New Central American Channel Comes to U.S.

EL SEGUNDO, October 24:
DIRECTV Más, a U.S. Spanish- and English-language programming service, has
launched Telecentro, a channel that features 24-hour news, entertainment and
sports programming from across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica,
Nicaragua and Panama.

Telecentro’s programming
highlights include Noti 7, a
Guatemalan news program covering national and international topics; Viva La
Mañana, a morning show produced in
El Salvador featuring news, entertainment and general-interest segments; and Futbol
Telecentro, providing coverage of
soccer matches from the national major leagues of El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras and Costa Rica. Other programs include Teledeporte, a Sunday sportscast that covers sports from
Guatemala with an emphasis on local soccer; Nuestro Mundo, a magazine show produced in Guatemala featuring
news, entertainment and general-interest programming; and Accion 10, a Nicaraguan newscast.

“With the addition of
Telecentro to the DIRECTV Más platform, we can now provide the growing Central
American communities across the U.S. with programming that is relevant,
exciting and connects them to their native country,” said John de Armas, the VP
of WorldDirect. “No other content provider can offer this experience.”

“Telecentro is proud to
bring the best of Central America to the U.S. for the first time, with the
top-rated news, entertainment and sports,” added Angel Gonzalez of Telecentro.
“Latinos in the U.S. can experience El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa
Rica and Nicaragua in the comfort of their own living rooms.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski