Space (Latin American TV channel)

Space is a Latin American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It airs movies, TV series and boxing events. It was launched on 11 March 1991 and it is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This television network is aimed at an adult audience.

For the Canadian channel formally of the same name, see CTV Sci-Fi Channel.
Space
CountryLatin America
Broadcast areaLatin America
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Language(s)Spanish and Portuguese
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 480I/576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerWarner Bros. Discovery Americas
Sister channelsTNT
TNT Series
Warner Channel
TCM
I-SAT
TBS Very Funny
History
Launched11 March 1991
Links
Websitespacego.tv

History

Space was launched on 11 March 1991 as the first Latin American 24-hour movie channel. It was owned and operated by Imagen Satelital, a company owned by Argentine businessman Alberto González. In its first years, it was an entertainment network heavily centred towards films and sporting (mostly combat sports (including boxing)) events.

In 1997, Imagen Satelital was bought by Claxson Interactive Group, itself owned by Venezuelan conglomerate Grupo Cisneros. In 2002, after a graphical rebrand, Space includes artistic shows in its programming schedule.

In October 2007, Claxson Interactive Group was purchased by Turner Broadcasting System Latin America; its channels (including Space) started to be managed by the regional branch of Time Warner. On 8 April 2008, Turner modifies Space's programming in order to avoid inside competition with TNT Latin America, and centres its programming towards action, adventure and suspense films.

In 2008, Space launches its own HD feed, and two years later, in 2011, it launches a second audio track in English to its video feeds.

Current shows

Sports
  • NBA on TNT basketball games (narrated and commented by Leo Montero and Daniel Jacubovich in Spanish, Marcos César and Fabio Malavazzi in Portuguese; former basketball star Maria Paula Silva also comments during the playoffs and All-Star Game)

Soccer (for BRA viewers only due to distribution and license from Esporte Interativo Brasil)
Professional wrestling
Boxing

Films
  • Various Action, Horror, Suspense and Science Fiction.

Current shows

Combat Sports (as Combate Space (exc BRA viewers)

Slogans
  • 1991 - 1999: 24 horas de pelicula (English for 24 hours of movies)
  • 1999 - 2002: Un espacio para las emociones (English for An space for the emotions)
  • 2002 - 2008: Tu mejor programa (English for Your Best Program)
  • 2008 - present: Emociones extremas (English for Extreme emotions)

See also


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