Televisa, hi5 team for online TV

June 03, 2009 Televisa's online division and the social networking site hi5 have partnered to launch a Spanish-language video channel that aims to reach millions of Internet users throughout Latin America. Under a commercial and distribution agreement announced Wednesday, the cost-free online channel will carry short- and full-length videos from the Televisa library, including the network's popular soaps, dramatic series and news programs. Together, hi5 and Televisa Interactive Media, the Mexican media giant's online unit, reach about 33 million users in the region.

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