Spectacular Gala Performance of Esperanza Azteca Orchestra at the
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Spectacular Gala Performance of Esperanza Azteca Orchestra at the
December 2012 • Issue 58 • Music Program Targets “At Risk” Kids Ricardo Salinas Speaks at the Business Summit about the Role of the Entrepreneur p. 5 Mikhail Gorbachev Awarded “Caminos de la Libertad” Prize Spectacular Gala Performance of Esperanza Azteca Orchestra at the National Auditorium The Esperanza Azteca National Symphony Orchestra finished up the year with a gala concert in early December at Mexico City’s National Auditorium. The performance also paid homage to the 2012 London Paralympic Games medal-winners. Grupo Salinas chairman Ricardo Salinas presented the outstanding sportsmen and women with the Esperanza Azteca Medal in recognition of their effort and achievements. “I believe that one of the contributions a citizen can make is undoubtedly to be an example, and you have been examples of striving Mexicans, great athletes, and exceptional human beings.” After this, the children and young people of the orchestra dedicated their performance to the medal-winners. p. 6 cont. p. 3 Ricardo Salinas Hosts the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York p. 7 Azteca 13 Premieres “La Otra Cara del Alma” p. 8 Ricardo Salinas presenting the prizes to the Paralympic medal-winners Editorial December, 2012 Happy Holidays! Contents I want to take this opportunity to thank all our readers for their interest in Grupo Salinas. This year has been one of important achievements, and we are hoping for an equally dynamic 2013. Grupo Salinas Awarded the National Prize for Energy Savings ................... 4 Ricardo Salinas Speaks at the Business Summit about the Role of the Entrepreneur........................... 5 Mikhail Gorbachev Receives the In this issue, we will narrate an exciting concert by the Esperanza Azteca National Symphony Orchestra at the National Auditorium. You can check out the performance at http://www.ricardosalinas.com/blog/blogmaster.aspx?GUID=AE313204-60034581-8113-B614492937A6&lang=es&IdMes=0&anio=2011. Caminos de la Libertad Prize ........... 6 Ricardo Salinas Presides the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala ... 7 Azteca 13 Premieres “La Otra Cara del Alma” .......................................... 8 Grupo Salinas Teams Make Good Showing .................................. 9 Totalmovie Launches World’s First Live Online TV Service ....................10 Azteca America’s Viewing Audience Grows in November .......................11 Azteca America Presents Its New Image ......................................11 Italika at Expo Moto 2012 ..............12 Explosive Márquez-Pacquiao Boxing Bout ....................................12 “You Might Be Surprised” Site Chalks Up Almost a Million Hits ....13 Five Years Sponsoring the Ciudad de las Ideas ........................14 “Social Entrepreneurs” Introduced at 2012 International Book Fair ......15 Grupo Salinas Acknowledges Outstanding Efforts at Limpiemos Nuestro México ..............................16 Grupo Salinas’ Outstanding Participation at Madrid’s 14th Latibex Forum .................................17 Azteca Celebrates the Holidays ....18 Azteca Holds Traditional Race .......18 The Best of Ricardo Salinas’ Blog .19 Contacts...........................................19 Two hundred forty-five children representing Esperanza Azteca orchestras and choirs from all over the country moved us with their talent. This ambitious program, which offers an unparalleled opportunity for development, is made up of 54 orchestras in 29 states, a total of 12,000 youth. Our goal is to make it grow even more in the coming years. In this issue, we also detail Ricardo Salinas’ participation in the Mexico Business Summit and the presentation of the Caminos de la Libertad “A Life for Freedom” Prize, awarded to Mikhail Gorbachev, ex-president of the former Soviet Union. We will also tell you about Italika’s participation in Expo Moto, in addition to an interesting agreement by Totalmovie to widen its entertainment offering, among other topics. We wish you our best for this 2012 and everything that is to come. Luis J. Echarte 2 www.gruposalinas.com Spectacular Gala Performance of Esperanza Azteca Orchestra at the National Auditorium (continued from p. 1) The Esperanza Azteca National Symphony Orchestra, made up of 245 youth from 29 states of Mexico, played the best of its repertory, receiving standing ovations. Mr. Salinas congratulated them, underlining their excellence and dedication: “First of