Acclaimed Programming from The History Channel en español(TM) Now Available on the iTunes Store

“-The History Channel(R) today announced that documentaries from The History Channel en español(TM) are now available for purchase and download at a price of $1.99 for episodic TV programs and $3.99 for specials on the iTunes(R) Store (www.itunes.com), the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.

Programming from The History Channel en español will be available in Spanish and features State of Fear, Biography(R): Frida Kahlo, Biography: Diego Rivera, Biography: Che Guevara, and The True Story of Killing Pablo.

“We are very pleased to be adding the Spanish language programming from The History Channel en español to iTunes. This is another significant opportunity to broaden the reach of our brand to new viewers,” said Nancy Dubuc, Executive Vice President and General Manager, The History Channel.

THE HISTORY CHANNEL EN ESPAí‘OL is one of four domestic television networks of The History Channel brand and it has emerged as the new “must have” for cable operators. The network is available on the Hispanic tier on the nation’s top cable systems representing more than 29 million subs in key Hispanic markets, including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Miami, New Jersey, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, Southern California, and Tucson. It is available to viewers in 18 of the top 20 Latino markets in the United States. The website for the channel is located at www.history.com/espanol.

A&E Television Networks, a joint venture of The Hearst Corporation, ABC, Inc. and NBC, is an award-winning, international media company offering consumers a diverse communications environment ranging from television programming, to home videos/DVDs and music CDs, to Web sites, as well as supporting nationwide educational initiatives. AETN is comprised of A&E Network, The History Channel, The Biography Channel, History International, The Military History Channel, The History Channel en español, Crime & Investigation Network, A&E HD, The History Channel HD, AETN International and AETN Consumer Products. The A&E web site is located at www.AETV.com, the Biography web site is located at www.Biography.com and The History Channel web site is located at www.History.com.

The iTunes Store features the world’s largest catalog with over five million songs, 550 television shows and over 500 movies. The iTunes Store has sold over 3 billion songs, 50 million TV shows and over two million movies, making it the world’s most popular online music, TV and movie store.”

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