Ole Distribution

Ole Distribution

Company type	Joint venture
Industry	Entertainment Pay television Interactive Media
Predecessor	HBO Latin America Group
Founded	May 4, 2020;4 years ago (2020-05-04)
Headquarters	Miami, United States
Area served	Latin America
Owners	Each of 50% owned by: Warner Bros. Discovery Americas Ole Communications
Subsidiaries	Distributed channels: A&E Latin America History Latin America H2 Latin America Lifetime Latin America (all 4 are owned and operated by A+E Networks Latin America, expect Lifetime Latin America is a joint venture with Sony Pictures Television Latin America)
Website	Official Website

Ole Distribution is a company which owns several pay television networks in the region of Latin America. The company was founded as a joint venture between Warner Bros. Discovery and Ole Communications. ^[1]

Distributed channels

Ole Distribution distributes the following channels:

Owned by A+E Networks Latin America (owned by A+E Networks and Ole Communications):

• History Latin America
• History 2 Latin America (started in July 2014 to replace Bio.)
• A&E Latin America
• Lifetime Latin America (started in June 2014 to replace Sony Spin)^{[ citation needed ]}

NBCUniversal International Networks Latin America (owned by Comcast/NBCUniversal and Ole Communications):

• CNBC International Latin America
• E! Latin America (includes Brazil)
• Telemundo Internacional (except in Mexico; not available in Brazil)
• Universal TV (except in Brazil, where the channel is operated by a 50/50 joint venture between NBCU and Canais Globo and distributed by Canais Globo) and Universal+ Latin America (includes Brazil)
• Studio Universal (except in Brazil, where the channel is operated by a 50/50 joint venture between NBCU and Canais Globo and distributed by Canais Globo)
• USA Network (except in Brazil, where the channel is operated by a 50/50 joint venture between NBCU and Canais Globo and distributed by Canais Globo)
• DreamWorks Channel Latin America (includes Brazil) ^{[2] [3]}

Sony Pictures Entertainment:

• Sony Channel
• Sony Movies
• AXN

OLE Communications

• IVC Networks Latin America (except in Mexico and Brazil)^{[ citation needed ]}

Defunct channels

• Sci-Fi (now Syfy)
• SYFY ^[4]
• Hallmark Channel ^[5]
• Bio.
• Locomotion
• Sony Spin
• TV Quality
• TeleUno
• Mundo Olé
• A&E Mundo
• Calle 13
• Movietime
• CBS Telenoticias ^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Warner Bros. Discovery Americas

References

1. "WarnerMedia y Ole Communications lanzan Ole Distribution". TTV News (in European Spanish). 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
2. Tribbey, Chris (March 28, 2016). "New NBCUniversal On-Demand Service Seeks Niche in U.K". Broadcasting & Cable : 16–17.
3. Briel, Robert. "Universal Networks to focus on 5 channels". www.broadbandtvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
4. Clover, Julian (19 March 2009). "Sci-Fi Channel regenerates into Syfy". www.broadbandtvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
5. "NBC Universal buys 18 Hallmark channels outside the U.S. - International Herald Tribune". Archived from the original on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2024.

External links

• Official website