Starz Entertainment unveils ENCORE ESPANOL.

Starz Entertainment launched ENCORE ESPANOL, the newest premium movie channel, offering its subscribers movie programming in Spanish 24/7, uncut and commercial-free. Expected to launch for cable, satellite and Telco affiliates on August 1st.
 
“We are extremely pleased to be able to offer Hispanic households an additional option for viewing premium movie content with ENCORE ESPANOL,” said Ed Huguez, executive vice president, sales and affiliate marketing. “Hispanic household ratings over-index on ENCORE in viewership by more than 40%*.  We look forward to meeting the needs of our key multichannel affiliates for Spanish-language programming with a great new addition to the ENCORE family of channels.”
 
“In addition to offering a deep collection of recent and hit movie titles that appeal to all tastes and sensibilities, ENCORE and ENCORE ESPANOL leverage the exclusive studio partnerships we have with Disney and Sony that strengthen the newer, family movie content we offer on our channels,” said Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president, of programming. “The addition of ENCORE ESPANOL to our collection of ENCORE channels helps bring families together to see quality movies at home, regardless of language preference.”