platform. This is a unique multi-device application in Puerto Rico and available for free locally. Internationally it will also work within multiple devices (iOS or Android, Apple TV, Fire TV and ROKU). With PRTV+ each person can enjoy our educational content wherever and whenever they want; always within reach.
HITN has been allied with WIPR for many years, providing content and establishing initiatives that help foster cooperative ties on issues of common interest. After the passage of Hurricane Maria, HITN produced (in conjunction with WIPR) the 13-episode program called Puerto Rico Contigo. It served to publicize the initiatives of the Government, the business sector, non-profit entities, associations and small businesses, to achieve the economic recovery of the Island after the meteorological disaster. The show was broadcast in Puerto Rico on WIPR and throughout the United States on HITN.
Visit: https://wipr.pr/
ABC Puerto Rico is the commercial name or “”on the air”” of WORA-TV, a station affiliated with the ABC network in the United States. WORA TV was founded in 1956 and at that time was the third television station to provide its signal throughout the Island, after WKAQ-TV and WAPA-TV. From its inception, the station produced its own programming and, over the years, had affiliation agreements with WKAQ and WAPA.
Currently, ABC Puerto Rico produces and broadcasts local programming, including entertainment, variety and news programs (such as Primetime and ABC News Extra), as well as programming from ABC USA. The channel is available with its open signal and through all cable and digital television providers in Puerto Rico. HITN and ABC 5 has a relationship that has been growing, with the intention of creating joint programming, integrating the wide range of programs in HITN’s portfolio with issues of local interest in Puerto Rico, fostering commercial and cooperative ties between the two television networks.
Visit: https://www.abc.pr/
In partnership with the Robinhood Foundation, HITN has launched a prototype program in Hunts Point called 92 Weeks which focuses on driving a healthy pregnancy, good birth outcomes and optimizing infants’ brains in their 1st year of life.
HITN also provided outreach to the Latino community in support of the FUEL for Fifty Challenge.
Visit: https://www.robinhood.org/
