AMC Networks Extends Presence in Mexico

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International Latin America has secured some major launches in Mexico for AMC and Sundance Channel with leading pay-TV platforms.

AMC is doubling its distribution for its previous carriage as MGM Channel. Sundance Channel is making its first-ever launch in the country. As part of the new agreements with PCTV, AMC and Sundance Channel will launch as 24-hour linear channels with VOD. This includes Megacable in Guadalajara and Telecable. Linear channels and VOD services for AMC and Sundance Channel will also launch on all pay-TV platforms owned by Televisa Telecom. These include the DTH platform Sky Mexico, which is the country’s largest pay-TV operator, and the Cablevision, Cablemas, Cablevision Monterrey and Izzi cable systems. A separate agreement has also been finalized with IPTV provider Total Play in Mexico City to launch both channel brands.

Eduardo Zulueta, the managing director of AMC Networks International Latin America and Iberia, commented: “These new agreements with the largest pay-TV platforms in Mexico endorse the growing demand for AMC, Sundance Channel and elgourmet in the region. We have just doubled the distribution of our channels in Mexico and have ambitious growth plans for the rest of Latin America.” He continued, “Our commitment to the region is firm and is emphasized by the improvement in our offer of globally renowned and locally relevant channels.”