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| Industry | Television |
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| Founded | 1993[1] |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, GA[1], USA |
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Number of locations
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4[1] |
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Area served
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Latin America except Brazil The Caribbean[1] |
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Production output
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Cable channels |
| Services | advertising |
| Revenue | $75 million (2000)[1] |
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Number of employees
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60 (2000) |
| Parent | Fox International Channels (21st Century Fox) |
| Website | http://www.laptv.com (Defunct, redirects to Fox International Channels Latin America website) |
LAPTV (Latin American Pay Television Service) is a Latin American pay television company founded by many cable providers of the region (MVS Comunicaciones, Grupo Cisneros) and many cinema producers/distributors (United International Pictures, distributor of the movies of Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and MGM/UA, and 20th Century Fox) but since 2013 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fox International Channels. It runs several film and television series channels, such as Cinecanal, Fox+ and Film Zone, and previously Moviecity.
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History[edit]
LAPTV was formed as a partnership between Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, and Fox in Latin America[2] in 1993[1] with Universal Studios joining later.[3] On May 22, 2012, Fox International Channels acquired MGM's stake in LAP TV.[4] In March 2013, Fox purchased Paramount's position in the company, thus becoming the sole owner of LAP TV, and sign a content agreement with LAP TV.[2] Starting in November 3, 2014, all the Premium channels of the pack will be rebranded as "Fox+", dropping the "Movie City" brand definitely, and consolidating the Fox brand in LAPTV with the operations in Fox International Channels.[5] Operations of Cinecanal and Film Zone won't be affected.
Channels[edit]
Premium (Fox+)[edit]
- FOX 1 (SD and HD)
- FOX Action (SD and HD)
- Fox Comedy (SD and HD)
- Fox Movies (SD and HD)
- Fox Family (SD and HD)
- Fox Cinema (SD only)
- Fox Classics (SD only)
Basic[edit]
- Film Zone (1999–present): Offers 3 independent films from the Sundance Channel[1][6] and films previously shown on Moviecity/Fox+ and Cinecanal.
- Cinecanal (1993–present): Mix of new releases and slightly older films, also shows films previously shown on Moviecity/Fox+ and before any other basic cable channel. Before 2010 it was part of the Premium package of the company.
Defunct Brands[edit]
- Moviecity (1997 - November 3, 2014): New releases only
- Cinecanal2 (1996 - 2009): Mix of new releases and slightly older films
- Cinecanal Classic (2004 - 2009): Classic movies
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Erin Moriarty (July 10, 2000). "LAPTV finds right Latin channel". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Juan Fernandez Gonzalez (March 10, 2013). "Fox International owns 100% of LAPTV". rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
- ^ Ulin, Jeff. Page 278. The business of media distribution: monetizing film, TV, and video content. Taylor & Francis US, 2010. books.google.com.
- ^ "FOX International Channels to Acquire Additional Stake in LAPTV from MGM". FOX International Channels website. 2012-05-22.
- ^ Fox+ Video Presentation - YouTube
- ^ "Moviecity Cronología". LAPTV. 2012-05-22.
External links[edit]
- Official website (Defunct, redirects to Fox International Channels Latin America website)
- Official Site (Spanish)