Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Frey Andrew
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC. [HMTV] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/22/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10151		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
CLASS A COMMON STOCK 05/22/2018   A(1)   8,439 A $ 0 8,439 D  
CLASS A COMMON STOCK 05/22/2018   J(2)   8,439 D $ 0 0 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Frey Andrew
745 FIFTH AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10151		   X      

Signatures

 /s/ Andrew Frey   05/24/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents restricted shares of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. (the "Company") Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") granted to Mr. Frey in connection with his service on the Company's Board of Directors pursuant to the Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan. The number of restricted shares was calculated by dividing $100,000 by the closing share price of the Common Stock on May 22, 2018, the date of grant. The restricted stock will vest on the day preceding the Company's 2019 annual meeting, subject to Mr. Frey's continued service as a director on such vesting date.
(2) All restricted shares referred to in the preceding note 1 were transferred by Mr. Frey and are owned by Searchlight Capital Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("SCP LP"). See Remarks below.
 
Remarks:
Mr. Frey, a manager of Searchlight II HMT GP, LLC ("SCP HMT GP"), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of SCP LP, serves on the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Frey was selected by SCP HMT GP as a designee to the board of directors of the Company pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2016, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 21, 2016, by and among the Company, Gato Investments LP, InterMedia Hemisphere Roll-Over L.P., InterMedia Partners VII, L.P., Gemini Latin Holdings, LLC, Peter M. Kern and Searchlight II HMT, L.P.

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