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The ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest, established with the mission of elevating Latino storytelling and providing opportunities for young Latino filmmakers, is excited to announce that submissions for the 2025 film festival will open on April 1.

HITN, the leading Spanish-language public media network, is proud to announce that board member Linda Hernandez will be honored with the prestigious 2025 Silver Circle Award from the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

The ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest, powered by HITN-TV, the nation's leading Spanish-language public broadcaster, announced the winners of its 2024 short film competition. After a successful festival that featured the work of 10 exceptional Latino filmmakers from across the United States, the following awards were presented:

The ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest, announced its slate of talented finalists for this year’s short film competition. The online film festival, powered by HITN-TV, the nation’s leading Spanish-language public broadcaster, will run from Oct. 9 through Oct. 16 and will feature short films created by young Latino creatives.

¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest is now accepting entries for its fourth annual event, spotlighting the talent, innovative narratives, and artistic vision of up-and-coming Latino/a filmmakers. Entries will be accepted via CineYouthFest.org through August 6, 2024, with an early bird discount available until June 4, 2024. The festival will occur from October 9 to October 16, 2024, closing Hispanic Heritage Month.

The 2024 Latino Happiness Report, released today, indicates that 57 percent of the Latinos living in the U.S. consider themselves to be happy. An additional 30 percent say they’re at least somewhat happy with their lives while 13 percent report feelings of unhappiness. Conducted by leading Hispanic public media company HITN’s health and wellness brand Vida y Salud to support International Day of Happiness, the report sheds light on the happiness, mental well-being, and motivations of the U.S. Latino community.

Puerto Ricans have made indelible contributions to the rich tapestry of the United States, shaping the nation's cultural, political, and social landscape. In recognition of their profound impact, HITN-TV, the nation’s leading Spanish-language media source for educational and cultural programming, is thrilled to announce its second annual Puerto Rican Heritage Month celebration. This year, the network is paying tribute to Puerto Rican trailblazers who have made significant contributions to their communities and beyond with the captivating historical series “Puerto Rican Heritage.”

The award-winning ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest announced its top 10 finalists in advance of the festival’s 2023 online debut. This event, which empowers young Hispanic artists to tell their story through film, will be broadcast online between Oct. 9 and Oct. 16, 2023.

The Hispanic Information Telecommunications Network (HITN) is proud to announce the election of Carmen M. Hernández, an accomplished leader with a distinguished career at Clayco, as the latest addition to its esteemed Board of Directors.

Edye announced today that it is now available on Verizon’s +play – the cutting-edge platform built by Verizon for customers to shop for, manage and save on their favorite subscriptions, all in one place.

HITN announces the premiere of The Cook of Castamar, a Spanish production based on the successful novel of the same name by Fernando J. Múñez, which will captivate the audience with a plot full of passion, scheming, and gastronomy with a historical narrative.

HITN-TV, the nation’s leading Spanish-language media source for educational and cultural programming, today announced a series of Vida y Salud fairs to provide free health resources and information to historically medically underserved populations across the U.S. Organized in partnership with distinguished local elected officials, cable providers, healthcare organizations, and community groups, these events will focus on equipping attendees with health education and resources to help them address some of the most common health disparities facing the Hispanic community today.

¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest is now accepting submissions for its third annual festival showcasing the talent, creative storytelling, and vision of aspiring Latino/a filmmakers. Entries will be accepted via CineYouthFest.org through Aug. 2, 2023. The early bird discount submission deadline is Wednesday, May 31, 2023. The festival takes place from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16, 2023, closing Hispanic Heritage Month.

HITN and Edye expand Earth Day celebrations all throughout the month of April with the Festival de la Tierra to emphasize the importance of caring for our Earth and its inhabitants. The special event will include specifically selected content featuring the awe-inspiring beauty of nature. From breathtaking natural events to animals big and small, land dwellers or ocean swimmers, April on HITN will bring the wonders of our planet to every viewer’s home. Complementing this special programming, HITN will provide information and activities related to the care and conservation of planet Earth.

The ¡Tú Cuentas! Cine Youth Fest (¡TÚ22! Film Festival) is now accepting submissions for its second annual festival celebrating the vision of aspiring Latino/a filmmakers. Entries will be accepted via CineYouthFest.org through Sept. 11, 2022. The festival takes place from Oct. 9 to Oct. 16, 2022, closing Hispanic Heritage Month.

