BBC Worldwide Channels launches its first Spanish-language channel in the U.S

19.11.08 - 19:27 ... source : BBC Worldwide

... . on DISH Network® Date : 19.11.2008 Printable version BBC Worldwide Channels today announced the launch of its first wholly-owned, Spanish-language channel in the United States. CBeebies, the BBC-branded channel dedicated to preschoolers, will be available through DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH), the third largest pay-TV provider in the U.S. DISH Network, which is currently available in 13.78 million homes in the U.S., will make CBeebies accessible to all subscribers of its DishLATINO package and newly-launched DishMEXICO package on Channel 848. The channel will be a live feed of BBC Worldwide's Latin American version of the channel, which launched in Mexico in August 2008. Darren Childs, Managing Director BBC Worldwide Channels commented: "The introduction of a Spanish version of CBeebies into the U.S. Hispanic market is a momentous achievement for BBC Worldwide Channels in this hugely competitive ...» Next (HTML)