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¡SORPRESA! programming block to air on Mega TV BROADCAST AFFILIATE in puerto rico
Families in Puerto Rico Can Now Enjoy ¡Sorpresa!’s Unique In-Language, In-Culture Preschool Programming on Mega TV’s WSJU-TV Channel 30
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Sept. 15, 2008 – Families across Puerto Rico can now enjoy an in-language, in-culture preschool programming block on Mega TV’s WSJU-TV Channel 30 featuring five popular programs from ¡Sorpresa!, America’s fastest growing Spanish-language children’s network. Mega TV premiered the ¡Sorpresa! children’s programming block on Aug. 30, the first Saturday after WSJU-TV became an affiliate of Mega TV, which is owned and operated by Spanish Broadcasting System.
The one-and-a-half hour block features both educational and entertaining content, including preschool programs Cubeez, Bali, Zumbers, Boom and Reds, and Telmo and Tula: Little Cooks. The programming block kicks off between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. AST every Saturday and Sunday morning and has non-duplicated time slots.
“¡Sorpresa! is the first network in the U.S. truly dedicated to serving the Hispanic children’s audience with content that reflects their heritage, and the preschool programming block is an excellent addition for our new affiliate in Puerto Rico,” said Cynthia Hudson –Fernandez, Chief Creative Officer and EVP of Mega TV. “Together with ¡Sorpresa! we can provide an in-language, in-culture viewing experience that our Hispanic children and their families can enjoy.”
“Our partnership with Mega TV exemplifies our national multi-platform strategy to strengthen our brand and attract all Hispanic TV audiences looking for in-language, culturally-relevant content,” said Maria Badillo, SVP of Programming of ¡Sorpresa!. “This type of partnership also reasserts ¡Sorpresa!’s commitment to providing the entire Hispanic audience with programming that inspires them to embrace their heritage.”
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, including the #1 Spanish-language radio station in America, WSKQ-FM in New York City, as well as 4 of the Top 8 rated radio stations airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV, a television operation serving the South Florida market, owns and operates a station in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale DMA (WSBS) Ch. 22, and an affiliate in West Palm Beach, Fl (Ch. 57/Comcast 231). Mega TV also has national distribution in the US through DirecTV Más (Ch. 405). The channel can also be seen in Puerto Rico on DIRECTV (Ch. 169), and through affiliate WSJU (Ch. 30). SBS also produces live concerts and events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company operates www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company’s corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
About Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment company in the United States. SBS owns and/or operates 21 radio stations located in the top Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, including the #1 Spanish-language radio station in America, WSKQ-FM in New York City, as well as 4 of the Top 8 rated radio stations airing the Tropical, Mexican Regional, Spanish Adult Contemporary and Hurban format genres. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV, a television operation serving the South Florida market, owns and operates a station in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale DMA (WSBS) Ch. 22, and an affiliate in West Palm Beach, Fl (Ch. 57/Comcast 231). Mega TV also has national distribution in the US through DirecTV Más (Ch. 405). The channel can also be seen in Puerto Rico on DIRECTV (Ch. 169), and through affiliate WSJU (Ch. 30). SBS also produces live concerts and events throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In addition, the Company operates www.LaMusica.com, a bilingual Spanish-English online site providing content related to Latin music, entertainment, news and culture. The Company’s corporate Web site can be accessed at www.spanishbroadcasting.com.
¡Sorpresa!, a Juniper Content Corporation (OTCBB: JNPC; “Juniper Content”) company, is the nation’s first children’s cable television network broadcast exclusively in Spanish, offering culturally relevant programming for children ages two to 17. ¡Sorpresa! is offered on Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, NCTC, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and in Puerto Rico on Liberty Cablevision, Choice Cable TV and OneLink. ¡Sorpresa! content is also available through third party multi-platforms including MobiTV, the provider of Spanish language video services to Alltel Wireless, AT&T and Sprint; Brightcove, the exclusive broadband video player to www.sorpresatv.com; and Akimbo, VOD provider to AT&T Homezone.
Juniper Content Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding future events and future performance of Juniper Content Corporation. These statements are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs. Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the statements herein. This information is qualified in its entirety by cautionary statements and risk factors disclosure contained in certain of Juniper Content Securities and Exchange Commission filings. For a description of certain factors that could cause actual results to vary from current expectations and forward-looking statements contained in this press release, refer to documents that Juniper Content files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Juniper Content is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
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¡Sorpresa! Media Contact: ¡Sorpresa! Investor Relations Contact:
Pascale Marchand Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Bob Gold & Associates Keith Lippert/Carolyn Capaccio
Phone: (310) 784-1040 Phone: (212) 838-3777
MegaTV Media Contact:
Isabel Bucaram-Montana
Spanish Broadcasting System
Director of Marketing and Communications7007 NW 77 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33166
Tel: 305. 644.4800 x 1156
Direct line: 786.470.1656
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VERSION EN ESPANOL
EL BLOQUE DE PROGRAMACIÓN DE ¡SORPRESA! SALDRÁ AL AIRE EN LA FILIAL DE Mega TV EN puerto rico
Las Familias de Puerto Rico Ahora Podrán Disfrutar de la Programación Preescolar en Español de ¡Sorpresa! en el Canal 30, de la WSJU-TV de Mega TV
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — el 15 de septiembre de 2008 – Las familias de todo Puerto Rico podrán disfrutar de la programación en español para niños de edad preescolar que ofrece ¡Sorpresa!, el canal infantil en español de mayor crecimiento en los Estados Unidos. Mega TV estrenó el bloque de programación infantil de ¡Sorpresa! el 30 de agosto, el primer sábado después de que la WSJU-TV se convirtió en la filial de Mega TV, operada por Spanish Broadcasting System.
