Semillitas facts for kids
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| Country | United States |
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| Broadcast area | United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Central America. |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Spanish |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) (standard-definition version downscaled by individual provider) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | SomosTV |
| Sister channels | ViendoMovies |
| History | |
| Launched | October 24, 2011 |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Available on many cable providers | Consult local listings |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 807 |
| IPTV | |
| Verizon FiOS | 1721 (HD) |
Semillitas is an American Spanish-language pay television channel owned by the media company SomosTV, headed by Luis Villanueva (President & CEO of SOMOS Group). The channel targets children 0–5 years of age with the objective of preserving Hispanic cultural roots and language through entertaining and violence free programming, specifically animation. Semillitas programs animation Spanish 24-hours a day, with closed captioning and video description, utilizing Standard Spanish dialogue.
Programming
The programs shown on this channel include: Elías, Sid the Science Kid, Monster Math Squad, Doodle Boo, Animal Mechanicals, The Adventures of Paddington Bear, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, Bob the Builder, Bo on the Go!, Chloe's Closet, Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks, Franny's Feet, Bali, Mouk, ClayPlay, Dive Olly Dive!, Kit and Kate, Fireman Sam, Monkey See, Monkey Do, SamSam, 1, 2, 3 ¡a Jugar! and The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss.
Semillitas includes multi-platform rights The channel is carried by cable and Telco companies in the U.S, Panama, and Central America and also part of the NCTC's (National Cable Television Cooperative) offering for cable operator. NCTC is responsible for acquiring programming and hardware for almost 1000 affiliated companies that own and operate cable systems in the U.S. Semillitas offers its subscribers a Free VOD Service available in all its carriers.
Market
Semillitas is currently available in the United States, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Panama and Central America. and The Caribbean. The content of Semillitas has been selected within range of educational and entertaining programming for this age group. The programming emphasizes the relevance of culture and importance of family ties within the Hispanic community. Semillitas is currently available on Charter Spectrum, Liberty, RCN, Verizon FiOS, Blue Stream, Coyote Cable, Hargray, Tigo (Panama), Incateco and Tigo (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, y Guatemala), among other Pay TV providers.
See also
In Spanish: Semillitas para niños