HITN-TV today announced the Spanish premiere of Servant of the People, the now-iconic fictional series that, in real life, led Zelensky to become the President of Ukraine and thus the center of the world’s attention during the current crisis.

HITN, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 40 million households across the United States, announced today its partnership with Dicapta to make its programming more accessible to people with sensory disabilities.

HITN Brooklyn, NY, offers its viewers the chance to win an all-inclusive trip to a European destination with a one day marathon sweepstakes, ‘Vuelta al Mundo’ on New Year’s Day. Viewers can enter the contest by watching HITN’s Tu Planeta nature programming marathon and entering special codes revealed every hour, starting the first minute of January 1, 2022 through midnight. The viewer who is first to collect the most codes wins the grand prize. The contest will also award second and third prizes which include a 40” Television set and Premium HITN Swag bag, respectively.

HITN, the leading Spanish language network that provides educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households in the United States, will broadcast Vacúnalos on December 9 at 7 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific Times), a special program that will provide comprehensive information on the recently approved (and recommended by the CDC) BioNTech/Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11.

Fauci: the Virus Hunter was recognized by the 2021 Sharecare Awards as a winner in the Disruptors in Healthcare category. The Sharecare Awards, in association with The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Chapter (NY NATAS), honors excellence in documentaries, series, shorts, web/online programming related to health and well-being. The organization aims to elevate individuals and organizations whose programming is empowering people to live healthier.

HITN proudly announced that EDYE, its premium SVOD preschool service has officially been certified by the KidSAFE + COPPA Seal Program. The KidSAFE Seal Program is an independent safety certification service and seal-of-approval program designed exclusively for children-friendly websites and technologies, including kid-targeted game sites, educational services, virtual worlds, social networks, mobile apps, tablet devices, and other similar interactive services and technologies. The KidSafe Seal program www.kidsafeseal.com as an FTC approved COPPA certification is one of the highest standards of online safety and privacy certifications that prioritizes the safety children. EDYE is a premium SVOD service that offers smart entertainment for children ages 2 to 6 and provides access to a mix of carefully curated content from the most important preschool programming producers from around the world.

HITN, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across the United States, is partnering with Teachley and Sirius Thinking to co-produce innovative and game-changing bilingual narratives specifically designed to aid teachers in their educational journey with elementary students. Produced under a Small Business Innovation Research Grant from the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES)— https://ies.ed.gov/sbir/ the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education— Math Corps presents a quirky, fun and bold band of superheroes who use math powers to trick the mean-spirited (but relentlessly gullible) Professor Possum and save their golden planet. Through rich storytelling, the Math Corps gang battle Professor Possum and his never-ending evil inventions destined to destroy their planet and steal their magical power source. The weapon of choice for the Math Corps is always a smart math calculation that tricks the Professor and saves their beloved planet before the end of every adventure.

HITN announced today that EDYE, its premium SVOD preschool service in Spanish, has surpassed a major milestone, reaching more than 1 million subscribers in the United States and Latin America.

HITN-TV announced an agreement with Roku to include EDYE’s educational entertainment programming in the U.S. and Latin America*. EDYE is the first Spanish language premium SVOD subscription service designed for preschool children and their parents. This partnership allows Roku users to access over 70 preschool series from top animated content producers from around the world, anytime and anywhere, offering more than 2,500 episodes along with interactive parent guides that create learning opportunities for families to spend quality time together.

HITN-TV announced an agreement with Megacable, one of the largest telecommunications companies in Mexico and Latin America to include its new premium Pre-school SVOD service EDYE as part of their XView VOD service. This agreement will allow all Megacable subscribers to access, without additional cost, more than 2,500 episodes of high quality entertaining educational content, 70+ well-known preschool series, along with parent guides and engaging activities targeted for preschoolers ages 2 – 6 starting on July 1, 2021.

HITN, the leading Spanish-language network that provides educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million U.S. households, will air “Vacunate Por Todos” during primetime on HITN-TV on Thursday, June 24 at 7 PM ET/PT. This special program will address COVID-19 vaccine inaccuracies and current distrust in the Latino community; providing the most up to date information about the importance of getting vaccinated and examine which vaccines are available in the US along with the safety of each vaccine.

HITN, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across the United States, announced today the upcoming broadcast of a special edition of the network’s political talk show, “Estudio DC con Gerson Borrero” featuring Senate majority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to air on Thursday, June 10 at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.