DISH Network Adds TeleFutura.

EchoStar Communications Corporation and Univision Communications Inc. announce that EchoStar’s DISH Network™ will add TeleFutura, the nation’s newest Spanish-language television network, to its three DISH Latino programming packages and its America’s Top 100 programming package.

The companies also announced that DISH Network will add Univision West, the nation’s number one Spanish-language television network, to its three DISH Latino programming packages. This will provide a more convenient viewing schedule for DISH Latino’s West Coast viewers who currently watch Univision East. Both channels will be available May 29 at no additional charge for new and existing DISH Network customers.

With TeleFutura and Univision West, as well as the addition of three TuTv Spanish-language channels (also announced today in a separate news release), DISH Network offers the largest basic subscription package exclusively delivering Spanish-programming channels and at the lowest price in the nation. DISH Latino now delivers 29 Spanish-language channels as part of its three programming packages, DISH Latino, DISH Latino Dos and DISH Latino Max. The DISH Latino basic subscription package is available for less than $22 per month. TuTv is a joint venture of Univision Communications and Grupo Televisa, S.A.

“DISH Network offers consumers more Spanish-language channels in a basic TV package than anyone else and at the lowest price,” said Michael Schwimmer, DISH Network’s senior vice president of Programming. “Adding Telefutura and Univision West gives our customers the best Spanish-language news and entertainment television.”

“We’re thrilled that DISH Latino customers nationwide soon will have access to the newest Spanish-language programming in the country through TeleFutura and West Coast customers will have a viewing schedule for Univision programming that better meets their needs,” said Tim Krass, executive vice president, Affiliate Relations, Univision Television Group. “We’re delighted to have DISH Network make this culturally relevant programming widely available to the underserved Hispanic community.”