HITN, the Spanish-language channel specialized in offering educational and entertainment content in the US, announced it launched its SVOD OTT Edye in Mexico and the rest of Latin America through Claro Video. Apart from that, over the course of the year, Edye will continue to expand its distribution with other pay TV operators, internet and mobile phone providers in the US and Puerto Rico.

‘It is a pleasure to welcome  Edye’s content to Claro video. Without a doubt, this is an important addition to our platform which expands the variety of titles available for children’, said Alberto Islas, Claro Video’s General Director. He also added that some Edye’s contents available on Claro Video are Sesame Street, Bob the Builder, and Elmo’s World, among others.

The OTT content catalog includes latest seasons of Hotel Furchester, a series set in a hotel managed by a monsters family, Other children short-format programs available on the new streaming platform include El Camión de Comida de Cookie Monster; Las Pequeñas Aventureras, and Mundo de Elmo, that help preschool-aged children understand mathematical concepts such as sorting and counting through interactive games.  The animated production Abeja Maya, as well as Sarah y Pato, the adventures of a girl and her and her best friend, Duck, are also into the newest contents.

In addition, the Edye website, www.edye.tv, contains educational guides in Spanish with ideas for how parents can create learning opportunities for spending quality time with their children.  In the near future, the platform will also add a variety of educational games and electronic books. Edye will also launch an educational service through its website with guides in Spanish, in order to allow parents to create learning opportunities for their children. The platform will also add educational games and electronic books soon.