Charter Communications Inc. and TelevisaUnivision announced that the new premium subscription version with ads of ViX, "Premium with Ads," is now available at no additional cost to Spectrum customers who have access to Univision as part of their Spectrum TV Select or Mi Plan Latino packages. Through the companies' new multi-year agreement, customers can immediately begin streaming the 17,000 hours of top-tier original series, movies, and live sports currently available on ViX, including the semifinals and title matches of the CONMEBOL Copa América and UEFA Euro 2024.
Tom Montemagno, Executive Vice President of Programming Acquisition at Charter, provided details about the new service: “The addition of ViX Premium with Ads to our Spectrum TV Select and Mi Plan Latino plans will allow our customers to watch even more premium Spanish-language content as part of their Spectrum video service. By working with our programming partners to include streaming apps like ViX in our video packages at no additional cost, we continue to develop our new video paradigm with fantastic added value for customers,” he explained.
In this way, subscribers can enjoy the full original content of the streaming service, including recent series such as “Lalola,” “El extraño retorno de Diana Salazar,” “El gallo de oro,” and “De viaje con los Derbez”; hit movies like “Es por tu bien,” “Radical,” and “¿Quieres ser mi hijo?”; and the most anticipated new releases arriving this summer and fall, including “Chiquis sin filtro” and “Y llegaron de noche.” ViX subscribers will also have access to the best soccer content throughout the year, including Liga MX, the most-watched soccer league in the United States, and the UEFA Champions League, the most prestigious club competition in the world, among other events.
Mike Angus, Executive Vice President of Global Distribution Partnerships at TelevisaUnivision, provided details about the global strategy: "With our new ViX offering along with the full lineup of TelevisaUnivision linear channels, Spectrum customers have access to an unprecedented amount of Spanish-language content across all genres. ViX continues to experience significant growth, and we are delighted to partner with Spectrum to promote our mission of serving the vast U.S. Hispanic audience, leading the industry by revolutionizing the accessibility and value of Spanish-language content," he elaborated.