MADRID, Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — SKY, the best-known DTH operator in Mexico and Central America, will offer ATRESERIES in its HD package (channel 1232) and ¡HOLA! TV (channel 1219) as of December 23. ¡HOLA! TV will also be available in the FUN package in SD (channel 219) very soon, which will expand its coverage not only in Mexico, but also in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
With incorporation of the two signals, SKY has a complete portfolio of Atresmedia’s international channels, as ATRESERIES and ¡HOLA! TV are joining Antena 3 Internacional, which has been part of SKY’s offering since 2006, and which can be seen on channel 272.
As Mar Martínez Raposo, Director of Atresmedia Internacional said, “This agreement allows us to expand significantly our presence in Mexico, which is already the main pay TV market, and where we will now have all of our international channels.”
ATRESERIES is the group’s international star in broadcasting series. Mar de Plástico, Allí Abajo, Vis a Vis, Buscando el norte and La Embajada are some of the series released for the first time in the region through ATRESERIES. The channel also offers viewers the chance to enjoy Atresmedia’s extensive catalog of titles, which includes the most diverse genres: historical and period series, romances, children’s shows, comedies, and family series.
¡HOLA! TV is the most respected and exclusive news source worldwide about celebrities, royalty, and the aristocracy. Its programming presents the best of the magazine ¡HOLA!, which publishes 34 editions for more than 120 countries, reinventing the magazine for television with news, exclusives, and special programming that reflect the style and philosophy of the ¡HOLA! brand.
About Atresmedia Internacional
Atresmedia Internacional heads the Atresmedia Group, which includes its three international channels: Antena 3, Atreseries and ¡HOLA! TV. Positioned as a global leader in the production and distribution of content in Spanish, Atresmedia is the private European operator with the most channels and the highest number of subscribers outside its own borders, with a presence in all Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, as well as in the USA, Canada, Europe and Africa. Atresmedia Internacional is committed to quality and variety through a complementary supply of content. www.atresmediainternacional.com
About Sky
Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V. is a joint venture owned indirectly by Grupo Televisa S.A.B., a Mexican company (58.7%) and The DIRECTV Group Inc., a United States company (41.3%). The leader in Pay TV services in Mexico, providing services in Central America and the Dominican Republic, it provides exclusive coverage of special events, sports and entertainment. For more information, go to www.sky.com.mx
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media communications company in the Spanish-speaking world. Through its subsidiaries and strategic partnerships: it produces and broadcasts television programs, it produces restricted television signals, distributes television programs to the domestic and international markets, and it develops and operates direct television services to homes via satellite.
The DIRECTV Group Inc., is a global leader in providing entertainment services via multi-channel digital television. For more information, go to www.directv.com
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