El bloque de hora y media presenta contenido educativo y de entretenimiento, incluyendo programas para niños de edad preescolar como Cubeez, Bali, Zumbers, Boom and Reds, y Telmo and Tula: Little Cooks. El bloque de programación se estrena entre las 07 y las 11 hrs. AST (hora estándar del Atlántico) todas las mañanas de sábado y domingo, sin horarios duplicados.
“¡Sorpresa! es la primera cadena estadounidense dedicada a servir al público hispano infantil con contenido que refleja su herencia cultural, y el bloque de programación es una adición excelente para nuestra nueva filial en Puerto Rico,” señaló Cynthia Hudson –Fernandez, VP Ejecutiva y Directora Creativa de Mega TV. “Juntos con ¡Sorpresa! podemos ofrecer una experiencia televisiva en la cultura e idioma que nuestros niños hispanos y sus familias podrán disfrutar.”
“Nuestra asociación con Mega TV ejemplifica nuestra estrategia de multiplataforma nacional para fortalecer nuestra marca y atraer a todo el público hispano que busca contenido en español y culturalmente relevante,” señaló María Badillo, Vicepresidente de Programación de ¡Sorpresa!. “Esta clase de asociación también reafirma el compromiso de ¡Sorpresa! de proporcionar a todo el público una programación que lo inspira a aceptar su herencia cultural.”
Sobre Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. es la mayor empresa del mundo del espectáculo y de medios de comunicación de los EE.UU. públicamente controlada por hispanos. SBS es propietaria y/u operadora de 21 radioemisoras situadas en los principales mercados hispanos de Nueva York, Los Ángeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco y Puerto Rico, incluyendo la primera estación de radio de habla hispana en los Estados Unidos, WSKQ-FM en la ciudad de Nueva York, así como 4 de las 8 emisoras radiofónicas más sintonizadas en los géneros tropical, mexicano regional, adulto contemporáneo en español y formato urbano. Así mismo, SBS opera y es propietaria de Mega TV, una estación televisiva con sede en el Sur de la Florida que se distribuye a nivel nacional a través de DIRECTV Más. SBS también produce conciertos en vivo y eventos a lo largo de Estados Unidos, incluyendo en Puerto Rico. Además, la compañía opera http://www.lamusica.com , un portal bilingüe de Internet que provee contenidos de música latina, entretenimiento, noticias y cultura. La página Web corporativa de la empresa se puede consultar en http://www.spanishbroadcasting.com .
Sobre ¡Sorpresa!
¡Sorpresa!, una subsidiaria de la compañía Juniper Content, es el canal infantil y la comunidad digital de mayor crecimiento de los EE.UU. ¡Sorpresa! es ofrecida en Comcast, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS, sistemas participantes del National Cable TV Cooperative y en Puerto Rico en el Liberty Cable Systems, Choice Cable y OneLink. El contenido de ¡Sorpresa! está también disponible a través de MobiTV, el proveedor de servicios de video en español para Alltel Wireless, AT&T y Sprint; Brightcove, el exclusivo reproductor de video de banda ancha para www.sorpresatv.com y VOD proveedores Akimbo y AT&T Homezone.
Declaraciones a plazo futuro de Juniper Content
Este comunicado de prensa contiene declaraciones prospectivas en el sentido privado de Reforma de Litigio de Valores Ley de 1995 sobre futuros eventos y resultados futuros de Juniper Content Corporation. Estas declaraciones se basan en la gestión de expectativas actuales o creencias. Los resultados reales podrían variar materialmente de aquellos expresados o implícitos en las declaraciones en este documento. Esta información está calificada en su totalidad por las declaraciones de advertencia y los factores de riesgo divulgación contenida en algunos valores de Juniper Content y Comisión Nacional del Mercado de presentación de solicitudes. Para una descripción de ciertos factores que podrían causar que los resultados reales difieran de las expectativas actuales y declaraciones futuras contenidas en este comunicado de prensa, se refieren a documentos de los archives de Juniper Content de vez en cuando con la Securities and Exchange Commission. Juniper Content está bajo ninguna obligación de, y expresamente renuncia a toda obligación de, actualizar o alterar sus declaraciones prospectivas, ya sea como resultado de nueva información, eventos futuros, cambios en suposiciones o de otro tipo.
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¡Sorpresa!- Contacto para medios de comunicación
Pascale Marchand
Bob Gold & Associates
(310) 784-1040
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¡Sorpresa!- Contacto para inversionesContact:
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates
Keith Lippert/Carolyn Capaccio
(212) 838-3777
MegaTV- Contacto para medios de comunicación
Isabel Bucaram-Montana
Spanish Broadcasting System
Director de Marketing y Comunicación7007 NW 77 Avenue
Miami, Florida 33166
(305) 644-4800 x 1156
Línea directa: (786).470-1656
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