MIAMI, April 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMTV) ("Hemisphere" or the "Company"), the only publicly traded pure-play U.S. media company targeting the high growth U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets with leading broadcast and cable television and digital content platforms, today announced Cinelatino, the nation's leading Spanish-language movie channel, has reached a multi-year carriage renewal agreement with DISH Network. Cinelatino is available on DISH Network's DishLATINO and Sling TV's "Best of Spanish TV" service in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Launched in Mexico in 1993 and in the U.S. in 1999, Cinelatino features the largest selection of Spanish-language blockbuster hits and critically-acclaimed titles from Mexico, Latin America, Spain and the Caribbean.
"We applaud DISH for their continued commitment to serving the U.S. Hispanic community by providing customers with the highest quality content, including access to the best and most recent Spanish-language blockbuster films on Cinelatino," said Alan J. Sokol, president and CEO of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., the network's parent company. "We are pleased to continue to offer DISH customers a mix of Mexican box office hits, top regional Latin theatrical releases, and exclusive original content to meet the demands of Spanish-language movie lovers and fulfill our promise to our audience."
Cinelatino has been the leading Spanish-language movie network for the past two decades, acquiring content from the top producers in the world, offering the largest inventory of Latin films on the market.
More information and complete schedules are available at www.cinelatino.com. Cinelatino is a subsidiary of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.
About Cinelatino: Cinelatino is a subsidiary of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (HMTV), the only publicly traded pure-play U.S. media company targeting the high-growth U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets with leading television and digital content platforms. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, Hemisphere owns and operates five leading U.S. Hispanic cable networks, two Latin American cable networks, the leading broadcast television network in Puerto Rico, and has ownership interests in a leading broadcast television network in Colombia, a Spanish-language content distribution company, and a Spanish-language OTT service in the U.S.
Contact Cinelatino: Isabel Nieto / inieto@hemispheretv.com
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