V-me

V-me (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈbeme], look at me) is a public television service in the United States, broadcasting only in Spanish. The 24-hour digital broadcast service was launched on March 5, 2007,^[1] and is currently available in over 75% of all U.S. Hispanic homes.^[2]

The first venture of the media production and distribution company V-me Media Inc., it is a public-private partnership between WNET and the investment firm Baeza Group, the venture capital firm Syncom Funds, and Grupo PRISA from Spain, the world's largest Spanish and Portuguese-language media company.^[3][4] WNET is a minority partner in the for-profit venture.^[1]

In nearly 40 U.S. markets, V-me is available free over the air, and on basic cable, through its association with PBS member stations, making it the fourth largest Spanish network in the U.S.^[5] (Despite being described as "non-commercial" in some of its promotional materials,^[3] the channel does air regular commercials and not just the kind of underwriting spots common on U.S. PBS stations.) V-me is also carried nationally via satellite in the basic packages of Dish Network and DirecTV. In some areas, V-me is available on Verizon FiOS, and AT&T U-verse. V-me is also available on Cox Cable with its TV Starter Digital Pack.

Programming

The network broadcasts a variety of programming in Spanish:

• Latino-focused lifestyle content: health, parenting, travel, food, home, design, self-improvement and sports programs.
• Prime time drama series.
• News and current affairs, with Oppenheimer Presenta and Jorge Gestoso Investiga
• Nature documentaries from BBC, National Geographic and PBS.
• Latin films and TV miniseries.
• Original music series, like Estudio Billboard
• Weekly arts and pop culture specials.
• Educational preschool programs in Spanish (40 hours a week), including series like Plaza Sésamo, LazyTown and Las Tres Mellizas.

References

External links

• Official website