DIRECTV, one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment, added four new networks to its DIRECTV En Español programming platform. With the addition of De Película, De Película Clásico and ViendoMovies, DIRECTV now offers the most Spanish-language movies available from any television provider nationwide. In addition, DIRECTV has also launched the popular lifestyle and music channel Bandamax.

"DIRECTV understands how important high-quality, culturally relevant content is to our Spanish speaking customers and we are committed to growing and enhancing DIRECTV En Español into the best Spanish-language programming platform in the industry," said Dan York, DIRECTV's Chief Content Officer. "With the addition of these new networks to our lineup, DIRECTV En Español now offers more Spanish-language movies than any other provider in the industry, making it the ultimate movie and sports destination."

De Película, the #1 movie network in Mexico for more than a decade and on air since 1979, connects Hispanic movie lovers with the most relevant titles and stars in Spanish-language cinema. The network airs approximately 300 titles per month including drama, comedy, western and musicals, as well as movie marathons featuring Latin America's most beloved stars including Cantinflas and Pedro Infante.

De Película Clásico offers passionate movie fans a robust library of more than 800 of the very best titles, the largest in the world, from the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema, 24 hours a day.

ViendoMovies is a commercial free, top-quality film channel produced and programmed especially for U.S. Latinos. Showing the best contemporary movies originally produced in Spanish, from all over the Spanish-speaking world, ViendoMovies programs around 250 titles per month, managing its extensive and continuously updated library in a programming strategy that always presents a fresh screen to film lovers.

In addition to the new movie lineup, DIRECTV now offers Bandamax, the #1 destination for audiences seeking authentic regional Mexican lifestyle and music programming. Bandamax is the first music channel to embrace Mexican culture and passion and delivers 31 shows and 53 hours of original programming per week.

DIRECTV En Español offers the widest array of Spanish and English-language programming available. The service provides access to more than 75 Spanish-language channels from countries including México, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Ecuador, Argentina, Perú, Chile, Venezuela, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Nicaragua and more, along with access to more than 240 English-language channels of DIRECTV programming. DIRECTV is also the leader in Soccer with all the Mexican league matches and more soccer league games from European and local Latin American soccer leagues.

About DIRECTV

DIRECTV is one of the world's leading providers of digital television entertainment services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, DIRECTV provides digital television service to over 20 million customers in the United States and more than 17 million customers in Latin America. DIRECTV sports and entertainment properties include two regional sports networks (Rocky Mountain and Pittsburgh), and minority ownership interests in Root Sports Northwest and Game Show Network. For more information on DIRECTV, visit www.directv.com.

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