Vme Kids expands Footprint.

Vme Kids, Vme’s cable channel for Latino preschoolers, increases its distribution with carriage on Cablevision’s iO TV digital service. The increased distribution brings the best of Spanish-language pre-school content, including public television favorites to iO TV customers. Vme Kids will launch on iO TV channel 1081 beginning immediately. The channel is available to customers subscribing to the new iO en español package.

With Spanish-TV’s largest slate of preschool programming, Vme Kids is the exclusive Spanish-language home for Barney, Bob the Builder, Angelina Ballerina and Thomas & Friends. With these classic favorites and its extraordinary library of programs that include Plaza Sesamo, LazyTown and many others, Vme airs the six most popular children’s franchises in the world.

Created for kids ages 2-6 and their co-viewing parents and caregivers, Vme Kids is home to award-winning children’s shows that empower kids with innovative, entertaining, curriculum-based content. Vme Kids is a safe, fun and engaging place offering no direct response ads or other non-relevant and potentially inappropriate content. Vme Kids uses this valuable air-time to further help young children and their families in fun and engaging ways.

Vme President and CEO, Carmen M. DiRienzo said, “As the undisputed leader of Spanish language content for pre-school kids, Vme’s top notch programs are the ones that consistently earn the love of kids and the trust of parents. The expansion of Vme Kids’ footprint with Cablevision brings our educational and inspiring content to more Latino kids, helping them develop the skills they need to be school – ready while having fun.”

“We are very pleased to add Vme Kids to Cablevision’s iO en español.  Our very popular Spanish-language digital cable package with 45 channels has something entertaining and informative for all household members.  iO en español provides extensive programming from local sports to popular telenovelas, and includes shows for everyone in the house from preschoolers to parents. Vme Kids will bring even more value to our viewers,” said Bradley Feldman, Cablevision’s vice president, video product management. 

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