NEWS

Cine de Horror, the FAST channel produced and distributed by SOMOS Fast (a company that is part of SOMOS Group, chaired by Luis Villanueva), was launched in the U.S. and Mexico on The Roku Channel, Roku’s free ad-supported streaming service. Cine de Horror entertains by presenting a selection and variety of films from one of the most popular genres in cinema, with its dark and daring themes. Cine de Horror programs high-quality productions with the emotion, fear, growing suspense, shock, and adrenaline characteristic of this type of cinema, 24 hours a day. The launch of the channel on TRC makes it available in territories such as the United States and Mexico, the most valuable among the Spanish-speaking audience in the hemisphere.

The Roku Channel is easy to watch as it is available to stream for free. It features a diverse lineup of more than 80,000 on-demand movies and programs, and more than 500 live linear television channels. In addition to Roku devices, The Roku Channel is available on Web, iOS and Android devices, Amazon Fire TV and select Samsung TVs and can be accessed internationally.

SOMOS Fast, in addition to Cine de Horror, also offers the channels Cine en Español and Novelas de Siempre. Cine en Español programs a selection of modern and contemporary theatrical films in Spanish, with the stories and stars of the Spanish-language film industry, in the genres preferred by the audience. The channel entertains with high-quality films from all Spanish-speaking countries (Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and others) with stories of action, comedy, drama, romance, and suspense, among others. Novelas de Siempre, for its part, programs telenovelas from the largest catalogs of the genre, presenting successful stories from Latin America, Turkey, and Greece, among other countries. The channels of SOMOS Fast, in addition to their presence as linear channels, also offer their content in the AVOD (On Demand, ad-supported) option, increasingly popular among audiences. The channels of SOMOS Fast are present on various platforms and smart TVs that provide this content in the United States and Latin America.

Luis Guillermo Villanueva, COO of SOMOS Fast, expressed his satisfaction with this achievement: “The entry of Cine de Horror into The Roku Channel reaffirms the quality of the channel in a genre that is characterized by high loyalty and content consumption above the average of all audiences. At SOMOS Fast, we focus on producing signals that maintain the quality of the online presence in line with the content, for the benefit of the audience and advertisers, and we are sure that our presence on The Roku Channel benefits both parties in a relationship that we hope will grow over time. We have a FAST channel offering with excellent performance on all platforms, and we hope this is just a first step.”

About SOMOS Fast: Cine de Horror is an ad-supported channel produced and distributed by SOMOS FAST. SOMOS FAST is part of SOMOS Group, an entity that brings together companies within the Spanish-language entertainment industry, led by Luis Villanueva. The companies that make up SOMOS Group are involved in all aspects of the sector, including pay television, SVOD, production, distribution, and marketing, with a focus on Spanish-language content. SOMOS FAST produces and markets pan-regional FAST channels and AVOD content, offering free, ad-supported entertainment options. SOMOS FAST has a technical team specialized in streaming television technology and an acquisitions team based in Mexico, Spain, South America, and the United States, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality content.