TuTv's Music and Lifestyle Channels Add New Original Programming

"Telehit, Ritmoson Latino and Bandamax offer viewers of all agesand music preferences a space where they can enjoy the highest qualitySpanish-language content, dedicated to their music genre of choice,"said Ariela Nerubay, VP of Sales and Marketing for TuTv.

While Telehit focuses on rock, pop and alternative music, RitmosonLatino is the place for Latin rhythms from salsa to hip-hop. Bandamaxis the only music network in the U.S. dedicated exclusively toRegional Mexican music.

Shows that have premiered on Telehit, Ritmoson Latino and Bandamaxin the last six months include:

Bandamax:

Montate (Ride It) - Hosted by Tono Aldeco, Montate showcases oneof Mexico's most storied traditions, the Charreria (horse riding andshowmanship festival). Montate provides the audience with an authentictaste of this picturesque cultural phenomenon, through thepresentation of various rodeo competitions, interviews and talentexhibitions.

Las Regias (The Northern Ones) - Lizeth Briones and JessicaLinares host this 30-minute show from the city of Monterrey, Mexico.Lizeth and Jessica interview local artists, take the audience onsite-seeing tours of historic landmarks, traditional restaurants andpopular nightclubs, among other exciting places. Every episode of theshow highlights a different aspect of this culturally-rich city.

Especiales (Specials) - This one-hour show is dedicated todocumenting the life and career of popular performers. Each episodehighlights how the performer originally broke into show business andfeatures vignettes from their albums, music videos and concerts. Inaddition, Especiales includes exclusive interviews with the artists,their families, friends and colleagues.

Del Norte Pa'rriba (From the North Up) Hosted by Gabriel Garcia,this show is broadcast from various locations around Mexico andshowcases each area's culture, city life, popular attractions, food,economy and livestock.

Contacto Paisano (Folk Contact) This is a 30-minute show thatcreates a unique collage of music videos and emotions in each episodeby giving the audience the opportunity to send greetings anddedications along with music videos to loved ones near and far away.

Las Mas Picudas (The Coolest Ones) This program is telecast twicea week and is hosted by the beautiful Cinthia Urlas. The show featuresthe hottest Regional Mexican music videos of the week and onSaturdays, fulfills video requests from viewers via e-mail or phone.

Directo al Corazon (Straight to the Heart) This is an interactiveshow in which the audience presents dedications and declarations oflove to their significant others with the most romantic music videosin the genre.

Telehit:

Kinky Peaches This show and its hosts, Kalinda and Angie, focus onthe sexy side of entertainment with daring celebrity interviews andvideos that are classified into themes such as best beach video andsexiest video.

Mundo Blin Blin (Bling Bling World): Celebrity host Idenispresents the best from the latest craze in Latin music: Reggaeton. Theshow, filmed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, features exclusive musicvideos, album releases, interviews and concerts from the hottestartists in the world of Reggaeton.

PLUG! Hosted by Carolina Lau, PLUG! provides one-minute liveupdates of current events and late-breaking entertainment news. Plug!is presented every half-hour from 3:00pm to 6:30pm CDT daily.

Hitch Hike: This innovative program documents the trials andtravails of an adventurous young man who ventures out on a 6 thousandkilometer hike with nothing more than a backpack and a camera. Expectthe unexpected as he meets people from all walks of life, toursfar-reaching locales and keeps on trekking - never knowing what willcome next.

Ritmoson Latino:

Sabor Latino (Latin Flavor): Sexy host Malillany brings theaudience along on her jaunts to some of the world's most exoticbeaches. Along with the alluring scenery, she presents music videosfrom the spiciest Latin rhythms, ranging from salsa to merengue tohip-hop.

TuTv is a joint venture between Televisa S.A and UnivisionCommunications Inc. The TuTv networks are available on satellite andcable platforms across the nation. TuTv includes five of the mostpowerful network brands in the Spanish-speaking media world; DePelicula, De Pelicula Clasico, Telehit, Ritmoson Latino and Bandamax.This collection of digital television networks produced by Televisa isalready distributed and popular throughout Mexico, Latin America andSpain. Featuring classic and contemporary films, music videos thatreflect the rhythms, vibrancy and passions of Hispanic communities,and wildly popular youth and lifestyle programming, the TuTv suite ofnetworks is the premier vehicle for cable and satellite televisionproviders to reach the fastest growing market in America. For moreinformation please visit www.tutv.tv