Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013 Class A common stock	Apr. 30, 2013 Class B common stock
Entity Registrant Name	HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001567345
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,041,100	33,000,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1