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 '''[[wikipedia: HBO Latin America|HBO OLÉ]]''' (aka '''HBO Latin America''') is a [[Spanish]]–language "Movie Channel" of the HBO Cable network operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
-There were two channels – '''HBO Olé 1''' and '''HBO Olé 2''' (later known as '''HBO Plus'''), both of which were non–commercial.
+There were two channels – '''HBO Olé''' (aka HBO Olé 1) and '''HBO Olé 2''' (later rebranded as '''HBO Plus'''), both of which were non–commercial.
 Both stations were available via cable, 'fibra caja' (optic fibre) and/or antenna.
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 The East feed was broadcast from [[Argentina]], and '''three hours''' later the West feed came out of [[Mexico]]. Some countries received ''both'' feeds, while others just the one.
-*Panama could receive both the East and West feeds: the former could be accessed on cable (channel 3), fibre optic (channel 30) or antenna (channel 3), while the latter was only available on fibre (channel 29).
+*[[Panama]] could receive both the 'East' and 'West' feeds of '''HBO Olé 1''' - the former on Cable (channel 3), fibre optic (channel 30) and antenna (channel 3), but the latter only on fibre (channel 29). '''HBO Olé 2''' was also only available on fibre optic (channel 31).

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 [[File:HBOle logo.JPG|left|thumb|300px|HBO Ole logo]]
-'''[[wikipedia: HBO Latin America|HBO OLÉ]]''' (aka HBO Latin America), a [[Spanish]]-language "Movie Channel" of the HBO Cable network operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America, acquired the rights to air the 1996 [[TV Movie]]. The film was promoted as '''"Dr Who"''' rather than '''"Dr Misterio"'''.
+'''[[wikipedia: HBO Latin America|HBO OLÉ]]''' (aka HBO Latin America) is a [[Spanish]]-language "Movie Channel" of the HBO Cable network operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America. There were two feeds - '''HBO Olé 1''' and '''HBO Olé 2''' (aka HBO Plus), both of which were non-commercial.
-The station operated two channels, '''HBO Olé 1''' and '''HBO Olé 2''' (aka HBO Plus).
+'''Olé''' acquired the rights to air the 1996 [[TV Movie]]. The film was promoted as '''"Dr Who"''' rather than '''"Dr Misterio"'''.
-The film was aired in English with [[Spanish]] subtitles. (Although Dutch is the official language of Aruba, Curaçao and Suriname, English and Spanish could also be spoken in these countries.)
+The film aired in English with [[Spanish]] subtitles. (Although Dutch is the official language of Aruba, Curaçao and Suriname, English and Spanish could also be spoken in these countries.) It was given a 90-minute timeslot.
 Of note, in some of these countries the [[TV Movie]] had previously been available a few years earlier as a subtitled VHS tape. (The film had also apparently aired on TV in [[Argentina]] in early 1997, but we have been unable to verify this.)

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 The station operated two channels, '''HBO Olé 1''' and '''HBO Olé 2''' (aka HBO Plus).
 Of note, in some of these countries the [[TV Movie]] had previously been available a few years earlier as a subtitled VHS tape. (The film had also apparently aired on TV in [[Argentina]] in early 1997, but we have been unable to verify this.)
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 *Tuesday, '''7 December 1999''' (2.15am)
 *Tuesday, '''14 December 1999''' (4.45pm)

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 [[File:HBOle logo.JPG|left|thumb|300px|HBO Ole logo]]
-'''[[wikipedia: HBO Latin America|HBO OLÉ]]''', a [[Spanish]]-language "Movie Channel" of the HBO Cable network operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America, acquired the rights to air the 1996 [[TV Movie]].
+'''[[wikipedia: HBO Latin America|HBO OLÉ]]''' (aka HBO Latin America), a [[Spanish]]-language "Movie Channel" of the HBO Cable network operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America, acquired the rights to air the 1996 [[TV Movie]]. The film was promoted as '''"Dr Who"''' rather than '''"Dr Misterio"'''.
 The film was promoted as '''"Dr Who"''' rather than '''"Dr Misterio"'''.
 Of note, in some of these countries the [[TV Movie]] had previously been available a few years earlier as a subtitled VHS tape. (The film had also apparently aired on TV in [[Argentina]] in early 1997, but we have been unable to verify this.)
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-Four months later, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2''' (and therefore available in only some countries?). The other three (and a final outing in October) were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" / "West" times - with now only '''two hours''' difference - are listed.)
+A few months later, the movie was shown six times on '''HBO Olé 2''' (it's not known which feed these times relate to):
-*Thursday, '''1 July 1999''' ('''HBO Ole 2''')
+A month after that, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2''' (and therefore available in only some countries?). The other three were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" / "West" times - with now only '''two hours''' difference - are listed.)
 **Argentina – 9.15pm
 *Sunday, '''11 July 1999''':
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 **Argentina – 5.00am / 7.00am
 **Mexico - 3.00am / 5.00am
 *Friday / Saturday, '''8 / 9 October 1999''':
 **Argentina – 1.00am / 3.00am (Sat)
 **Mexico - 11.00pm / 1.00am (Fri/Sat)

