Sundance Increasing Latin American Footprint

NEW YORK: AMC Networks International is expanding the reach of Sundance Channel Global across Latin America, with first-ever launches planned in six territories.

First-ever launches for the channel are set for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. Panama and Paraguay. Additional carriage pacts have been secured in Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Peru with the largest pay-TV operators. In Panama, it will be seen starting in August in both SD and HD on Cable Onda, the country’s largest pay-TV platform. An agreement with Millicom sees the launch of Sundance Channel for the first time on Tigo as a 24-hour SD linear service in El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Guatemala. It will also launch as a 24-hour HD service on Tigo Paraguay. The channel will also launch on Claro, the biggest pay-TV platform in Colombia and the Dominican Republic, as a 24-hour HD linear service. Sundance Channel is also now available in HD as a 24-hour linear service in Peru on Telefonica’s Movistar, the country’s largest pay-TV operator.

Sundance Channel debuted in South America in 2013 and is also available in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Ed Palluth, the executive VP of global distribution for AMC Networks International, commented: “Sundance Channel continues to experience strong growth since last year’s South American launch and will now be widely available in Central America on the leading subscription television platforms in the region. We’re looking forward to offering our distinctive mix of first-run original drama and independent films that audiences cannot see elsewhere. Further expansion across all of Latin America is a major priority for us in the months ahead.”