Dish México
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| Formerly | MVS DTH Holdings S. de R.L. de C.V. |
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| Company type | Private S. de R. L. de C.V. |
| Industry | Telecommunication |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Parent | MVS Comunicaciones (100%) |
| Website | www |
Dish México is a subscription satellite television service in Mexico.[1] Since 2022, it has been wholly owned by MVS Comunicaciones;[2] prior to then, it was owned jointly by MVS Comunicaciones and EchoStar.
History
[edit]On 1 December 2008, Dish México began to operate in Mexico, after an agreement between Dish Network Corporation, a spinoff of EchoStar, and the Mexican media conglomerate MVS Comunicaciones.[3]
In 2011, Dish México had 2.3 million subscribers.[4] Dish México also added six HD channels (TNT; Space; Fox Sports en Español; History Channel; Universal Channel and Sony Entertainment Television) as well as three new channels (Fox; Nat Geo and Nat Geo Wild).[citation needed] All of Dish México's channels programming are dubbed or subtitled in Spanish or originally Spanish language.[citation needed]
Satellite TV service provider Dish announced the integration of Televisa’s channels 2, 5 and 9, as well as TV Azteca’s 7 and 13, in compliance with the telecommunications reform.
In 2013, Dish México announced that it would add national free-to-air television channels, including Televisa and TV Azteca, due to the telecommunications reform enacted in June 2013, in which all satellite TV companies are forced to transmit television signals that have 50% coverage national territory or more.[5][6] The broadcast of these channels was made official in 2016.[7]
In 2015, Dish Mexico was fined 43 million pesos ($USD 2.9 million) after its partnership with América Móvil was found to be unauthorized by Mexico's telecommunications regulator; Federal Telecommunications Institute determined that the two companies failed to notify regulators of contracts in advance time.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Cross-border Promotion from DishLATINO Proves Entertainment has No Borders" (Press release). Dish Network. 10 November 2014.
- ^ "MVS compra el 49% de Dish México a Echostar". 13 September 2022.
- ^ "EchoStar To Launch DBS Service in Mexico". Next TV. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Dish México cerró 2011 con 2,3 millones de suscriptores". Panorama Audio Visual. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Dish ofrecerá señal de Televisa y Tv Azteca". 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Dish ofrecerá canales de Tv Azteca y Televisa". La Jornada. 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Dish begins carrying over-the-air networks Televisa, TV Azteca in Mexico". San Diego Tribune. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ Anthony Harrup (9 January 2015). "Dish Mexico, Telmex Fined Over Agreements". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
