DISH Network premieres Univision’s FIFA World Cup Channel.

DISH Network L.L.C. announced the launch of the first channel dedicated exclusively to coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Only available to DishLATINO customers, the Univision FIFA World Cup Channel offers 24 hours of World Cup games and highlights from Univision, plus an exciting new interactive feature, all in Spanish.

“The Univision FIFA World Cup(TM) Channel, combined with Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision in high definition, offers our DishLATINO customers unprecedented access to the best the World Cup has to offer,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “We’re proud to partner with Univision to deliver more World Cup coverage than any other pay-TV provider in the country.”

“DISH Network understands and is committed to serving the Hispanic community,” said Tonia O’Connor, executive vice president of Distribution Sales and Marketing, Univision Communications Inc. “Since 1978, Univision has brought the World Cup to audiences in the U.S. and this year, the Univision FIFA World Cup(TM) Channel engages our audience’s passion for ‘futbol’ in a new and exciting way.”