International brand and media group TRACE has signed a carriage deal with YipTV to launch five channels in the US in early 2016.

The distribution agreement includes five TRACE thematic channels; TRACE Sport Stars – the sport celebrity channel, TRACE Gospel – the newly-born channel focusing on Gospel music, TRACE Tropical – dedicated to the best of Caribbean and Latino music, TRACE Toca – the premium window to Afro-Portuguese and Brazilian speaking music, and TRACE Africa – the premiere destination for African music lovers.

Launched this year, YipTV is an OTT service that brings live TV broadcasts from around the world, targeting Hispanics and other multilingual groups in the US.