Watching Spanish TV Online: All Live, On-Demand & OTA Options Explained

I’ve never seen a better time to enjoy Spanish-language TV here in the United States. As a cord-cutter, I’ve discovered there are so many viewing options available to me.

In a hurry? If you just want a great streaming service to allow you to watch Spanish-language shows and events, these will work great:

• Fubo: Gives you 33 sports-heavy TV channels for $33/mo. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
• DIRECTV STREAM: Get almost 60 Spanish-language channels with its Español add-on for $15/mo. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
• Sling TV: Provides region-specific packages for as little as $10/mo. Save $25 on Sling TV now!

There has never been a better time to cut the cable cord (that is, quit your cable company and find an alternative TV provider), and that’s even more true for Spanish-speakers. New Spanish-language services are popping up like crazy.

From traditional over-the-air (OTA) channels you can pick up with an antenna to on-demand pay services that transmit over the internet, hispanohablantes have more choices than ever descartar su cuenta de cable without missing out on any of their favorite programas de televisión.

There are basically tres general ways to cut the cord (OTA/antenna, on-demand streaming, and live TV streaming). Most cord-cutters go with at least two out of three, but you can use as many or as few as your watching habits and budget call for.

OTA Antenna

OTA TV channels are typically included with cable plans and streaming services, where available. They’re called OTA because they transmit a radio signal Over The Air. These can be received by anyone within range with an antenna, no subscription needed.

Depending on where you are located, these will include the local channels ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox, and NBC. And it will include Spanish-language channels like Telemundo, Univision, UniMás, and more.

If you like the programming on these channels and don’t mind TV schedules or commercials, then you could be set for just the relatively low price ($20) of an antenna.

Here’s a rundown of OTA Spanish-language channels currently broadcasting in the United States.

General Programming

• Azteca TV
• Estrella TV
• LATV
• Mega TV
• Multimedios Televisión (Canal 6)
• TeLe-Romántica
• Telemundo
• TeleXitos
• UniMás
• Univision.

Religious

• 3ABN Latino (Three Angels Broadcasting Network)
• Almavision
• Enlace (Trinity Broadcasting Network)
• Tele Vida Abundante
• Tvida Vision.

On-Demand Streaming Services

On-demand streaming, sometimes called SVOD (Streaming Video On Demand), means you pick and choose what you want to watch from a catalog of options. These usually consist of rows of shows or movies grouped by genre. Or they might be similar to other things you’ve watched or liked.

Many services have live and on-demand components, but most focus on one or the other. Some services, like Peacock and Pluto TV, blur the line of on-demand and live by having continuously streaming channels that mimic live TV. These typically consist of a single narrow genre or even marathons of a single show.

Peacock TV

Peacock TV has a good section of Latino content that is conveniently accessible from a link right up top. Much of it is from Telemundo (both are owned by NBCUniversal).

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On-demand content is its main focus, however, and featured shows include:

• Parientes a la Fuerza
• Malverde: El Santo Patrón
• Así se Baila
• Café con Aroma de Mujer
• Una Casa Para Azul.

It has two Spanish live channels: Telemundo Al Día and Casa Cerrado.

A lot of Peacock’s content is available for free, but you can unlock everything for $7.99/month. If you want to go ad-free, get the Premium plan for $13.99/month. Check our Peacock TV review for more details.

Hulu

Hulu has an entire dedicated hub for Latino content, as well as a section for Telemundo programs.

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Featured programs and movies include:

• Terapia Alternativa (Hulu original)
• No Fue Mi Culpa (Hulu original)
• Galácticos
• Texicanas
• Second Act
• Rica, Famosa, Latina.

Hulu’s on-demand library (separate from its Live TV service, more on that below) is $6.99/mo with ads and $12.99/mo without ads.

Netflix

Netflix also has a section for Spanish-Language TV, with several exclusives and originals.”Trending Now” titles:

• Where is Marta?
• Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal
• The Five Juanas
• El Chapo
• Club de Cuervos.

Netflix starts at $9.99/mo, though for streaming on up to four devices at a time and HDR/4K video, you’ll need the Premium plan for $19.99/mo.

Our Netflix review offers more information.

Amazon Prime Video

An Amazon Prime Video subscription includes a lot of Spanish-language content, such as Amazon Original series and movies like The Voyeurs, Manor, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie with Spanish audio tracks.

You can find more Spanish-language fare in the “Channels” section, a la carte add-ons that vary in price. Current Spanish channels are:

• El Gourmet/Cocina On ($3.99/mo)
• FlixLatino ($2.99/mo)
• Pantaya ($5.99/mo)
• Pongalo Next ($3.99/mo)
• Vemox Cine ($3.99/mo).

An Amazon Prime Video subscription by itself is $8.99/mo, but most people enjoy it as an included benefit of their Amazon Prime membership, which is $14.99/mo or $139/yr.