all, congratulations, because you also represent the best of Mexico in your field. You’re the best from the 54 Esperanza Orchestras. Each of you is the pride of our country, so you deserve all our recognition and admiration.” Esperanza Azteca is a project to transform society. Today, it includes 12,000 youth from around the country. The goal is to grow to 500,000 members in the coming years. Magnificent performance of classical and popular pieces 3 Nuestras empresas December, 2012 Excellence in the Use of Resources Grupo Salinas Receives National Prize for Energy Savings For the second occasion, Grupo Salinas was recognized for its energy saving measures, this time by the Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the Trust for Energy Savings (FIDE). It was awarded first place for the National Prize for Electrical Energy Savings in the category of Commercial Companies and Large Service Providers. Energy savings came to 14% of its electricity consumption, but the most important thing was having maintained that savings over the last four years. In quantitative terms, the energy savings came to 135,000MWh. How did we do it? What do these savings represent? • We changed more than 40,000 lamps to LED technology and other low-consumption options. • We replaced more than 850 air-conditioning units. • We installed a remote management system for energy consumption, with more than 560 advanced remote monitoring systems in Mexico and Latin America. • We improved monitoring of electricity contracts and verification of billing with the CFE through different follow-up systems. • We improved and broadened the “Seal of Energy” guidelines document as a catalog of products validated as efficient and with appropriate guarantees. 4 www.gruposalinas.com Meeting on Global Topics Ricardo Salinas Speaks at the Business Summit about the Role of the Entrepreneur At the Mexico Business Summit held in the city of Querétaro, Ricardo B. Salinas participated in the final session in a dialogue with former White House advisor and economist Todd Buchholz. Mr. Salinas shared his vision of business and the obstacles that regulations pose. The Mexico Business Summit, a forum organized by Miguel Alemán and Claude Smadja, brings together the most outstanding figures in public life, the private sector, and civic organizations to share experiences, ideas, and points of view about global issues that impact our country’s development. “Small companies are the ones most affected by excessive regulation.” Ricardo B. Salinas This year, the conference was attended by then PresidentElect Enrique Peña Nieto; Álvaro Uribe, the former president of Colombia; Carlos Mesa Gisbert, former president of Bolivia; Laura Chinchilla, President of Costa Rica; and other distinguished global business and political leaders. Ricardo Salinas participated in the panel “Being Successful in a Changing World,” where he dialogued with Todd Buchholz, author of the book Rush, and Claude Smadja. Mr. Salinas mentioned that excessive regulations and a series of unnecessary taxes are obstacles to job creation by companies, but that, above all, small businesses are the ones most affected by these kinds of policies. Todd Buchholz, Ricardo Salinas, and Claude Smadja 5 Acción social December, 2012 www.fcgs.com.mx @fcgruposalinas Essay Contest Receives Over 400 Entries Mikhail Gorbachev Awarded Caminos de la Libertad Prize The Caminos de la Libertad essay contest held its seventh annual awards ceremony in November. In attendance were Ricardo Salinas Pliego, chairman of Grupo Salinas; Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR); and Sergio Sarmiento, president of Caminos de la Libertad. In six years, Caminos de la Libertad has grown as a forum that contributes to the reflection about freedom. It continues to increase its international prominence as a forum for colloquia, symposia, conferences, round table discussions, and its web site (www.caminosdelalibertad.com), in addition to the essay contest, to express and share visions of freedom. In the open category, this seventh essay contest attracted 436 submissions from 18 countries: Mexico, Germany, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Spain, the United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay, and Venezuela. At the awards ceremony, accompanied by representatives of culture, academia, and politics, Ricardo Salinas presented the award “A Life for Freedom” to former President Mikhail Gorbachev in recognition for the changes he made in the Soviet Union that led to the economic, religious, and personal freedom for millions of people. When he took