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 During February and March, the movie aired eight times on '''HBO Olé 1''':
 Only some of the regional air-times are known:
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 **Mexico – 4.44am
 **Venezuela – 6.44am
 **Argentina – 7.44am
-*Saturday, '''27 February 1999''': [''see clipping above'']
+*Saturday, '''27 February 1999''':
 **Mexico – 5.15pm
 **Venezuela – 7.15pm
 **Argentina – 8.15pm
 *Monday, '''1 March 1999''':
 **Argentina – 8.45pm (East)
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 **Argentina – 1.30am (East)
-(NOTE: Unless stated, the air-times are based on the "West" feed, which is three hours later than the "East" feed).
+(NOTE: Unless stated, the air-times are based on the "West" feed, which is '''three hours''' later than the "East" feed).
-Four months later, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2''' (and therefore available in only some countries?). The other three (and a final outing in October) were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" / "West" times are listed.)
+Four months later, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2''' (and therefore available in only some countries?). The other three (and a final outing in October) were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" / "West" times - with now only '''two hours''' difference - are listed.)
 *Thursday, '''1 July 1999''' ('''HBO Ole 2''')

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 **Argentina – 8.15pm
 *Monday, '''1 March 1999''':
-**Mexico – 8.45pm
+**Argentina – 8.45pm (East)
 *Friday, '''5 March 1999''':
-**Mexico – 5.45pm
+**Argentina – 4.45am (East)
 *Sunday, '''7 March 1999''':
-**Mexico – 6.45pm
+**Argentina – 6.45am (East)
 *Thursday, '''11 March 1999''':
-**Mexico – 1.30am
+**Argentina – 1.30am (East)
-(NOTE: These air-times are based on the "West" feed, which is three hours later than the "East" feed).
+(NOTE: Unless stated, the air-times are based on the "West" feed, which is three hours later than the "East" feed).
-Four months later, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2'''. The other three (and a final outing in October) were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" times are listed.)
+Four months later, the film returned for four more screenings during July, with the first of these on '''HBO Olé 2'''. The other three (and a final outing in October) were back on the main channel. (Only the Argentina and Mexico "East" / "West" times are listed.)
 *Thursday, '''1 July 1999''' (HBO Ole 2)
 **Argentina – 9.15pm
 *Sunday, '''11 July 1999''':
-**Argentina – 7.44am
+**Argentina – 7.44am / 9.44am
-**Mexico - 5.44am
+**Mexico - 5.44am / 7.44am
 *Saturday, '''17 July 1999''':
-**Argentina – 7.15am
+**Argentina – 7.15am / 9.15am
-**Mexico - 5.15am
+**Mexico - 5.15am / 7.15am
 *Tuesday, '''20 July 1999''':
-**Argentina – 5.00am
+**Argentina – 5.00am / 7.00am
-**Mexico - 3.00am
+**Mexico - 3.00am / 5.00am
-*Friday, '''15 October 1999''':
+*Friday / Saturday, '''8 / 9 October 1999''':
-**Argentina – 7.00am
+**Argentina – 1.00am / 3.00am
-**Mexico - 5.00am
+**Mexico - 11.00pm / 1.00am

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	Our information regarding HBO Olé came from: [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/browse_frm/thread/a34efa612e5d9390/3a2fc18fda8a0437?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=dominican+republic#3a2fc18fda8a0437 HBO OLE on REC ARTS DR WHO]		Our information regarding HBO Olé came from: [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.arts.drwho/browse_frm/thread/a34efa612e5d9390/3a2fc18fda8a0437?hl=en&lnk=gst&q=dominican+republic#3a2fc18fda8a0437 HBO OLE on REC ARTS DR WHO]

−	The Spanish language newspaper ''El Nuevo Herald'' - which had an edition published in [[Miami]] [[Florida]] - has listings for '''OLE''', but these only cover 7pm to 11pm so the early morning and late evening screenings of the [[TV Movie]] don't appear; also, the paper only uses the generic term "Película" for its "film" listings, so only the 27 February 1999 issue [see clipping above] had an unidentified film from 9pm to 10.30pm that fitted within the above timeslots for that date.	+	The Spanish language newspaper ''El Nuevo Herald'' - which had an edition published in [[Miami]] [[Florida]] - has listings for '''OLE''', but these only cover 7pm to 11pm so the early morning and late evening screenings of the [[TV Movie]] don't appear; also, the paper only uses the generic term "Película" for its "film" listings, so only the 27 February 1999 issue [see clipping above] had an unidentified film from 9pm to 10.30pm that fitted within the above timeslots (adjusted for the US time zones) on that date.