Azteca America Adds DirecTV Coverage in San Antonio

Azteca America Adds DirecTV Coverage in San Antonio

- Marks the 17th Major DMA Where DirecTV Carries Azteca America -

LOS ANGELES, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America, the fastest-growing Hispanic television network of the United States, is pleased to announce that its affiliate group Una Vez Mas has successfully secured carriage of its KTDF station in San Antonio on the DirecTV satellite system.

The agreement marks the 17th major designated market area (DMA) where DirecTV carries Azteca America programming. Azteca America also has network carriage agreements with Comcast Cable and Echostar's Dish Latino service, as well as local cable carriage agreements with almost all of the network affiliated over-the-air stations in 44 DMAs, plus additional Comcast Cable coverage in Washington DC and Portland.

"This is great news and furthers the strong push we have made to expand Azteca America over pay television services in the past 24 months," said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America.

Azteca America has coverage in 46 DMAs, which represent 83% of the US Hispanic population, including 26 of the top 30 Hispanic-market DMAs in the United States.

Company Profiles

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Albuquerque, San Diego, Fresno-Visalia, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Denver, Philadelphia, Orlando, Austin, Tampa, Washington DC, Corpus Christi, Tucson, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Monterey-Salinas, Hartford, Salt Lake City, Bakersfield, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Santa Barbara, Lubbock, Odessa, Palm Springs, Omaha, Amarillo, Yakima, Naples-Ft. Myers, Wichita, Reno, Boise, Victoria, Oklahoma City, Charleston and Chattanooga.

Visit: http://www.aztecaamerica.com/

About Una Vez Mas

Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Dallas, Una Vez Mas is Azteca America's largest affiliate group currently with stations in Albuquerque (KQDF 25), Austin (KADF 20), Amarillo (KTXD 43), Corpus Christi (KYDF 64), Dallas (KODF 26), McAllen-Brownsville (KNDF 57-KBDF 64), Las Vegas (KHDF 19), Phoenix (KPDF 41), San Antonio (KVDF 31), Santa Barbara (KSBT 32), Tampa (WXAX 26) and Tucson (KUDF 14). Una Vez Mas's current station line-up delivers 20% of the total U.S. Hispanic buying power.

Visit: http://www.uvmtv.net/

Source: Azteca America

CONTACT: Daniel McCosh, of Azteca America, +011-5255-1720-0059,
dmccosh@aztecaamerica.com; Nora Crosby, of Una Vez Mas, +1-214-754-7008 ext.
203, noracrosby@uvmtv.com

Web site: http://www.aztecaamerica.com/
http://www.uvmtv.net/

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Profile: International Entertainment