the floor, Gorbachev expressed his thanks for the award and said, “Freedom is a difficult issue; the word is very sweet, but the road is bitter. However, I think that as long as my heart beats and I have clarity of mind, I have to act, I have to continue what we started.” “A Life for Freedom” is given in the framework of the awards ceremony for the Caminos de la Libertad essay contest to outstanding figures who have defended and fought for freedom. Past recipients are Felipe González, former president of Spain, and Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa. Ricardo Salinas, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Sergio Sarmiento First place: Guillermo Rodríguez González Essay: “Free from Envy: the Legitimation of Envy as a Moral Axiom of Socialism” Second place: Martín Krause Essay: “Freedom and Poverty” Third place: Axel Kaiser Barents von Hohenhagen Essay: “Real and Fake Liberalism” Find out more about Caminos de la Libertad: www.caminosdelalibertad.com @cam_lib 6 www.gruposalinas.com Recognition of the Best in Television Ricardo Salinas Hosts the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala in New York In November, Ricardo Salinas hosted the gala ceremony for the 40th International Emmy Awards. In addition to hosting the inaugural reception, sponsored by Azteca, with the participation of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in New York, the organizer of the event, the nominees, and the judges, Mr. Salinas offered the opening speech at the awards ceremony. Also present was Azteca CEO Mario San Román, who moderated a panel discussion on telenovelas, with the participation of representatives of the four novelas nominated for the Emmy. Ricardo Salinas and María Laura Medina de Salinas 7 Nuestras empresas December, 2012 Telenovela Launch Azteca 13 Premieres “La Otra Cara del Alma” A new chapter in Azteca novelas premiered on Azteca 13: La Otra Cara del Alma. The Rita Fusary/Gerardo Zurita production began broadcasting in November, featuring on-site production locations in the city of Taxco, Guerrero, with a stellar cast headed by Gabriela Spanic, Eduardo Capetillo, Michelle Vieth, and Jorge Alberti. The show’s theme song, composed especially for the show by Samuel Castelán, was recorded by Yahir and Alexis. Don’t miss La Otra Cara del Alma, Monday through Friday at 8:30 p.m. on Azteca 13. Eduardo Capteillo, Gaby Spanic, Michelle Vieth, and Jorge Alberti 8 www.gruposalinas.com Soccer Grupo Salinas Teams Make a Good Showing The Grupo Salinas soccer squads, Monarcas Morelia, Jaguares de Chiapas, and Neza FC, played outstanding matches in their respective tournaments in the second half of the year. Monarcas Morelia once again made the playoffs, better known as the “Liguilla,” by finishing in fifth place during the regular season. The team credits its success to consistency, commitment, and high performance. Monarcas Morelia seeks another championship Since the 2008 Opening Tourney, Monarcas has never scored less than 22 points per tournament, and over the last four years it has ended up in the finals, the semi-finals, and two quarter finals. Jaguares de Chiapas placed tenth, leaving it out of the Liguilla. However, the team never gave up in attempts to qualify. Jaguares has gone through a complete transformation since joining Grupo Salinas, turning into a winning team, reaching the playoffs in two of the last four tourneys. During the Opening 2012 season, Neza FC placed second during the regular season of the feeder league, making it to the quarter finals for the fourth time in a row. This is a reflection of its solid teamwork and shows the evenness that characterizes the squad. They also had the league’s leading scorer, Rodrigo Prieto. At the MX Cup, they made the semifinals, after defeating Pachuca in the quarter finals. Neza aspires to the big leagues Jaguares has consolidated itself as a competitive squad 9 Grupo Salinas December, 2012 Innovating Entertainment Totalmovie Launches the World’s First Live Online Television Service Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego, the chairman of Grupo Salinas, announced that in the first quarter of 2013, Totalmovie will become the world’s first company to broadcast live television on the internet. The announcement was made at the signing of a strategic alliance by Grupo Salinas, Sony, and Totalmovie. The event also included in attendance Sony México CEO Takayuki Suzuki and Totalmovie CEO Samer Salameh. Totalmove, a Grupo Salinas company, will integrate its recently acquired live TV infrastructure into its platform to launch the world’s first