DISH Network and Univision Communications sign multi-year and multi-platform distribution agreement

DISH Network L.L.C. and Univision Communications Inc. have signed a multi-year, multi-platform agreement that will bring the most comprehensive selection of Spanish- language networks and content to DISH Latino subscribers. At the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, DISH announced that in the first half of this year it will launch Univision’s new networks -Univision Deportes, Univision tlnovelas, Univision Noticias – and offer exclusive access to Univision Deportes Dos. DISH will provide broad distribution of Univision Deportes, and Univision will provide DISH with thousands of hours of novelas and Spanish-language movies for inclusion in DISH’s Blockbuster @Home package. In addition, the agreement includes distribution of Univision’s networks: the Univision Network, TeleFutura, Galavisión and a suite of six TV channel offerings – De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV. “We are pleased to have reached an innovative deal with Univision for their newest channels and their primetime novelas on demand,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming, DISH. This unprecedented offering is Univision’s first authentication partnership with a pay-TV provider, giving DISH customers access to Univision’s portfolio of current primetime and library content. “This agreement with DISH Network, a long-term leader with US Hispanics and long time Univision partner, speaks to their vision and understanding that growth in Hispanic audiences on Univision’s platforms will result in subscriber growth,” said Tonia O’Connor, president of Univision Distribution Sales and Marketing.