VOZ (media company)
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| Company type | Spanish-language multimedia firm |
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| Industry | Media, Internet |
| Founded | July 4, 2022 |
| Founders | Orlando Salazar and Pablo Kleinman |
| Headquarters | , |
| Owner | Voz Media Inc. |
Number of employees | ~30 |
| Website | conservative Spanish-language news media firm founded in 2022 by Orlando Salazar with Pablo Kleinman.[1][2][3] Its headquarters are in Las Colinas, Irving, Texas.[4][1][2][5]
History[edit]Orlando Salazar, who founded Voz in 2022 and is its CEO, is also a commercial real estate developer and beef company owner.[1] He is a former vice chair of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly.[1] He has described Voz Media's content as "right-of-center".[1][2] His co-founder, Pablo Kleinman, the company's COO, was the host of a daily talk show on Univision Radio until early 2021. He previously founded several technology and media enterprises, and was a congressional candidate and member of the Executive Committee of the California Republican Party.[third-party source needed] According to The Dallas Morning News, Voz aims to become a conservative rival to the dominant Spanish-language channels Univision and Telemundo.[1] Voz contributors include members of conservative Hispanic groups, former officials who served in Donald Trump's presidency, and members of the America First Policy Institute, a pro-Trump think tank.[1] In February 2023, Voz Media announced it would buy Mega TV, the Spanish Broadcasting System's (SBS) network television operation, for $64 million, but the deal fell through when Voz did not meet payment obligations.[6][7][1][4][2][3][5][8] SBS declared the deal terminated in September 2023 and said it would try to sell Mega TV to other buyers.[8] The deal, if it had been completed, would have quadrupled Voz's workforce and included Mega TV real estate in Florida and Puerto Rico.[1][3][4][2][9] A lawsuit by SBS against Voz, Salazar and his wife, Kleinman, and Ryan Morfin was settled in 2024 in what SBS described as a "multimillion-dollar agreement", though the exact amount was not disclosed.[7][6][10] As of 2023, Voz had offices and studios in the Dallas area, Miami, and Madrid.[4] References[edit]
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