Miami, FL - January 23, 2012 - Fox International
Channels and the RCN Television Group (RCN), headquartered
in Colombia, jointly announced today the formation of joint
venture which will launch MundoFox, a new Spanish-language
television network catering to the U.S. Hispanic market.
The network, scheduled to launch during the Fall season of
2012 in Hispanic homes nationwide, will aim to bring a
similar sensibility as the Fox Network to Latino audiences,
with exciting entertainment, best-in-class programing
content and differentiation from the limited options
currently available to viewers.
"Our partnership with RCN is a key step in the launch
of MundoFox" said Hernan Lopez, President & CEO of Fox
International Channels. "There is an increasing demand
for quality Spanish-language content in the U.S. from both
viewers and advertisers. FOX saw similar dynamics in play
25 years ago when it launched the Fox network, and it would
be a missed opportunity not to provide an alternative for
the 50+ million Latino viewers who currently have limited
options in Spanish-language broadcast television. Our
partnership with RCN will help us do this and we aim do it
in a big way."
"RCN has provided the main Hispanic networks in the US
with much of their prime-time content for over two decades.
We now plan to maximize our capabilities and bring an
increasing variety of fresh and innovative productions
directly to Spanish-speaking viewers. I am certain that FOX
is the best partner to make this a successful
network," said Gabriel Reyes, CEO of RCN.
Fox International Channels operates 350 channels in 35
countries, and most recently achieved great success with a
consortium of three cable networks targeting the U.S.
Hispanic consumer: FOX Deportes, Utilisima and NatGeo
Mundo. RCN is one of the largest producers and exporters of
Spanish-language television in the world and operates cable
channels throughout the Americas.
Content for the network will come from several diverse
sources, including:
1. RCN Television S.A. - the top broadcaster in Colombia.
Past successes from this creative force have been the
original "Ugly Betty," called "Betty La
Fea", the only Spanish-Language series to have
inspired a mainstream U.S. network drama; and "El
Capo", an action-packed prime time daily series that
has broken ratings records in many countries, including the
US.
2. Fox International Channels - over the last several
years, FOX has produced high-quality weekly dramas for
prime time that combine US-style, character-driven
story-telling and visuals with Latino sensibility.
Additionally, it has produced gripping factual series and a
wide array of lifestyle shows.
3. FOX Deportes - the #1 sports brand for the U.S. Hispanic
market, with exclusive U.S. Spanish-language rights to the
UFC, as well as various soccer tournaments, including Copa
Santander Libertadores, Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana, and
European tournaments. Some of these events will be
broadcast on MundoFox.
4. Shine Group - one of the leading producers of unscripted
and scripted programming worldwide (including hit formats
"The Biggest Loser", "MasterChef" and
"One Born Every Minute" and successful
international dramas including "Merlin" and
"The Hour"), will be producing their first
original Spanish language content for MundoFox.
5. NTN24 - RCN's international, 24-hour channel that
offers Spanish-language news, analysis, opinion, sports and
entertainment news programs from a uniquely Latin point of
view. NTN24 also produces online, English language content
with an emphasis on news from the Americas.
6. Third-party Suppliers - additionally, MundoFox will
license and/or commission original programs and movies from
a variety of third party producers, both from the
English-language world as well as Spanish.
Although distribution is currently being established,
MundoFox has plans to be carried on stations covering 75%
of US households. The network currently has several
affiliate deals being finalized in top Hispanic markets
across the country.
About Fox International Channels
Fox International Channels (FIC) is News Corporation's
international multi-media business. FIC develops, produces
and distributes over 350 wholly-and majority-owned
entertainment, factual, sports and lifestyle channels
across Latin America, U.S. Hispanic, Asia/Pacific, Europe
and Africa, in 35 languages. These networks and their
related mobile, non-linear and high-definition extensions,
reach over 1.1 billion cumulative households worldwide. We
also operate a global online advertising unit, .FOX
(pronounced "dot-fox") which specializes in
online video and display, and four TV production houses.
[In operation since: August 14, 1993.]
About RCN
RCN is a leading television network and production company
with a long track record of highly acclaimed series and
telenovelas. The company belongs to the Organización Ardila
Lülle (OAL), one of the most prominent industrial
conglomerates in Latin America. RCN currently licenses its
content in over 120 countries worldwide, including some of
the biggest Spanish-language hits of recent years in the
U.S., such as productions of "El Capo",
"Café Con Aroma de Mujer", "Yo soy Betty la
Fea" and "Pura Sangre", and format rights
for "Destilando Amor", "Mañana Es Para
Siempre", "Hasta Que El Dinero Nos Separe"
and "La Fea Mas Bella". RCN also operates and
programs three cable networks: TVColombia, RCN's
international signal; NTN 24, a twenty-four-hour global
news channel; and RCN Telenovelas, a channel programming
the best of RCN's novelas. RCN was advised by Sidley
Austin LLC and PanAmerican Capital Partners LLC.
[In operation: since July 10, 1998.]
Contact:
Steven
Graciano
Carolyn Berg
FOX
Deportes
JeffreyGroup
310.444.8658
305.860.1000 x178
Steven.graciano@fox.comcberg@jeffreygroup.com
Lucas
Kappaz
Yolima Celis
RCN
RCN Press Communications
+57-1-426-9307
+57-1-426-9292 Ext. 1536
lkappaz@rcntv.com.coycelis@rcntv.com.co
For network affiliation inquiries, please contact:
Inae Wilson
Fox Networks Distribution
310.369.4092
Inae.Wilson@fox.com
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