Mexicanal on Comcast in Chicago.
January 4, 2009
Mexicanal Network has completed a carriage agreement with Comcast Corporation. Mexicanal has launched in Chicago as part of Comcast’s CableLatino package. Comcast will be the first cable company to carry MEXICANAL.
The announcement was made today by David Jensen, Vice President, Content Acquisition for Comcast Corporation, and Mark Henderson, Executive Vice President of Castalia Communication Corporation, the producer and national distributor of Mexicanal.
“Mexicanal offers a diverse programming mix of news, sports and entertainment from some of Mexico’s most vibrant regions,” said Jensen in announcing the MEXICANAL carriage agreement. “By offering our Spanish-speaking subscribers content from their hometowns, we’re able to serve their entertainment programming needs while also addressing the unique cultural, social and informational needs of this important sector of our customer base.”
“Comcast has made a significant commitment to this nation’s vast Spanish speaking population,” added Henderson. “By targeting the specific cultural sectors that comprise America’s Latino audience with news and entertainment programming from Mexico and the rest of Latin America, Comcast is keeping families, communities and cultures informed and entertained, regardless of where they live. We’re very happy to launch Mexicanal to Comcast’s customers in Chicago.”
