ViendoMovies


ViendoMovies is an American Pay TV film channel in Spanish, distributed in High Definition by cable, Telcos and satellite companies, owned by SomosTV and headed by Luis Villanueva. The channel runs for 24-hours a day featuring exclusive, commercial free movies, originally produced in Spanish, all theatrical releases in their country of origin. ViendoMovies programming reaches subscribers in the United States and Puerto Rico.

History

In 2006 SomosTV, a media company based in Miami, Fl announced the launch of ViendoMovies then under the name VeneMovies. At the time of launch, the channel was considered one of the first 24-hour Hispanic cable movie channels in the United States. ViendoMovies was created based on the Hispanic market's need for Spanish language films. U.S. Hispanics are aggressive consumers of film entertainment. According to Hispanics Business Magazine, Hispanics eagerly attend film openings, accounting for over 17% of tickets sold and watch more movies per year than any other segment of the U.S. population. On July 4, 2011, VeneMovies was renamed ViendoMovies.

Current events

ViendoMovies is currently distributed by all the major cable companies including Comcast Xfinity, Altice, DirecTV, Charter Spectrum, RCN, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-Verse, and Liberty Cablevision, Innovative Cable U.S. Virgin Islands and other cable companies. The channel announced in 2014 National Satellite Distribution.

Programming

ViendoMovies offers a selection of movies from Spain, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, among others. The channel includes genres such as action, drama, comedies, romance, etc. and include free movies in a free VOD offering for its subscribers, plus coverage of national and international film festivals where Spanish language movies participate.
ViendoMovies is affiliated as well to NCTC for cable operators. NCTC is responsible for acquiring programming and hardware for almost 1000 affiliated companies that own and operate cable systems in the U.S.