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 *
McNamara James Marvin
  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)
C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC., 4000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, SUITE 650
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2016
(Street)

CORAL GABLES, FL 33146
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 11/16/2016   A   25,000 (1) A $ 0 25,000 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
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) $ 11.95 11/16/2016   A   100,000 (2)     (3) 11/16/2026 CLASS A COMMON STOCK 100,000 $ 0 350,000 (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
McNamara James Marvin
C/O HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
4000 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, SUITE 650
CORAL GABLES, FL 33146
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ James M. McNamara   11/17/2016
**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.'s (the "Company") Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Class A common stock"), granted pursuant to the Hemisphere Media Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Plan"). The restricted stock will vest, subject to certain exceptions, in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of April 9, 2016 (the "Effective Date").
(2) Represents options to purchase shares of the Company's Class A common stock granted pursuant to the Equity Plan.
(3) The employee stock options will vest, subject to certain exceptions, in equal annual installments on each of the first three (3) anniversaries of the Effective Date.
(4) Includes options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock exercisable within 60 days of November 16, 2016.

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