El Rey Network

El Rey Network
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaNationwide
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
274 Fox West Street
Glendale, California
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerRobert Rodriguez
FactoryMade Ventures
History
LaunchedDecember 15, 2013 (2013-12-15)
(television)
August 17, 2021 (2021-08-17)
(streaming)
ClosedDecember 31, 2020 (2020-12-31)
(television)
Links
Websitewww.elreynetwork.com

El Rey Network (Spanish for The King) is a media brand founded by Robert Rodriguez on December 15, 2013, that is currently owned in a joint venture with FactoryMade Ventures.

Until December 31, 2020, El Rey was a cable and satellite network, operated and distributed in-partnership with Univision Communications (now known as TelevisaUnivision), dedicated to exploitation-style programming targeting English-speaking Hispanic audiences. By March 2015, approximately 40 million households received El Rey;[1][2] its carriage would fall to 13 million households by the time of the network's closure.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "Distribution approximation as of March 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Avalos, Regina (December 30, 2020). "El Rey Network: Robert Rodriguez Channel to End on Thursday". TV Series Finale. Retrieved January 1, 2021.