Univision Canada

Univision Canada

Univision Canada logo
Launched October 23, 2007
Owned by Telelatino Network Inc.
Corus Entertainment (50.5%)
Italo Rosati (16.5%)
Romeo Di Battista (16.5%)
Joseph Vitale (16.5%)
(branding licensed from Univision Communications)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Country Canada
Language Spanish
Broadcast area National
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario
Formerly called TLN en Español (2007-2014)
Website Univision Canada (in Spanish)
Availability
Satellite
Bell TV Channel 699 (SD)
Cable
Cogeco Channel 1117 (SD)
Channel 1116 (HD)
Shaw Cable Channel 508 (SD)
Rogers Cable Channel 780 (SD)
Vidéotron Channel 260 (SD)
IPTV
Bell Fibe TV Channel 867 (HD)
Bell MTS Channel 517 (SD)
Optik TV Channel 2661 (HD)

Univision Canada is a Canadian Category B Spanish language specialty channel owned by Telelatino Network Inc, a consortium primarily owned by Corus Entertainment, in partnership with Univision Communications, the leading Spanish language media company in the United States. Univision Canada broadcasts a variety of programming, ranging from news, dramas, talk shows, sports, and more.

History

In September 2006, Telelatino Network was granted approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to launch a television channel called Spanish Entertainment TV 1, described as "a national, ethnic Category 2 specialty programming service devoted to the Spanish-speaking community with a particular emphasis on programming of interest to female and youth audiences."[1]

The channel launched on October 23, 2007 as TLN en Español.[2]

TLN en Español logo

On January 28, 2014, Corus announced that they would rebrand the network Univision Canada after reaching a brand licensing agreement with their long term partner, Univision Communications, which, outside of fringe reception of Seattle Univision affiliate KUNS-TV into the Vancouver market and Cleveland, Ohio owned and operated station WQHS-DT into parts of the London, Ontario market, has no presence of their main American network into Canada.[3] The channel officially switched over to Univision Canada on May 5, 2014.[4]

On May 31, 2016, Univision Canada launched on Cogeco.[5]

Programming

Univision Canada airs programming from Univision, the most popular Spanish-language television network in the United States. It also airs programming from UniMás and Univision Deportes Network. Unlike Univision in the United States, Univision Canada does not air programming from Televisa. Televisa competes with Univision Canada with its own cable channel, Las Estrellas.

The service also produces and airs select documentary films and live entertainment specials created specifically for the Spanish-language community in Canada,[6] as well as the community newsmagazine series Nash.[7]

Noted series

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2006-470 CRTC 2006-09-06
  2. ↑ TLN Telelatino Launches TLN en Espanol Broadcaster Magazine 2007-10-19]
  3. ↑ Telelatino Brings Univision, America's Most Watched Spanish-language Network, to Canada
  4. ↑ ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! Univision Canada TV Channel Launches Today
  5. ↑ Cogeco Brings Telelatino Network TV Channels to Half Million Ontario Subscribers
  6. ↑ "Univision Canada announces new Spanish language TV lineup". Canada Newswire, September 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Univision Canada readies new community-based TV series". cartt.ca, October 24, 2016.
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