Novela Network Launches on Cox Communications

MIAMI: Pasiones, a channel that airs telenovelas and drama series in Spanish, has become available in the U.S. on Cox Communications, which has also expanded the distribution of WAPA America.

Pasiones can now be accessed by Cox subscribers in Phoenix/Tucson, San Diego, Las Vegas, Orange County/Palos Verdes, Rhode Island and Connecticut, among other markets.

WAPA America is geared toward Puerto Ricans and other Caribbean Hispanics living in the U.S. The cable network, which was previously carried by Cox in Virginia, Connecticut and Rhode Island, is now being offered in Phoenix/Tucson, San Diego, Las Vegas and Orange County/Palos Verdes.

Both channels, which are part of Hemisphere Media Group, are available on Cox’s Latino Pak video service. In the coming weeks, Cox’s Latino Pak subscribers will have access to the U.S. television premieres of three popular novelas on Pasiones: Gabriela, Unforgettable and Ella Era Bonita.

“We are thrilled to expand our long-standing partnership with Cox, which now carries all of Hemisphere’s networks,” said Alan J. Sokol, the president of Hemisphere. “Pasiones is the leading television destination for Hispanic women, and WAPA America is the only network that caters specifically to Caribbean Hispanics—the second-largest and fastest-growing Hispanic group in the country. These launches reinforce Cox’s commitment to serving the Hispanic community with the highest-quality Spanish-language programming, and we are confident that these additions will help drive new subscriptions.”