<![CDATA[ Latest from Next TV in International-channels ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/tag/international-channels Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:41:19 +0000 en <![CDATA[ DirecTV Now Gets into the Int’l Channels Biz with Vietnamese and Brazilian Add-Ons ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/directv-now-gets-into-the-intl-channels-biz-with-vietnamese-and-brazilian-add-ons o4EfK2iRDFCJZbyHwuq69c Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:41:19 +0000

AT&T has announced the addition of its first two international programming add-on packages for DirecTV Now.

For an additional $20 a month, DirecTV Now users have access to nine Vietnamese programming channels: Film 24H, HONVIETV, S Channel, SBTN, TViet Network, VGN, Vien Thao TV, Vietface TV and VIETV.

And for an extra $25 a month, Portuguese speakers can enjoy two channels in the Brazilian package: TV Globo and PFC.

It should be noted that Spanish speakers have access to a large number of Spanish-language and Latin American-targeted networks with DirecTV Now’s $45-a-month, 90-channel Todo Y Mas tier.

Related: DirecTV Now Pacing to Surpass Sling TV in Subscribers by End of Year

Ending the second quarter with 1.81 million subscribers, DirecTV Now is closing fast on virtual MVPD market leader Sling TV, which leads the virtual pay TV market in customers after getting a two-year head start.

But the latter platform, backed by rival satellite TV operator Dish Network, remains the unchallenged leader in terms of addressing the international customer base. Sling offers 25 add-on international programming packages, including a $15-a-month, 30-channel Vietnamese bundle, as well as a $35-a-month, 30-plus-channel Brazilian package. 

]]> <![CDATA[ Mediacom Introduces International Channels ]]> https://www.nexttv.com/news/mediacom-introduces-international-channels-404993 3AgSTyjuRZ6fYNPaFi1mqj Tue, 17 May 2016 15:00:00 +0000

Mediacom Communications said it will offer a suite of foreign language programming across its footprint in the coming weeks.

The new options will feature Filipino, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, South-Asian and Vietnamese programming and can be purchased à la carte by any Mediacom customer subscribing to the Local Plus TV or higher tier of video service. These additional foreign language options will be in addition to Mediacom’s Canales Latinos package, which launched in 2013. 

“The United States is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world, and we want to offer a channel lineup that reflects and embraces that diversity,” said Mediacom EVP of programming and human resources Italia Commisso Weinand in a statement. “These new foreign language programming options offered on an à la carte basis give Mediacom customers a simple, affordable and customizable way to view their favorite international movies, news, sports, soap operas and family entertainment.” 

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