live television service with subscription video on demand (SVOD). The service will be offered directly to the consumer or through a wholesale-commercial offering together with primary telecommunications and operating companies in the world, like RACSA in Central America and Iusacell in Mexico. Users are offered top news, children’s programming, sports, and general interest entertainment, including the Azteca channels. Takayuki Suzuki, CEO of Sony México, Ricardo Salinas, and Samer Salameh, CEO of Totalmovie In addition, Totalmovie will be offered exclusively through Sony Entertainment on the Sony Internet TV, Blu-ray players, home theater systems, and Play Station 3 entertainment centers, announced Takayuki Suzuki. It will also be available in open platform through mobile units like the VAIO, tablet, and cellular telephony. The Totalmovie app has been available since November 2012 on Sony Internet TV, on Blu-ray players, and home theater systems with integrated Blu-ray through the Sony Entertainment Network portal, in these units together with applications like Skype, YouTube, and Crackle, among others. 10 Nuestras empresas www.gruposalinas.com Winning Audience Preferences Azteca America Audience Grows in November Azteca America reported strong gains in its prime-time ratings in November, bolstered by broadcasts of MX Soccer League Liguilla matches. Audience share grew 14% from last year in the same month among 18-34-yearolds and 13 percent among 25-54-year-olds. Thanks in large part to the Liguilla broadcasts, male viewers increased 20% for men between 18 and 49 and between 25 and 54. La Isla reality show broadcasts also raised audience participation 35% in the 8-9 p.m. time slot among 18-to-34-year-olds. Ratings among women between 18 and 49 rose 17% with the program Al Extremo in the 9 p.m. time slot. Azteca America Sports a New Image As part of its new campaign, Azteca America proudly presented its new image, with the slogan “Tu Casa.” “The new image is very modern, reflecting the way we see our audience and how we want to be interpreted: looking forward into the future. The design and colors evoke our audience’s diversity and programming,” said Azteca America CEO Martin Breidsprecher. The slogan “Tu Casa” awakens strong emotional ties with the Hispanic audience and welcomes its customs and culture. Azteca America is continuing to grow and evolve, spurred by innovation and creativity, but deeply rooted in Hispanic values and heritage. 11 Grupo Salinas December, 2012 Mexico’s Leading Motorcycle Brand Italika Featured at Expo Moto 2012 Italika, Mexico’s leading motorcycle brand, participated once again in Expo Moto, one of the country’s most important motorcycle exhibitions. This year, like the two previous ones, Italika was the event’s main sponsor and had an attention-grabbing stand. Italika presented 10 new chopper, sportsbike, scooter, and all-terrain vehicle models. Some of the models on display already have the brand’s new LED lighting technology, which improves visibility for riders with a cutting-edge look. Italika also took advantage of the event to offer special promotional deals. “La Casa del Box” Explosive Márquez-Pacquiao Boxing Bout Once again, Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Márquez and Manny Pacquiao showed off their talent in a fourth bout chock full of thrills and intense exchanges of blows and a knockout, viewed by millions on Azteca 7. “Dinamita” Márquez KO’d Manny Pacquiao in the sixth round in front of 16,348 fans at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This fourth fight settled any lingering doubts when Juan Manuel Márquez landed a jab that dropped Pacman to the canvas. This was the first time in 12 years that Manny had been knocked out. Box Azteca was at the big fight with the best broadcast and coverage and the best pre-fight, in-fight, and post-fight analysis and commentary. 12 www.gruposalinas.com Advance America Initiative “You Might Be Surprised” Attracts Almost a Million Visitors To educate consumers about their credit choices and to illustrate how different types of credit can meet varied needs, Advance America partnered with the Community Financial Education Foundation on a multi-media initiative called “You Might Be Surprised” (YMBS). Since its launch in the spring of 2011, nearly one million people have obtained valuable personal finance information and resources through the project, which includes advertising and an interactive website, YouMightbeSurpised.com. YMBS provides information about an array of credit options, including payday advances, but also home equity loans, title