Cox Communications Rolls out SORPRESA! to 23 Additional Markets; Children's Entertainment Network Added to Paquete Latino, Cox's New Spanish-language Package.DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas, 18th-largest city in the United States[1], and voted one of "America’s Most Livable Communities. -- SORPRESA!, America's first network dedicated to entertaining Spanish-speaking children and teens, continues to build momentum in extending its reach to Hispanic households across the nation with the addition of its programming to 23 additional Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. markets. The announcement was made today by Dallas/Fort Worth-based Firestone Communications Company Details Firestone Communications ([1] is a diversified media and communications Company based in Fort Worth Texas. On January 19, 2007, Juniper Content Corporation (OTCBB: JNPC; "Juniper"), a media and entertainment company focused on branded content , Inc., a privately held media company that owns and manages SORPRESA! Already offered on over 285 systems throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. through affiliate agreements with Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner Cable This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Verizon and the National Cable TV Cooperative, SORPRESA! serves the fastest growing and youngest demographic in the country and is the only all-Spanish children and teen network. The network broadcasts 24 hours a day, entertaining Hispanic young people with award-winning animation, educational series, variety and special events programming from around the Hispanic world. The channel's late evening schedule appeals to tweens by featuring comedy, talk, games, music and movies. Relevant to the younger Hispanic generation, the channel's programming reflects their unique dual-culture lifestyle. "Over the last two years SORPRESA! has established itself as the premier destination for quality Spanish language Spanish language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). The official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations, Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons children and teens' programming. We found that families are extremely appreciative of our network, and we are thrilled to extend our distribution footprint with Cox Communications," said Christopher Firestone, executive vice president of operations for Firestone Communications and SORPRESA! Cox Communications is a multi-service broadband communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. with approximately 6.6 million total customers, including 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. Cox offers both analog cable TV and advanced digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand, and, with the addition of SORPRESA!, Cox will be able to attract an even larger number of Spanish-speaking households to its cable service and Hispanic video package. Cox is currently the nation's third-largest cable television provider. Under the agreement with Cox, SORPRESA! has been, or soon will be added to the following markets: --Bakersfield, Calif. --Eureka, Calif. --Santa Barbara, Calif. --Tucson, Ariz. --North Virginia --Plainview, Texas --Manchester, Conn. --West Warwick, R.I. --Abilene/Sweetwater, Texas --Amarillo, Texas --Big Spring, Texas --Conroe, Texas --Georgetown/Round Rock, Texas --Lubbock, Texas --Midland, Texas --San Angelo, Texas --Berryville/Eureka Springs, Ariz. --Sulphur Springs, Texas --Clarksville, Ariz. --Huntsville, Texas --Fort Smith, Ark. --Gainesville, Texas --Sun Valley, Idaho About SORPRESA! SORPRESA! is a digital cable network with carriage deals in place on Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and the National Cable TV Cooperative. These firm carriage agreements with the nation's top MSOs brings SORPRESA! into America's highest Hispanic population regions including New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, and New Jersey, making the channel the premier TV vehicle for advertisers seeking to target Hispanic children. Relevant to the younger Hispanic generation, SORPRESA! and its programming reflect the new Hispanic-American lifestyle, delicately blending culturally appealing educational and entertainment programming into an appealing entertainment destination. Based in Dallas/Fort Worth, SORPRESA! is owned and managed by Firestone Communications, Inc., a privately held media company. About Cox Communications Cox Communications Inc. is a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.6 million total customers, including approximately 6.3 million basic cable subscribers. The nation's third-largest cable television provider, Cox offers analog cable television under the Cox Cable brand as well as digital video service under the Cox Digital Cable brand. Cox provides an array of other communications and entertainment services including local and long-distance telephone under the Cox Digital Telephone brand, high-speed Internet See broadband. service under the Cox High Speed Internet brand, video on demand programming under the Entertainment on Demand brand, digital video recorders, high-definition television high-definition television (HDTV) Any system producing significantly greater picture resolution than that of the ordinary 525-line (625-line in Europe) television screen. Conventional television transmits signals in analog form. and home networking. Commercial voice and data services are offered via Cox Business Services. Local cable advertising, promotional opportunities and production services are sold under the Cox Media brand. Cox is an investor in programming services including Discovery Communications Inc. Cox Communications is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late Inc. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : The company name "SORPRESA!" is written with an inverted inverted reverse in position, direction or order. inverted L block a pattern of local filtration anesthesia commonly used in laparotomy in the ox. exclamation mark at the beginning. |
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