Check our Prime Video review to know more.

Other On-Demand Spanish-Language Streaming Service

Pantaya

Pantaya was launched in 2017 as a joint venture between Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group. It just released the second season of its first original series, El Juego de las Llaves.

Other featured series are:

• De viaje con los Derbez (Original)
• R (Original)
• Herederos por accidente (Exclusive)
• La Negociadora (Original).

Pantaya is $5.99/mo, streams on all major platforms, and is 100% commercial-free. They have a seven-day free trial going right now for new members.

PrendeTV

PrendeTV is Univision’s foray into the wide world of on-demand streaming, building on the back of their recent acquisition of VIX. Featuring a wide variety of Spanish-language programming, from Hollywood box office hits to documentaries to Univision and Televisa classics, there should be something for everyone.

Prende has over 85 unique channels and thousands of movies and episodes. There’s no login and all content is free, though there are limited ads. Currently, featured titles include:

• Robocop 3
• Crímenes Imperfectos
• Marisol
• Vecinos
• Hell’s Kitchen.

VIX

VIX was the largest Latino ad-supported free on-demand streaming platform in the world. It was purchased earlier this year by Univision, which has said it plans to combine it with its own new streaming service, PrendeTV.

Currently still available throughout North and Central America, there’s no word on whether VIX will survive as a separate brand. Featured programs include:

• Un regalo esencial
• Enredados – La confusión
• De Chef a Princesa en Navidad
• Teresa
• Postalmente enamorados.

TubiTV

Tubi TV is “the leading free, premium, on-demand video streaming app.” It claims the largest content library containing over 20,000 movies and TV shows. There’s no Latino or Spanish section per se, but there are several Spanish-only channels:

• Para Familias
  • La Leyenda De La Llorona
  • De Chef a Princesa en Navidad
• Películas En Español
  • Desierto
  • Soy de Rancho
• Telenovelas y Series
  • MasterChef Mexico
  • La Promesa
• Ganadores y Nominados
  • Leap Year
  • The Crime of Padre Amaro.

PureFlix

PureFlix specializes in family-friendly and faith-based documentaries, talk shows, children’s programs, and animated shows. They have an entire Spanish-language site with over 400 titles on-demand, including:

• La Última Oportunidad
• Dios no está Muerto 2
• The Hardy Boys
• Babar, Rey de los Elefantes
• Franklin.

PureFlix is available for $7.99/mo or $69.99/yr.

OnDemandLatino (ODL)

ODL contains “free and diverse content” from across Latin America from, of all places, ODK Media, the Korean-based company behind OnDemandKorea and OnDemandChina.

Featured shows on the website are:

• Guatemala Afternoon
• Ana Cristina
• Colombian Evening News.

Besides noticias, it also has películas, telenovelas, deportes, and programs for los muchachos. The UI also has filters by country: Mexico, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico.

Plex

Plex aims to be a one-stop media shop with movies, TV, podcasts, web series, and streaming music. For Spanish-speakers, they’ve got dubbed and native Spanish movies, vintage telenovelas, classic TV sitcoms dubbed in Spanish, the Latido Music channel, documentaries, and children’s shows.

A selection of Spanish-language channels:

Plex is largely free, though some features are only available with a “Plex Pass,” which is $4.99/mo.

Live TV Streaming Services

Live TV streaming works like traditional cable TV, where you turn it on and pick a channel, often with the help of a grid-style schedule showing you what’s on each station now and for the next few hours.

All of the services below have at least some Spanish-language channels, but some have more than others.

Fubo

Fubo is the service if you love deportes. The Latino Quarterly plan contains 33 channels for $33/mo. You should be aware that 11 of those are TUDNxtra 1-11, Univision’s live sports channels, and Telemundo is missing from the lineup. But Fubo does have exclusive coverage of CONMEBOL qualifier matches.

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Latino Quarterly Channels:

Fubo also provides lots of Spanish-language channels in its standard plans. Starter plan subscribers, for example, get Univision, Telemundo, UniMás, Estrella TV, Galavisión, NBC Universo, beIN Sports En Español, beIN Sports Xtra En Español, and the 12 TUDN channels. It’s more expensive at $69.99/mo but includes a total of well over 100 channels.

Note that the Latino plan is, as its name suggests, a quarterly plan. It is paid $99 every three months. It comes with unlimited cloud DVR storage and allows 10 devices to stream at a time. For more information, see our Fubo review.

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) has a mucho fantástico lineup of Spanish channels. The Español add-on has over 55 channels, far more than anyone else, except Sling if you got all the Spanish packages.

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The downside is that you need to order the base package first, which costs $69.99/mo (although it does provide roughly 80 English-language channels). And the Español add-on is $15/mo on top of that. Is it worth it? That’s up to you. Take a look at the channels for yourself:

See our complete DIRECTV STREAM review for more information.

