The move from satellite broadcasting strengthens outreach through online and on-demand platforms.

July 16, 2026 | Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News

After nearly two decades of satellite broadcasting, Hope Channel Inter-America (HCIA) has completed its transition from satellite distribution to an IP-based distribution network, a move church leaders say will strengthen the network’s ability to deliver content across digital platforms while using resources more efficiently.

Today, HCIA officially ended satellite transmission after relying on satellite distribution since its launch in 2016, following years of satellite-based Adventist television broadcasting in the Inter-American Division. The network’s programming continues uninterrupted through its online streaming platform, mobile applications, and digital media services.

Hope Channel Inter-America offers nearly 100 original on-demand programs in English, Spanish, and French, reflecting the network’s continued growth as a digital media ministry serving audiences across the Inter-American Division and beyond. [Image: Inter-American Division]
The transition reflects one of Hope Channel International’s four strategic priorities—adaptability, as media consumption habits continue to shift toward digital and on-demand viewing, said Abel Márquez, executive director of Hope Channel Inter-America.

“For many years satellite technology allowed us to reliably reach viewers throughout the Inter-American Division,” said Márquez. “Today, distribution technology has evolved. Internet-based platforms provide greater flexibility and scalability, integrate with digital applications and services, and do so at a significantly lower cost.”

Márquez emphasized that the change marks the close of one chapter rather than the reduction of the ministry.

More Than a Television Network

“Satellite was the best technology available when Hope Channel Inter-America was established,” he said. “Today we are embracing new methods of distribution that allow us to connect more effectively with our audiences.”

Abel Márquez (left), executive director of Hope Channel Inter-America, and Gabriel Begle (right) then vice president for programming, production, and broadcast, speak during the launch of Hope Channel Inter-America in Miami, Florida, on September 15, 2016. [File Photo: Magda Salinas/IAD]
The transition is part of a broader reorganization that is redefining HCIA beyond its traditional role as a television broadcaster.

“Hope Channel Inter-America is no longer functioning simply as a television channel,” Márquez explained. “We are becoming a stronger digital media network.”

The shift includes strengthening audience engagement through a new organizational structure, including the appointment of a director of engagement, expanding digital innovation, and adopting a broader administrative model that views the territory’s media ministries as an integrated ecosystem rather than individual television centers, Márquez added.

Instead of focusing solely on affiliated media centers across the territory, the network is working to connect communication ministries across unions, institutions, and local media initiatives throughout the Inter-American Division, allowing them to share resources, collaborate on productions, and maximize their collective reach.

The Hope Channel Inter-America new original podcast series Will I Say… Thank You? (Diré Gracias), produced by the North Mexican Union Hope Media Center, explores how gratitude and trust in God can bring hope and purpose amid life’s challenges. [Photo: IAD Screenshot]
Building on a Decade of Growth

The move builds on nearly a decade of growth. Officially launched on Sept. 15, 2016, Hope Channel Inter-America introduced three 24-hour channels—English, Spanish, and French—to serve the Division’s multilingual territory through satellite, online streaming, and Roku.

Since its launch, Hope Channel Inter-America has grown into one of the Adventist Church’s most collaborative regional media networks, connecting 21 media centers and expanding from more than 60 original on-demand programs in 2022 to 98 today in English, Spanish, and French.

Church leaders said the latest transition continues that evolution by investing where audiences increasingly consume content.

“Mission requires adaptability,” Márquez said. “As technology and viewing habits change, we believe the Church must adapt in order to continue sharing hope effectively.”

Explore Our History is a new Hope Channel Inter-America original children’s series that brings to life the origins of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, helping young viewers discover the movement’s history, identity, and mission through engaging storytelling. [Photo: IAD Screenshot]
Hope Channel Inter-America’s programming remains available worldwide through its digital platforms, allowing viewers to watch live broadcasts and access on-demand content from computers, smartphones, tablets, and smart televisions.

For more information or to watch programming, visit Hope Channel Inter-America