{"id":54465,"date":"2017-06-26T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-hitn-joins-forces-with-imagina-us-and-bein-sports-to-promote-athleticism-among-us-hispanic-youth\/"},"modified":"2017-06-26T12:32:02","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T16:32:02","slug":"hitn-une-fuerzas-con-imagina-us-y-bein-sports-para-promover-el-deporte-entre-los-jovenes-hispanos-de-los-estados-unidos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/hitn-une-fuerzas-con-imagina-us-y-bein-sports-para-promover-el-deporte-entre-los-jovenes-hispanos-de-los-estados-unidos\/","title":{"rendered":"HITN Joins Forces With Imagina US And beIN SPORTS To Promote Athleticism Among US Hispanic Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 26, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>HITN<\/b>, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, announced an agreement with <b>Imagina US <\/b>to broadcast <i>La Liga Promises 2017, <\/i>a special program covering the third annual international youth soccer tournament taking place at Riverbank Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Newark, New Jersey<\/span> on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Friday, June 23<\/span> through <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sunday, June 25<\/span>. \u00a0Audiences will be able to relive the games this <span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, June 26<\/span> through <span class=\"xn-chron\">Wednesday, June 28<\/span> on the English and Spanish versions of <b>beIN SPORTS<\/b>, the sports network distributed in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span> by <b>Imagina US<\/b>. \u00a0The HITN special featuring the top moments of the tournament will air on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Monday, June 26<\/span> at <span class=\"xn-chron\">11PM EST<\/span>\/<span class=\"xn-chron\">8PM PST<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg23ealeft\" style=\"TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg23ealeft\" title=\"HITN Inks a Deal for Lifestyle Content (PRNewsFoto\/HITN)\" border=\"0\" alt=\"HITN Inks a Deal for Lifestyle Content (PRNewsFoto\/HITN)\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/HITN_Logo.jpg \"\/><\/div>\n<p><i>La Liga Promises 2017 <\/i>is a two-hour special that will showcase the best plays of the competition, which brings together talented young players from around the world hoping to be the next stars on the international soccer scene. \u00a0In addition to tournament highlights, the HITN special will include original narration and commentary on the best plays of every game, the semifinals and final, and the awards ceremony.\u00a0 By shining a spotlight on the talent and athleticism of the young Hispanics participating in the tournament, <i>La Liga Promises 2017<\/i> reaffirms HITN&#8217;s commitment to promoting sports and a healthful lifestyle to the US Hispanic community.<\/p>\n<p>Twelve teams from six countries are participating in the tournament, including, from <span class=\"xn-location\">Spain<\/span>, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid, Seville, Villarreal and Valencia; <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico&#8217;s<\/span> Club Am\u00e9rica; Inter Milan (<span class=\"xn-location\">Italy<\/span>); Benfica (<span class=\"xn-location\">Portugal<\/span>); Nacional de Medell\u00edn (<span class=\"xn-location\">Colombia<\/span>); and the <span class=\"xn-location\">New York City<\/span> and Newark youth teams. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very pleased to launch this partnership with <b>Imagina US <\/b>and<b> beIN SPORTS<\/b>, which allows us to showcase new talent in youth soccer and encourage the young people from our community who are participating in the tournament to pursue their dreams in the world of sports,&#8221; noted <span class=\"xn-person\">Erika Vogt Lowell<\/span>, Programming and Acquisitions Director at <b>HITN<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to partner with <b>HITN<\/b>, a network that seeks to inspire and empower Hispanic audiences to succeed and make a better life for themselves in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>,&#8221; remarked Irantzu Diez-Gamboa, President of <b>Imagina US<\/b>. \u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s worth keeping in mind that Gerard Piqu\u00e9, <span class=\"xn-person\">Fernando Torres<\/span>, Andr\u00e9s Iniesta and other top soccer players got their start in the youth leagues of some of the same teams participating in this year&#8217;s tournament.\u00a0 Through this partnership with <b>HITN,<\/b> we hope to demonstrate to today&#8217;s young people that their dreams can come true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The passion of these young players is undeniable and inspiring,&#8221; added Antonio Brice\u00f1o, Assistant Managing Director, <b>beIN SPORTS <\/b>USA.\u00a0 &#8220;We are proud to offer exclusive coverage of the tournament to our viewers in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><i>La Liga Promises 2017<\/i> is being played simultaneously at Independence Park and Riverside Park in New York.\u00a0 Coverage of the games will air in 64 countries on a range of different platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Fore more information, please visit <b>HITN<\/b> visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitn.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hitn.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT HITN<\/b> <\/p>\n<p><b>HITN-TV<\/b> is a leading Spanish-language media company that offers educational and cultural programming for the whole family.\u00a0 It reaches more than 44 million viewers in the US and Puerto Rico via DIRECTV, DISH Network, AT&amp;T U-verse TV, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast, Charter Spectrum, Frontier Mediacom, CenturyLink Prism and Cablevision.\u00a0 For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hitn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.hitn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT beIN SPORTS <span class=\"xn-location\">USA<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Launched in 2012,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beinsports.com\/us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>beIN SPORTS<\/b><\/a>\u00a0is the fastest growing global sports network in the US and is offered on the 10 largest cable\/satellite TV providers in the US, as well as other systems across the country. beIN SPORTS offers viewers premium sports content and entertainment across multiple platforms including TV channels beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS en Espa\u00f1ol and live streaming on beIN SPORTS CONNECT. A cornerstone of beIN SPORTS is its unrivaled live soccer coverage, which includes live matches from\u00a0LaLiga,\u00a0Serie A,\u00a0Ligue 1,\u00a0NASL, and\u00a0CONMEBOL\/CONCACAF\/CAF World Cup Qualifiers, as well as news and in-depth analysis of all the top leagues from around the world. In addition to soccer, beIN SPORTS serves as a haven to fans of\u00a0motorsports,\u00a0tennis,\u00a0rugby,\u00a0boxing<u>,<\/u>\u00a0mixed martial arts\u00a0(MMA),\u00a0tennis, and volleyball, among others. With the recent addition of\u00a0Conference USA\u00a0coverage, beIN SPORTS will also broadcast College Football, Men&#8217;s and Women&#8217;s Basketball and Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Volleyball. Thru\u00a0beIN SPORTS CONNECT, authenticated subscribers can also enjoy all the exciting action from the two networks and stream live overflow matches offered in HD on your computer, tablet or smart phone.<\/p>\n<p><b>ABOUT <\/b><b>IMAGINA US<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Imagina US <\/b>is the Americas division of <i>Imagina Group<\/i>, a leading European company dedicated to providing the audiovisual space to serve clients&#8217; technical and commercial needs in production and post-production.\u00a0 Founded in 1999, Imagina US is a pioneer in television production for the US Hispanic market and a strategic partner for the successful development and distribution of audiovisual content. \u00a0Imagina US had revenue of approximately <span class=\"xn-money\">$54 million<\/span> in 2015; its range of services incudes content production, post-production, rights acquisition and management, and network broadcast and distribution. \u00a0For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imaginaus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.imaginaus.com\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/HITN_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/344200\/HITN_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  HITN<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BROOKLYN, N.Y.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 26, 2017<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <b>HITN<\/b>, the leading Spanish-language network that offers educational and entertainment content to more than 44 million households across <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, announced an agreement with <b>Imagina US <\/b>to broadcast <i>La Liga Promises 2017, <\/i>a special program covering the third annual international youth soccer tournament taking place at Riverbank Park in <span class=\"xn-location\">Newark, New&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":54466,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-deportes-y-recreacion"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54466"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}