DIRECTV Adds Centroamerica TV to Lineup

EL SEGUNDO, December 8: Satellite platform DIRECTV has
boosted its Spanish-language programming package with the addition of Centroamerica
TV (CATV).

The 24-hour channel features content from Canal 12 in El
Salvador, Canal 11 in Honduras, Guatevision in Guatemala and Teletica from
Costa Rica, as well as from broadcasters in Nicaragua and Panama. It is
available at no extra charge to customers who subscribe to the SELECCION EXTRA
and above programming packages.

"This much-anticipated addition to our Spanish-language
programming lineup will provide quality programming to the more than five
million Central Americans living in the U.S.—an important segment of the
Latino population that has been underserved," said Aaron McNally, the VP
of international at DIRECTV. "Central Americans will recognize the TV
shows on Centroamerica TV as the same programming they enjoyed in their home
country and will no longer miss out on important news and popular weekend
sports programming like national team soccer from Honduras, Guatemala and El
Salvador."

Key shows include Hola El Salvador in the morning lineup; novelas such as El
Barrio and Sexto Sentido in the daytime; and news shows like Hechos and Noticiero Guatevision in prime time. Weekend programming will consist of
live soccer matches from Central America.