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2016 Hispanic TV Upfront Report
Discovery U.S. Hispanic Networks
For the second consecutive year, U.S. Hispanic cable networks
Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia is taking its message directly to media buyers and clients during Upfront week. The 2016 Hispanic TV Upfront Report has the scoop on what’s new for both networks.
MOTORES/AUTOMOTIVE
SACRED STEEL / ACERO SAGRADO: Produced by Half Yard Productions, this new series will take viewers inside one of the most exclusive and unusual bike clubs in the world that produces one-of-a-kind pieces of art.
WILD RIDES ALASKA / AUTOS EXTREMOS: Ryan Cropper and his team at Total Truck Customs fabricate one-of-a-kind, Alaska-proof cars and trucks to tackle the killer terrain.
HARLEY AND THE DAVIDSONS: The story of how Milwaukee schoolyard pals William (Bill) Harley and Arthur Davidson built – and rode – the motorcycles that bare their name.
AVENTURA/ADVENTURE
AMERICAN TARZAN / TARZÁN AMERICANO: The ultimate challenge that will determine who among “an elite breed of man-beasts” is the greatest.
THE LAST NINJA/ EL ÚLTIMO NINJA: Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi is the only ninja left in the world. Now 12 students from all over the world are put to the ultimate test in a 30-day competition like no other where those who survive will enter Hatsumi’s secret order and become the last ninja.
ESPECIALES/SPECIALS
LA PATAGONIA/ PATAGONIA EDGE OF EARTH: This series reveals the landscape, the diversity of habitats, rich wildlife, and remote cultures of Chile in the West and Argentina to the East.
COSTA RICA SALVAJE/ WILD COSTA RICA
MANIFESTO: The story of how the FBI brought down Ted Kaczynski, also known as the “Unabomber.” A
Trigger Street Productions series.
OPERACIÓN TUCÁN/TOUCAN NATION: This program follows the uplifting story of Grecia, a toucan whose abuse sparked international outrage and inspired a national animal welfare movement. Presented by Heredia Pictures in association with Alpha Channel Productions.
PANCHO VILLA: EL MÁS BUSCADO (Working Title): The story of how Pancho Villa became the most wanted man by the North American army.
Among the returning series are original productions Mexicánicos and Texas Trocas. Each enter their third season on Discovery en Español. Also returning is Barrett-Jackson Live, bringing viewers inside the biggest auto auctions in the U.S., Alaska Hombres Primitivos (Alaskan Bush People), Hombres del Ártico
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