Stop Making All Cable Subscribers Pay For Latino (Univision) Programming

Cable/Satellite companies routinely make people with special interests pay for special premium packages that give them access to that special programming that has been groomed and fitted to their special tastes.   IE, people in love with watching movies can pay an extra premium too get access to Showtime, HBO and other 24 hour a day movie channels that are not available in a basic cable or satellite package.

The Latino percentage of America's population is about 17 percent of the overall population of America.   So here is my question...why should 83 percent of Americans be forced to subsidize Spanish television programming by having channels such as Univision included in our basic cable packages?  I do not speak Spanish, do not watch the various Spanish speaking channels such as Telemundo and Univision,  do not feel it fair I have to subsidize this specialty item...I am all for this special interest group of viewers being able to have access to the kind of programming they want to watch, but make it a premium package similar to say a sports package, or a movie package, rather than asking 83 percent of television viewers to subsidize Spanish channel access for the Latino community.

A portion of my monthly cable bill does not support Showtime or Cinemax, and I am not asked to pay a portion of my monthly bill to support pay per view boxing, so why am I being forced to subsidize Spanish channels by including them in my monthly programming package?  I occasionally watch a football game, but am not what one would call a rabid fan of the sport, and would be just as upset if I were being forced to subsidize a channel or channels that provided 24/7 football programming for the super fans out there that love that.  

It's time for the cable and satellite companies take all the Spanish channels and bundle them into a special premium package for those wanting Spanish Network programming, and stop subsidizing these networks by including their channels in the basic programming packages their subscribers have to choose from.   If the Univision's of the world cannot make it financially here in America through the subscription rates of those that subscribe to this premium channel, then they should close their doors, rather than forcing all subscribers to support Spanish programming only channels.

Would seem to me there is a Class Action Lawsuit in this somewhere...good question to pose to Trump out on the Campaign Trail....maybe he knows an attorney willing to look at the case.