or auto equity loans, bank loans, pawn lawns, credit cards, 401(k) loans and overdraft protection. The website features financial literacy tools and budget tips, including an online quiz to help consumers identify their best credit option based on their individual needs. Nearly 10,000 people have completed the quiz since the campaign’s launch last year, and the website has attracted more than 830,000 visitors. It has a series of quality questionnaires and can be accessed on Twitter. As a leading provider of consumer financial services in the United States, Advance America believes that consumers should have all the facts about their credit options so that they are empowered to make sound short- and long-term financial decisions. While YMBS does not focus exclusively on services offered by Advance America – in fact, of the site’s visitors, 75 percent had never used Advance America’s services – it does feature several customers’ compelling personal stories. They share their own financial challenges and describe why they turned to the company for help. These testimonials illustrate the critical role short-term credit plays in consumers’ lives, providing a perspective that is often overlooked in media coverage and legislative debates. They appear on the YMBS website and in promotional materials associated with the campaign, including online, radio and TV ads, as well as in two-minute YouTube videos. For more information, visit www.YouMightbeSurprised.com 13 Grupo Salinas December, 2012 Festival of Brilliant Minds Five Years Sponsoring Ciudad de las Ideas For the fifth year in a row, Grupo Salinas was the main sponsor of the festival of brilliant minds, Ciudad de las Ideas. This year the topic was “The Magic of ‘If.’” This support is the result of Chairman Ricardo Salinas’ strong backing based on his belief in creating highlevel discussions about the impact of global issues on Mexican society. Peter Diamandis, Ricardo Salinas, John Craig Venter, and Andrés Roemer This year’s event once again had the participation of world-class speakers. Some of the most outstanding were Shirin Ebad, the first Muslim woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Peace; Peter Diamondis, founder of the X PRIZE Foundation; and Lisa Randall, an expert in particle physics and cosmology. Puebla’s Esperanza Azteca Symphony Orchestra also shined at the Ciudad de las Ideas. The young musicians performed at a cocktail party for special guests, attended by Ciudad de las Ideas speakers and the governor of the state of Puebla, Rafael Moreno Valle. Dimitir Sasselov, Harvard astronomer and researcher Mexican dancer Isaac Hernández 14 www.gruposalinas.com New Model for Social Change “Social Entrepreneurs” Introduced at the 2012 International Book Fair Guadalajara’s International Book Fair was the site for the launch of the book Emprendedores sociales, lo que todos necesitan saber (Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know), by David Bornstein and Susan Davis, with a prologue by Ricardo B. Salinas Pliego. The launch was hosted by Mr. Salinas, with the participation of David Bornstein and Armando Laborde, the director of the Ashoka México foundation. Emprendedores sociales, published by Debate and Círculo Editorial Azteca, explains how organizations work and the kinds of challenges they must face. Borstein and Davis also write about the learn-learn model through working with communities to deal with very specific problems, but above all to show readers how to get involved. Author David Borstein “In times of crisis like today, we need to test ideas to keep alive the question that opens up the doors to the future: How can we develop new forms of collaboration to make sure that present and future generations can live with freedom, dignity, and opportunities?” Ricardo B. Salinas @RicardoBSalinas Wendolin Perla, Ricardo Salinas, and Armando Laborde 15 Grupo Salinas December, 2012 Growing Campaign Grupo Salinas Presents Limpiemos Nuestro México Awards Grupo Salinas presented awards for the contests held in the framework of the 2012 Limpiemos Nuestro México (Let’s Clean Up Our Mexico) campaign. The awards were given during a ceremony headed by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, chairman of Grupo Salinas; Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, executive president of the Fundación Azteca; Daniel Servitje, CEO of Grupo Bimbo; and representatives of the Ministries of the Environment and Education. • Environmental Leaders Competition: Sofía Salcedo Osorio, Karla Verónica Calvo Turrubiates, Mónica Anabel Morales Cepeda • Cleanest Cities Competition: