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Time Warner Cable and Univision to Air 2010 FIFA World Cup Games with 'Sabado Gigante' Host Don FranciscoMay 20, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Time Warner Cable and Univision Communications, Inc., announced the availability of Univision's exclusive Spanish-language airing of the 2010 FIFA World Cup games on Lo Mejor On Demand (LMOD), Time Warner Digital Cable's Hispanic Free On Demand (FOD) channel with original Spanish-language content from the top Hispanic networks. The Companies noted games will be available on demand from June 12 to August 11. To honor Hispanics' everlasting passion for soccer, Time Warner Cable Deportes and Univision said they will also host a grand event at The Home Depot Center Tennis Stadium in Los Angeles on May 14 to bring the longest running show in the world and the entertainment/variety program, Univision's "Sabado Gigante" (Giant Saturday), to the public in the area of Los Angeles. To celebrate the anticipation for the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup games, legendary Univision personality Don Francisco will broadcast a special taping of his show. Guest appearances will include "Sabado Gigante's" "El Chacal" and La Cuatro, as well as a special musical performance. "We are thrilled to kick off our Time Warner Cable Deportes' campaign with the sports programming Hispanics are most passionate about and the world's most epic tournament," said Sam Howe, Chief Marketing Officer for Time Warner Cable. "At Time Warner Cable we are dedicated to offering our Hispanic customers the content they love the most, which is why we are proud to enable them to experience all 64 games on their schedule." "We are proud to partner with Time Warner Cable to bring our audience the excitement of the biggest sporting event in the world when they want it," said Tonia O'Connor, executive vice president, Distribution Sales and Marketing, Univision Communications Inc. "Time Warner Cable Digital customers will also be able to watch the live games on Univision HD and TeleFutura HD, which will further enrich their viewing experience." Lo Mejor On Demand is available at no extra cost to Time Warner Digital Cable customers in Los Angeles, San Diego, Texas, New York City, Carolinas, and the North East regions. Univision noted its Spanish-language airing of all 64 2010 FIFA World Cup games will be available on LMOD 24 hours after they air and a month after the final match in addition to all of Mexico's first round games, including the inaugural match between Mexico and South Africa, and the semi-finals and final matches in HD. Time Warner Cable is a cable operator in the U.S., with systems located in five geographic areas -- New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. Univision Communications Inc. is a Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, a Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95 percent of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85 percent of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, a Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces telenovelas, reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for all of the Company's platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 63 television stations in U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, a Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 68 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, a Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, a Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Time Warner Cable : timewarnercable.com Univision Communications: univision.net ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) |