Ole Distribution

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Ole Distribution
Company type Joint venture
Industry Entertainment
Pay television
Interactive Media
Predecessor HBO Latin America Group
FoundedMay 4, 2020;3 years ago (2020-05-04)
Headquarters Miami,
Area served
Latin America
Owners Warner Bros. Discovery Americas (50%)
Ole Communications (50%)
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.

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Distributed channels

Ole Distribution distributes the following channels:

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

NBCUniversal International Networks & Direct-to-Consumer Latin America (owned by Comcast/NBCUniversal and Ole Communications):

Sony Pictures Entertainment:

OLE Communications

Defunct channels

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