Alejandro Bernal of Caracol Televisión: Caracol Internacional refreshes its screen

Channel Caracol Internacional, launched in the U.S. eight years ago, just completed a re-launch with new series and exclusive content, as well as a stronger block of opinion and current events.Some of the channel shows include Viernes 360, a new space dedicated to worldwide entertainment news; Deportes 360, a new 30-minute show featuring global sporting news; and Nuestra América 360, which has already been on the air for a few months.“With this new content combined with the existing ones, Polos Opuestos and Entérate, we built a daily block at 10:30pm with lots of current events, with exclusive Caracol productions,” said Alejandro Bernal, manager of New Channels of Caracol Televisión.The channel is available to 2.5 million homes through DIRECTV, Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks and RCN Networks. It currently is in negotiations to increase its distribution.Bernal also announced that Caracol’s app ParlarTV, which allows users to interact with some live shows, is currently active for certain shows that air simultaneously in Colombia and the U.S., such as Día A Día, La Red, Sábados Felices and the 10pm news.