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Jorge Elias of The Cage: For the first time we’re offering Mixed Martial Arts in Spanish on Comcast

December 18, 2012


Jorge Elías, producer with more than 20 years experience generating content for the Hispanic market of the U.S., is president of King of the Cage and of the Hispanic division of King of the Cage Deportes, a company that specializes in the development of Mixed Martial Arts productions. Elías told PRODU that he just finished signing a deal to transmit two Spanish-language MMA events per month through Pay-Per-View with Comcast in the U.S. The transmissions begin this month. “The programs are offered on PPV and also iNdemand, INdemand’s new Spanish-language channel named King of the Cage en Español that includes the U.S. and several other Central American countries”. He added that TVN, the channel in Chile, is interested in offering King of the Cage en Español in Chile, South America and Mexico. Elías indicated that his space Guerreros hispanos, which had its first season transmitted on Azteca America Saturdays at 9pm, is planning for a second edition in 2013. The new season will begin on Jan. 5. Also, he is also planning a late-night talk show to be named Hollywood de Noche with Erika Garza as host.