“We are delighted to be working with Telemundo to bring some of our biggest box office hits to Spani

Corporate Communications Sales Home Corporate Communications Sales Press Releases hilton garden inn sarasota TELEMUNDO MEDIA PREMIERES SELECT PARAMOUNT PICTURES AND DREAMWORKSANIMATION FILMS TO U.S. HISPANIC AUDIENCES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SPANISHLANGUAGE TELEVISION
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"Our audience expects to see high-quality programs not only in our original productions but in all of the programming we air across the network," said Maria Iregui, Vice President of Program Planning and Scheduling for Telemundo Media. hilton garden inn sarasota "This new deal allows us to continue to deliver the very best in animation including many of our audience's favorite hilton garden inn sarasota blockbuster productions, providing hilton garden inn sarasota entertainment the entire family hilton garden inn sarasota can enjoy together."
"We are delighted to be working with Telemundo to bring some of our biggest box office hits to Spanish-speaking audiences," said Dina Vangelisti, hilton garden inn sarasota Senior Vice President Domestic TV Licensing, Paramount Home Media Distribution. "With an exceptional selection of titles, there is something for everybody to enjoy."
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According to the Motion Picture Association of America, Hispanics are more likely than any other ethnic group to go to the movies. In 2011, Hispanics hilton garden inn sarasota were 16% of the movie going population and 24% of frequent moviegoers. There were 8.4 million frequent Hispanic moviegoers in 2011, versus 10.2 million in 2010 and 6.4 million in 2009.
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