Verizon to Carry El Rey

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El Rey has struck a carriage deal with Verizon Fios.

The network will be carried on Fios' ultimate, Preferred, Mundo and Mundo Total TV packages (on ch. 198).

El Rey is an English-language general entertainment network launched by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez that mixes "cult" offerings with scripted and unscripted programming and movies.

Current programs include From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Lucha Underground and El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair.

The network is jointly owned by Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. Univision also has a minority interest.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.