HBO 2

HBO 2 is a Latin American premium subscription television channel of American origin owned by Warner Bros. Discovery Latin America. It began broadcasting in 1990 in the United States as part of the new HBO multiplex service until 1998, when it was relaunched as HBO Plus. In 2002, it was relaunched as HBO 2.

HBO2
Country United States
Broadcast areaLatin America
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Programming
Language(s)
  • Spanish
  • English (HBO Latino only and via SAP audio track on primary HBO channel and all other multiplex channels; some films may be distributed in their native language and subtitled into English)
Picture format
Ownership
OwnerHome Box Office, Inc. (Warner Bros. Discovery)
History
LaunchedJune 1, 2010 (2010-06-01)

History

The channel launched in Latin America on June 1, 2010. In Mexico, it replaced HBO's Eastern channel exclusively on Sky on September 1, 2010.

Since March 1, 2012, all Latin American cable operators have replaced HBO West with the new channel. This new channel is available in Argentine time zones, adopting the slogan "Tuyo" (Yours) in Spanish.

Programming

HBO 2's programming is basically the same as HBO, but dubbed into Spanish and Portuguese (in Brazil). All programming is broadcast without commercial interruptions.

References

  1. "HBO: About: Frequently Asked Questions: HBO HD". HBO. Retrieved April 3, 2016.