Sling TV

Sling TV has a somewhat different structure from most live TV streaming services. It has several different Spanish-language packages based on country (there is also a “Best of Spanish TV” plan). Each is $10/mo with a variable number of channels. If you choose more than one service, you save $5/mo.

Best of Spanish TV

México

Caribe

Sudamérica

Centroamérica

• Centroamerica TV
• Multimedios Costa Rica
• Tele El Salvador

España

• TV Española Internacional
• Antena 3
• A3 Series
• A3Cine

Then, on top of all that, you can also sign up for a la carte premium channels/services like Pantaya, Flix Latino, Cocina ON, and Cadena de Noticias Dominican Republic (CDN) for a few dollars more each.

You can stream your channels on up to 3 devices at a time. It comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR but for $5/mo more, you can upgrade that to 200 hours of storage. See our Sling TV review for details.

Hulu + Live TV

Hulu + Live TV is the most popular cable replacement service — and one of our favorites. But it doesn’t have a lot of Spanish options compared to its competitors. The base package is $69.99/mo for over 85 (English) channels (notably, Telemundo is included).

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Hulu Live also comes with the standard on-demand library, which does have more Spanish content. The Español add-on is another $4.99/mo, but does provide you with seven popular channels:

• CNN en Español
• Discovery en Español
• Discovery Familia
• ESPN Deportes
• History en Español
• Universo
• Fox Deportes.

PlutoTV

PlutoTV is a free ad-supported streaming service owned by Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It has about 75 Spanish channels, which air movies, telenovelas, US sitcoms and dramas dubbed in Spanish, and Paramount Global channels en español such as MTV and Comedy Central.

It also has an on-demand section. Spanish categories are mixed in with the rest, so you have to scroll, but there are a lot of them:

Other

There are other streaming services that provide live Spanish-language channels:

Telemundo App

The Telemundo app is great — if you have a TV provider subscription that offers Telemundo. Otherwise, you won’t be able to access much, if anything.

Univision Now

Univision Now is more accessible. You can use it to stream Univision and UniMás live. You can also watch on-demand programming from Galavisión and TUDN. A stand-alone subscription is $10.99/mo, and you can stream from their website or their app, which is available on all the standard streaming platforms.

YouTube TV

YouTube TV has lagged the other streaming services. But they have finally come out with a Spanish-language plan. It offers ~29 channels for $34.99/mo.

TVs and Streaming Devices

At a bare minimum, all you need to subscribe to any of the above services and start watching is a screen and an internet connection. Since you’re reading this right now, you obviously have both. All streaming services work with the major web browsers Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, Opera, and others.

But unless you’re intending to sneak La Reina Del Sur at work, you would probably rather watch either from the comfort of your living room or the convenience of your phone. These platforms are universally supported by all streaming services:

• Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• Chromecast
• Roku
• Android and iOS mobile devices.

PrendeTV is the exception; you can only currently watch it on your smartphone or computer.

Lots of smart TVs come with streaming apps built-in without the need to mess around with an external device, and the newer the TV, the more likely it is to have all the apps.

DIRECTV STREAM has its own proprietary device similar to a cable box, available for purchase directly. They advise using it for the best experience (it has a voice-activated remote and other goodies), but you don’t have to.

Many apps are available on more exotic devices, such as PlayStation 4, Xbox, and Facebook Portal TV.

Summary

As you can see, Spanish speakers who are considering cutting the cord should absolutely take the plunge. There are almost too many services with different channels and shows and movies and live sports. And they are available as regular live stations and on-demand.

One thing is certain: you will not miss your cable company. Or its huge bills and incomprehensible contracts. Sign up for one of the services above and enjoy all your películas y telenovelas favoritas today.

FAQs

What streaming service has the most Spanish channels?

There are two streaming services that offer similar numbers of Spanish-language channels. DIRECTV STREAM has 58 channels in its Español add-on. It costs $69.99 for the base plan and $15 for the add-on for a total of $84.99/mo. Sling TV has a total of around 58 channels across all six of its Latino packages, which would run you $55/mo total.

You can get 33 channels for $33/mo from Fubo.

How can I get free Spanish channels?

Several services allow partial or total access to their Spanish-language content free of charge. However, you won’t see free content without commercials. Also, no free service will have the same channels you would see on a paid service. If it shares a name, they probably share some content or have similar programming, but there will be some programming reserved for the folks who pay.

The services that have free content include:

• OnDemandLatino
• Plex
• PlutoTV
• PrendeTV
• TubiTV
• VIX.

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Alanna Baker was the Streaming Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in comprehensive streaming coverage across various genres, with a particular focus on sports and Sling TV offerings. With a background in literature and education, coupled with extensive experience in media and law, Alanna brings a unique perspective to the streaming industry.

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