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Carlos Vasallo: Cine Estelar and Cine Nostalgia ranked as the top 6th and 8th most viewed channels in Spanish

Maribel Ramos-Weiner| May 2, 2013

Carlos Vasallo, president of Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar

Cine Estelar and Cine Nostalgia consistently rank in the top 10 most viewed Spanish channels on DIRECTV. At the end of the 1st Quarter Cine Estelar and Cine Nostalgia ranked as the top 6th and 8th most viewed channels respectively, among 45+ Spanish channels on DIRECTV Spanish programming line-up.

Their programming focused on Spanish movies, mostly produced in Mexico, complemented by special productions including biographies and documentaries, reach more than 1.6 million Hispanic homes in the United States.

“After our exclusivity on DIRECTV concluded in December 2011, the distribution of Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar has grown to other pay-TV platforms. Today we are in DIRECTV, AT&T U-Verse, Verizon, Cox Communications, and in talks with Time Warner Cable. Consequently, our main objectives are the same: Offering the best programming and the largest variety of Mexican films available in the U.S., the most robust film portfolio of the market. And continue acquiring films and investing in special productions to meet our audience needs and to provide a product of superior quality to our affiliates,” said Carlos Vasallo, president of Cine Nostalgia and Cine Estelar.

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