Hemisphere Media Group’s Pasiones to launch nationally on Spectrum

Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. announced that Pasiones, the leading network for telenovelas and drama series in Spanish, has reached a multi-year agreement with Charter Communications, Inc. to launch the network this spring across Spectrum’s footprint.

Upon Spectrum’s launch, Pasiones will be available on all major cable, satellite and telco providers nationwide. Pasiones will be available on Spectrum’s Spanish-language tier, Mi Plan Latino, with Spectrum being the first U.S. distributor to carry Pasiones in HD.

“We applaud our partners at Charter for being the first MVPD in the U.S. that will launch Pasiones in HD, demonstrating their commitment to serve their Hispanic communities with the highest quality content. Since acquiring Pasiones in 2014, our significant investment in programming has driven the network’s tremendous growth and secured its distribution across all major cable, satellite and telco providers in the country,” said Alan J. Sokol, president, and CEO of Hemisphere Media Group.