Hispanic US net buys Discovery Lat Am shows

US pay TV channel Hispanic Information and Telecommuncations Network has bought a umber of shows from Discovery Networks Latin America/US Hispanic.

The programmes comprise natural history shows Animal Backgrounds, Clash of the Dinosaurs, Fearless Planet, Nature’s Deadliest and Magic of the Big Blue. Más que una Fiesta and medical series Critical Rescue and Prosecutors: In Pursuit of Justice.

“The new titles we are incorporating into our programming underscore our mission of offering Hispanic audiences a wide variety of quality content that gives them a better understanding of their roots and the world around them, in addition to shows with a practical focus on issues relevant to their everyday lives in this country,” said Eric Turpin, general manager, HITN.