Comcast Cable today announced the company is accepting proposals for two substantially Hispanic American owned, independent English-language networks that it will launch in select markets by January 28, 2017.
Today’s announcement is part of Comcast’s commitment to launch 10 independently owned and operated networks as part of a series of public interest commitments made by Comcast in connection with the NBCUniversal transaction completed in 2011.
Of the 10 networks, all of which are to launch by 2019, four will be majority African American owned, two will be operated by Hispanic American programmers, two will be substantially Hispanic American owned, and two will be independent.
The criteria were established based on several agreements Comcast entered into in 2010. Since then, five independent networks have launched, including ASPiRE, BabyFirst Americas, BBC World News, El Rey, and REVOLT.
“We are committed to delivering programming that reflects the interests of our customers and are eager to review many innovative network proposals with the potential to bring new and exciting content to our customers,” said Greg Rigdon, Executive Vice President, Content Acquisition for Comcast Cable.
Applicants can submit a proposal and learn about the terms and conditions online here. Proposals are due by October 9, 2015, and the two networks will be selected in the coming months.
