Form 6-K

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

 

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of December 2005

 

Commission File Number 3337776

 

 

TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

Periférico Sur, No. 4121, Col. Fuentes del Pedregal, 14141 México D.F., México

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V.
                (Registrant)

 

Date: December 15, 2005

 

        
    By:  

/s/ Othón Frías Calderón

    Name:   Othón Frías
    Title:   Attorney-in-fact

LOGO

 

AZTECA AMERICA ANNOUNCES AFFILIATION AGREEMENT

WITH COMCAST TO PROVIDE CARRIAGE IN MARKETS

NOT COVERED BY OVER-THE-AIR STATIONS

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Mexico City, Mexico, December 14, 2005—TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: TVAZTCA; Latibex: XTZA) one of the two largest producers of Spanish language television programming in the world announced today that Azteca America—the company’s broadcast television network focused on the US Hispanic market—signed an affiliation agreement with Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), the leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services in the U.S. The agreement provides for carriage opportunities for Azteca America Network’s signal in U.S. Hispanic markets not covered by over-the-air stations.

 

Under the agreement, Comcast systems across Hispanic markets in the United States, with no local terrestrial signal of Azteca America affiliates, may elect to add the Network’s programming to their line-up.

 

Comcast currently also features selected programs from Azteca America as part of its ON DEMAND En Español video-on-demand service, making the shows available to customers of Comcast’s Hispanic programming packages any time they want to watch.

 

“We are excited about the significant carriage opportunities with Comcast, and expanding the Network’s reach in the U.S. Hispanic community,” said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Azteca America Network. “The agreement is geared towards further boosting Azteca America’s coverage, while providing advertisers with sought after demographics from new viewerships.”

 

“Azteca America offers unique content that is very popular with viewers, and we’re looking forward to working with them to offer this exciting service to a wider audience,” added David Jensen, Vice President of International Programming for Comcast. “This agreement underscores our commitment to offering customers more choice, control and value.”

 

For more information, contact:   Daniel McCosh, (52) 55-1720-0059, dmccosh@tvazteca.com.mx
    Bruno Rangel, (52) 55-1720-9167, jrangelk@tvazteca.com.mx
    Rolando Villarreal, (52) 1720-0041, rvillarreal@gruposalinas.com.mx
    Jenni Moyer, 215-851-3311, jenni_moyer@comcast.com
    Chris Ellis, 215-981-7771, chris_ellis@comcast.com

 

About Azteca America

 

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 39 Hispanic markets, including: Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Phoenix, Brownsville-McAllen, Albuquerque, San Diego, Fresno-Visalia, Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Denver, Orlando, Austin, Tampa, Corpus Christi, Tucson, Las Vegas, Colorado Springs, Monterey-Salinas, Hartford, Salt Lake City, Bakersfield, West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, Santa Barbara, Palm Springs, Omaha, Yakima, Naples-Ft. Myers, Wichita, Reno, Boise, Victoria, Oklahoma City, Charleston and Chattanooga.