San Rafael (Veracruz), Ciudad Juárez (Chihuahua), Comala (Colima), Solidaridad (Quintana Roo), Durango (Durango) • Recycling Competition: Raúl Mendoza Aspiri, María Marcela Camarillo García, Scott Munguía Olvera Four years after Limpiemos Nuestro México was launched, more than six million people have participated in 120,000 brigades, collecting 30,500 tons of garbage. Ricardo Salinas said, “This program has this positive aspect: it is reaching many millions of Mexicans. I think the seed has taken root; it should make us proud of all of them.” The successful clean-up campaign, begun in 2009, has transcended our borders and this year will also be held in Guatemala. Esteban Moctezuma, Rafael Elvira Quezada, Ricardo Salinas, and Daniel Servitje with some of the winners 16 www.gruposalinas.com Investors and Issuers Congregate Grupo Salinas Participation in Madrid’s 14th Latibex Forum Bruno Rangel, IRO of Grupo Salinas Culminating almost a decade of participation, Grupo Salinas was once again present at Madrid’s Latibex Forum. This 14th forum brought together the primary Latin American companies that trade in the Latin American euro stock market and an important group of European financial analysts and investors. Grupo Salinas participated in a panel entitled “The Highest Returns of Latin America in 2012,” detailing the successful Grupo Elektra business strategy and the solidity of Banco Azteca’s balance sheet and dynamic operations. Grupo Salinas IRO Bruno Rangel also fielded questions from the financial press corps present at the event. The forum was well attended, featuring a lively Mexican fiesta on opening day that included mariachi bands and traditional Mexican food to spice things up. 17 Grupo Salinas December, 2012 The Traditional Tree-Lighting Ceremony Azteca Celebrates the Holidays Tradition brings us together at Azteca around the lighting of the Christmas tree. The big Azteca family joins together to celebrate another year of achievements and reflections on our future in the television business. Azteca CEO Mario San Román headed up the tree-lighting ceremony, noting that 2013 will be a very special year for the company because we will be celebrating 20 years on the air and serving the public. Azteca CEO Mario San Román Azteca Holds Its Traditional Road Race Last November saw the twelfth Azteca-Lala road race, a sporting event that brought together 15,000 participants to the National Autonomous University of Mexico. As dictated by tradition, two races were held: a 7K and a 13K course, bringing together children and adults of all ages. The first group was off at 8 a.m. on the dot for the series of events that finished at the university’s Olympic Stadium. The event included raffles of Italika motorcycles, netbooks, flat screens, and Bluray players, in addition to prize money for top finishers. 18 www.gruposalinas.com The Best of Ricardo Salinas’ Blog Investing in Our Youth Experience, common sense, and even economists have demonstrated that the most profitable social investment is the health and education of children. For me, the most tangible sign of the failure of a society is a sick, malnourished, or illiterate child. Even sadder is to see a child without hope. During the recent gala concert of the Esperanza Azteca National Youth Orchestra we were witness to the power of music for transforming lives and filling our hearts with hope. It’s been five years since we launched our first orchestra, I have seen many children fill with hope and joy at the prospect of transforming their futures. The Future Belongs to Latin America At a recent dialogue in Washington D.C., I said that the future belongs to Latin Americans, and that the United States can actively participate in our progress or just be one more outside observer, as it apparently has been in recent years. I think it’s very important for inhabitants of the region, especially Mexicans, to actively push back against the strong conservative attacks against Latin America. In the face of groups that seek to close borders to immigration and trade, we need to talk about the vast opportunities in our region. Contacts Investor Relations, Grupo Salinas Bruno Rangel • (5255) 1720-9167 • [email protected] Public Relations, Grupo Salinas USA Nathalie Rayes • (818) 683-4178 • [email protected] Press Relations, Grupo Salinas Daniel McCosh • (5255) 1720-0059 • [email protected] Information GS Hoy Elena Arceo • (5255) 1720-0060 • [email protected] Editorial Committee Daniel McCosh • Bruno Rangel • Elena Arceo • Arturo Longares • Linda Garcidueñas • Alejandro Vázquez • Carlos Casillas • Jesús Velázquez 19