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LAPTV
IndustryTelevision
FoundedMarch 15, 1993[1]
DefunctOctober 2013
Headquarters
Atlanta, GA[1]
,
USA
Number of locations
4[1]
Area served
Latin America except Brazil
The Caribbean[1]
Production output
Cable channels
Servicesadvertising
Revenue$75 million (2000)[1]
Number of employees
60 (2000)
ParentThe Walt Disney Company Latin America
(The Walt Disney Company)
Websitehttp://www.laptv.com (Defunct, redirects to Fox International Channels Latin America website)

LAPTV (Latin American Pay Television Service) was a Latin American pay television company founded by many cable providers of the region (MVS Comunicaciones, Grupo Cisneros) and many cinema producers/distributors (such as United International Pictures, distributor of Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios). It runs several film and television series channels, such as Cinecanal and Film Zone, and previously Moviecity.

History

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 on November 3, 2014, all the Premium channels of the pack were 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 were unaffected.

Channels

Basic-tier channels

Defunct Brands

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Erin Moriarty (July 10, 2000). "LAPTV finds right Latin channel". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Juan Fernandez Gonzalez (March 10, 2013). "Fox International owns 100% of LAPTV". rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^ Ulin, Jeff. Page 278. The business of media distribution: monetizing film, TV, and video content. Taylor & Francis US, 2010. books.google.com.
  4. ^ "FOX International Channels to Acquire Additional Stake in LAPTV from MGM". FOX International Channels website. 2012-05-22.
  5. ^ Fox+ Video Presentation - YouTube
  6. ^ "Moviecity Cronología". LAPTV. 2012-05-22.

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