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Olympusat and Dicapta Reach Captioning Agreement

Olympusat, Inc., one of the largest independent media companies specializing in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish- and English-language networks, announced a captioning agreement with Dicapta, the industry experts in providing access to audiovisual media for Hispanics with special needs.

Through this agreement, Dicapta will provide Olympusat with approximately 20 hours per quarter of closed captioning services and descriptions for Olympusat’s owned-and-operated TV networks. It also ensures that people with hearing impairment will receive access to Olympusat’s entertaining, educational, cultural and informative programming. The overall goal of the agreement is to address the needs of the Hispanic community with visual and hearing impairments, while meeting the highest FCC quality standards.

“At Olympusat, we are committed to create a world-class viewing experience for our audiences; we are thrilled to offer top-quality entertainment to an underserved community of Hispanics.” said Jesús Piñango, Director of Content Strategy at Olympusat. “We will start closed captioning three educational series for kids – Kemy, Seguridad Vial and Telmo & Tula: Manualidades.”

“We are excited to announce that thanks to our captioning agreement with Olympusat the Hispanic community with disabilities will have access to educational Spanish-language programming by turning on the caption or audio description option on their TVs,” added María Victoria Díaz, CEO of Dicapta.

In the near future the Hispanic community with special needs will have access to a great number of movies and series on Olympusat’s owned-and-operated networks including Sorpresa and Ultra Kidz. Olympusat’s networks are available nationwide on most cable providers.

Press Contact: Jesús Piñango

Olympusat Launches the Ultra HD Plex Channels on Hotwire Communications

Olympusat, Inc., one of the largest independent media companies specializing in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish-and English-language networks, announced that the Ultra HD Plex Channels are now available in Fision® En Español, Hotwire’s Spanish-language package.

“The addition of Olympusat’s Ultra HD Plex channels provides more variety and multicultural programming to Hotwire’s channel lineup, positioning Hotwire Communications as one of the leading providers of Spanish-language content,” stated Tom Mohler, CEO of Olympusat Holdings. “We are excited to be working collectively with Hotwire Communications to further deliver high-quality content and multi-genre HD programming to Hispanic households across the country.”

“Our customers appreciate the high-quality Spanish-language programming that Hotwire Communications provides and we are very excited to continue adding best-in-class programming to our lineup,” said Jonathan Bullock, Vice President of Corporate Development for Hotwire Communications.  “With the addition of 12 new Spanish-language HD channels, including premium-quality, Spanish-language movie channels, Hotwire is offering its Fision customers a best in class Spanish-language lineup.”

The new distribution agreement offers Hotwire’s customers a robust lineup of HD channels that feature highly-acclaimed movies and series, fan-favorite telenovelas, educational and entertaining shows for kids, popular music videos, and captivating documentaries from all over the world. The channels that will be available in Hotwire’s Fision® En Español package are: Ultra Banda, Ultra Cine, Ultra Clásico, Ultra Docu, Ultra Familia, Ultra Fiesta, Ultra Film, Ultra Kidz, Ultra Luna, Ultra Macho, Ultra Mex, and Ultra Tainment.

In addition to Olympusat’s Ultra HD Plex Channels, Hotwire Communications will also add Parables, an English-language channel that exclusively provides faith-based entertainment; and TOKU, a 24/7 channel dedicated to eye catching anime, popular live-action titles and cult classics from Asia dubbed into English.

To learn more about Olympusat’s industry-leading efforts, please visit olympusat.com.

Press Contact: Jesús Piñango

Olympusat Launches Top-notch SVOD Package of Content on FlixFling

Olympusat, Inc., one of the largest independent media companies specializing in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish- and English-language networks, announced today the launch of a SVOD Spanish-language package of content on FlixFling’s streaming video service.

“We are thrilled to partner with FlixFling as we continue to offer a large variety of premium content to a wider audience,” stated Tom Mohler, CEO of Olympusat Holdings. “The addition of Olympusat’s SVOD package of content provides more Spanish-language and multicultural content to FlixFling’s programming lineup.”

Customers of FlixFling’s subscription service will be able to enjoy hundreds of titles and compelling content designed by Olympusat. Programming features highly-acclaimed movies, captivating series, fan-favorite telenovelas, vibrant variety shows, and lifestyle entertainment.

FlixFling’s CEO, Thomas Ashley said, “We are very excited to further diversify the content we offer to our customers and appeal to the Spanish speaking market. Olympusat has an impressive content line-up; we are sure it will appeal to a broad audience.”

The SVOD channels available on Olympusat’s SVOD package of content are:

Cine Real – A contemporary movie channel offering an unrivaled library of award-winning and original films from Spain and Latin America, including popular genres such as action, drama, comedies and romance.

Damas – A Spanish-language entertainment channel featuring highly-rated lifestyle programming and successful telenovelas from all over Latin America, from the all-time classics, to popular contemporary productions.

FlixFling offers movies and television content to rent or buy On Demand, as well as multiple monthly subscription channel offerings. Cine Real and Damas are part of Olympusat’s robust collection of Spanish-language SVOD channels that will be available to FlixFling’s subscribers. Pio Pio, Parables, Parables en Español and TOKU are set to launch in early 2017.

Press Contact: Jesús Piñango

Tom Mohler emphasized the importance of Multicultural programming in HD at the Diversity Discussion Panel

Olympusat, Inc., one of the largest independent media companies specializing in the ownership, distribution, production and technical services of Spanish- and English-language networks, was present at the Diversity Discussion in New York City, where Olympusat’s CEO, Tom Mohler, was chosen to participate on a panel discussion on Embracing Diversity in Digital Patforms.

On Monday, December 5, 2016, Mr. Mohler offered insight into the television industry transition to Over-the-top (OTT) platforms, as well as the current opportunities presented to content creators, networks, and distributors. The executive also stressed how the TV ecosystem is shifting, and discussed the high demand for high-quality content targeted at multicultural audiences.

“We are witnessing how consumer behavior is changing and the interest for scripted TV is increasing, which is why Olympusat is investing more resources in the production of scripted series and content,” said Mohler. “Distributors are starting to offer more multicultural programming and are dedicating more bandwidth to a number of HD Spanish-language networks.”

Mr. Mohler also took this opportunity to officially announce the launch of Aplauso, a new HD Spanish-language broadcast television network that features top-notch entertainment catered to the Hispanic community, including riveting movies, fan-favorite series, vibrant variety shows, popular music videos, and lifestyle entertainment.

The Diversity Discussion gathers leaders in the TV and media industry, as well as popular on-air-talent to share their individual perspectives on the business of serving multicultural content for diverse audience segments. The event is composed by a number of panel discussions and breakout sessions that address the continued growth and sustainability of multiculturalism within the media.

Press Contact: Jesús Piñango