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FOOD | ARTS | COMMUNITY | STYLE+LEISURE

...IS FOR TV

According to the A.C. Nielson Co., the average American watches four
hours daily. With all the nationalities in our area, it’s no surprise that there are a
variety of different cable companies offering programming for each one. Xfinity,
Direct TV, U-verse and Dish all offer international bundles, with Dish offering the
widest variety. Additionally there are small companies that offer free-to-air digital
satellite. Free-to-air international satellites broadcast programs – such as Iranian,
Indian and more – that aren’t offered with the everyday cable company.
By Ida Sameri
Free-to-air digital satellite – Contact Khosro/Mike 713.771.1104
Iranian, Arabic, Spanish, Italian, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Polish, Indian and many more
Xfinity International programming 1-800-266-2278
www.xfinity.com/Corporate/Programming/international-programming
Arabic, Chinese, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Israeli, Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, South Asian and Vietnamese
Direct TV International
www.directv.com/international/packages
Spanish 1-855-896-4388
Brazilian 1-800-613-4645
Russian 1-800-378-7169
Cantonese 1-800-378-5139
Mandarin 1-800-378-5023
Korean 1-800-560-4388
Filipino 1-888-291-1335
Vietnamese 1-800-378-4169
Dish International Package 1.855.839.1710
www.dish.com/international-packages/
South Asia:
Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Bangla, Bengali, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu
Middle East:
Arabic and Israeli
East Asia:
Cantonese, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese,
Taiwanese and Vietnamese
Europe:
French, German, Greek, Italian, Polish,
Portuguese and Russian
South America:
Brazilian
Africa:
Pan-African
Uverse: 844.827.7057
www.uverse.com/uverse/premium-package-international
Mandarin, Filipino, Vietnamese, Italian, French, Cantonese,
Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Polish and South Asian

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