14.12.2005 22:27:00
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Azteca America Announces Affiliation Agreement With Comcast to Provide Carriage in Markets Not Covered by Over-the-Air Stations
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: TVAZTCA) (Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, announced today that Azteca America -- the company's broadcast television network focused on the U.S. Hispanic market -- signed an affiliation agreement with Comcast , the leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services in the United States. The agreement provides for carriage opportunities for Azteca America Network's signal in U.S. Hispanic markets not covered by over-the-air stations.
Under the agreement, Comcast systems across Hispanic markets in the United States, with no local terrestrial signal of Azteca America affiliates, may elect to add the Network's programming to their line-up.
Comcast currently also features selected programs from Azteca America as part of its ON DEMAND En Espanol video-on-demand service, making the shows available to customers of Comcast's Hispanic programming packages any time they want to watch.
"We are excited about the significant carriage opportunities with Comcast and expanding the Network's reach in the U.S. Hispanic community," said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America Network. "The agreement is geared toward further boosting Azteca America's coverage, while providing advertisers with sought-after demographics from new viewerships."
"Azteca America offers unique content that is very popular with viewers, and we're looking forward to working with them to offer this exciting service to a wider audience," added David Jensen, Vice President of International Programming for Comcast. "This agreement underscores our commitment to offering customers more choice, control and value."
About Azteca America
Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 39 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Albuquerque, San Diego, Fresno-Visalia, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Denver, Orlando, Austin, Tampa, Corpus Christi, Tucson, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Monterey-Salinas, Hartford, Salt Lake City, Bakersfield, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Omaha, Yakima, Naples-Ft. Myers, Wichita, Reno, Boise, Victoria, Oklahoma City, Charleston and Chattanooga.
For more information, contact: Bruno Rangel +011-52-55-1720-9167 jrangelk@tvazteca.com.mx Rolando Villarreal +011-52-55-1720-0041 rvillarreal@gruposalinas.com.mx Daniel McCosh +011-52-55-1720-0059 dmccosh@tvazteca.com.mx Jenni Moyer +1-215-851-3311 jenni_moyer@comcast.com Chris Ellis +1-215-981-7771 chris_ellis@comcast.com
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