EspañaTV Expanding to Portugal

AMC Networks International Southern Europe (AMCNISE) and Atresmedia Internacional are bringing their Spanish-language channel bouquet EspañaTV to Portugal.

EspañaTV will launch on DTH and IPTV in Portugal on July 22 on MEO, one of the country’s biggest pay-TV operators, owned by Altice Portugal. Through EspañaTV, AMCNISE offers its thematic channels Canal Cocina, specialized in Spanish cuisine; Canal Decasa, with original productions covering home décor, health and beauty; Sol Música, a music channel produced in Spain; and Somos, with a selection of classic movies from Spain. Atresmedia supplies the bouquet with Atrescine, a channel that premieres recent Spanish films; Atreseries, with original series produced by Atresmedia; and Antena 3 Internacional, a breaking news and entertainment channel.

Manuel Balsera, executive VP and managing director of AMCNISE, said, “This is an important part of AMCNISE’s international expansion, and this new alliance with MEO underscores the value we provide to distributors and our commitment to offering diverse, premium quality content to audiences. EspañaTV builds on our company’s presence in the Portuguese pay-TV market and highlights the growing demand for our content and brands. We are looking forward to our continued partnership with Atresmedia for additional launches of EspañaTV in Europe in the months ahead.”

Javier Nuche, managing director of Atresmedia Internacional, commented, “There is an untapped opportunity to reach the community of Spaniards living in Europe and the joint offer between Atresmedia and AMCNISE’s channels creates a very attractive product for these customers. We expect that this alliance will help us grow significantly in the European market and we are confident that this launch on MEO will be the first of many more to come.”