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MUMBAI: US media company Univision, which serves the Hispanic
community, has secured a multiyear carriage agreement with
Verizon's Fios TV. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The
deal includes continued carriage of, and on-demand programming
for, Univision's and TeleFutura's owned and operated broadcast
stations; distribution of the cable network Galavisión;
the network feeds for Univision and TeleFutura; and the launch
of Univision's new networks - sports network Univision Deportes,
telenovelas network Univision tlnovelas and Forotv, a Spanish-language
news network.
The agreement also includes plans for multiplatform authentication
rights for UVideos, Univision's new video platform where viewers
can interact with the best in Hispanic programming, including
current shows from Univision's portfolio, as well as all of
the existing networks and the new networks joining the FiOS
TV lineup.
Univision
Communications senior VP, distribution sales and marketing
Deanna Andaverde said, "We are excited to expand our
relationship with Verizon as they recognise the growth potential
with the exploding Hispanic demographic in this country. This
deal speaks to Univision and Verizon's commitment to continue
to deliver compelling and relevant content offerings to US
Hispanics."
Verizon
director of Content Strategy and Acquisition Ben Grad said,
"As the country's leading provider of Spanish-language
programming, we are committed to giving our customers the
most robust package of such programming available today. We
look forward to working with Univision Communications to ensure
FiOS TV features the Spanish-language channels that are important
to our customers."
Verizon
Fios TV positions itself as being is the only all-digital
TV service delivered by a major provider over an advanced
fiber network straight to customers' homes and businesses.
FiOS TV offers a broad collection of programming, with more
than 550 all-digital channels, including more than 140 HD
channels, and 35,000 monthly video-on-demand titles. Verizon
features a robust Spanish-language offering with FiOS TV's
La Conexion and Spanish Language packages, which feature more
than 41 of the most popular Spanish-language channels.
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