TUTV inks agreement with Comcast.

TuTv LLC, a joint venture of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B and Univision Communications Inc., and Comcast Corporation announced they have reached an agreement to make the TuTv networks available for distribution to Comcast systems nationwide.  TuTv networks De Película, De Película Clásico, Telehit, Ritmoson Latino and Bandamax will be included in Comcast’s national feed of Spanish-language channels via the Comcast Media Center in Denver. The networks will be part of the Super Cable Latino package and will launch initially in Chicago and Boston early this summer. 

“To have Comcast select all of our channels for their Spanish-language customers is a testament to the quality programming available on TuTv networks,” said Chris Fager, president of TuTv.  “TuTv has the unique ability to combine the marketing power of its partners, Univision and Televisa, with the viewer demand generated by the five channels’ extensive distribution and solid ratings in Latin America.”  

“We are committed to offering the best product to our Hispanic customers,” said David Jensen, vice president, Content Acquisition, Comcast. “TuTv’s channels have solid brand awareness among our viewers and offer high-quality original content.”
 
The TuTv Networks are:
 
·        De Película. The leading Spanish-language movie channel in Latin America and Mexico, offering 24-hours-a-day of drama, romance, comedy, action and family movies.
·        De Película Clásico. The classic movie channel, incorporating movies from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, representing the “Golden Era” of Mexican film making.
·        Telehit.  A Latin urban and lifestyle channel with celebrity interviews, live concerts, variety and comedy sketch shows, music, news and up to nine hours of new original Spanish-language programming daily as well as 20 different live shows per week.
·        Ritmoson Latino. Home to the latest Latin music rhythms, featuring today’s most popular Latin stars, award-winning entertainment magazine shows, concerts and music videos. 
·        Bandamax. The most widely distributed network in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to the most popular Latin music category, regional Mexican.  The network produces original programming in Mexico City and on location from concerts, rodeos, seaside and rural locations as well as haciendas all over Mexico.