Tuesday, June 02, 2009

I've been very disappointed with my cable company's Spanish language offerings. Out of nearly 400 channels of programming, I am only able to get two channels that are dedicated to Spanish language programming. I accepted this as a simple inconvenience due to the area that I live in.
There just isn't a lot of demand for those channels here, so my cable company has very little incentive to provide them. I didn't think I had any better options.

A friend invited me over the other day to check out his new plasma screen TV. While I was impressed by the size and picture clarity of his new television, there was something there that I found much more impressive. My friend subscribed to Dish Mexico. Apparently, DishMexico is owned by Dish Network, which is a leading provider of satellite television, audio programming and interactive television services.

DishMexico has been made specifically for Spanish-speaking viewers of Mexican decent living in the United States and offers more than 50 Spanish-language channels geared towards Mexican culture and interests, so I was completely in awe when I saw everything that was available. The channel line-up alone is amazing, ranging from such popular networks like Telefutura, Galavision, Azteca America and Teleformula just to name a few. I was impressed not only by the channel selection, but by the picture and sound clarity as well. There is also a wide variety of content as well, such as children's programming, movie channels, music, news channels, sports and more. You get all of it for a very reasonable price. I was so impressed that when I got home later that day, I decided to look into the service myself.

The basic DishMexico package is apparently just one of many available packages. You can expand the service with DishLatino, which offers Latino entertainment from all over the world, including TelevisiĆ³n Dominicana and Telemundo Puerto Rico. DishLatino was created to service the many different Spanish speaking elasticities. Whether you're Puerto Rican, Nicaraguan, Bolivian or Venezuelan, there's something specifically for you on DishLatino. Upgrading to the DishLatino Plus package gets you even more channels and services than what you'd get from the basic DishMexico package, including over 45 Spanish language channels plus 9 English channels including Sci Fi channel, USA Network, Toon Disney and TBS. You also get additional music channels along with it.

If you're looking for even more programming, there are larger packages available. In the end, I'd like to thank Dish Netwok for reaching out to a large number of Spanish-speaking people and finding a way to meet their television viewing needs. The available channels are great to have and the pricing is very fair. I know that I am a lot happier since I discovered DishMexico.

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