Telemundo is an American Spanish-language television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which itself is a subsidiary of Comcast. Telemundo distributes its programming both nationally in the U.S. and internationally, syndicating content to over 100 countries in more than 35 languages. It's a major provider of Spanish-language content worldwide.
On March 28, 1954, WKAQ-TV signed on the air. Ángel Ramos, also owner of El Mundo newspaper and WKAQ radio, founded the television station.
This entry refers to Telemundo prime time scheduling format similar to the TBS 'Turner Time' format used from 1981 to 2000.
On April 14, 1983, Ángel Ramos sold WKAQ-TV to John Blair & Co.
In 1984, NetSpan was founded as a Spanish-language television network.
In 1984, the owners of WNJU and KSTS formed NetSpan, the second Spanish-language television network in the continental United States.
In 1986, Reliance Group Holdings acquired the Telemundo brand through the purchase of John Blair & Co. and also purchased WNJU.
In 1987, NetSpan was renamed Telemundo, taking the branding of WKAQ-TV in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1987, Reliance Capital Group executives merged the stations into the Telemundo Group, rebranding NetSpan as Telemundo. Additional stations were also purchased that year.
In 1987, Telemundo debuted its first news program, Noticiero Telemundo-HBC, through an outsourcing agreement with Hispanic-American Broadcasting Corporation.
In May 1992, Joaquin Blaya, former Univision president, was appointed to head Telemundo.
This entry refers to the variant of the 1992 logo design that had been introduced by the network in 1999
On October 10, 1993, GEMS Television was launched under the ownership of Empresas 1BC. The network featured programs aimed at Latino females.
In 1993, Telemundo began producing telenovelas from Miami. The first production was Angélica, mi vida.
In 1993, Telemundo underwent an extensive rebranding, including introducing the signature framed "T" letter logo, and started producing original telenovelas like Angélica, mi vida and others.
In December 1994, Telemundo Puerto Rico originally launched as Telenoticias, a Spanish-language cable news channel serving Latin America.
In 1994, Telemundo Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to a debt load of more than $300 million.
In September 1995, Telemundo launched a Saturday morning block called Telemundo Infantil.
In 1995, Telemundo opened its first network studio on the West Coast at Raleigh Studios in Hollywood and began daily production of three shows.
In June 1996, CBS acquired Telenoticias and rebranded the network as CBS Telenoticias, expanding its distribution across the Americas.
Following the sale of its cable news channel Telenoticias, in late 1996, Telemundo partnered with CBS Cable to produce early-evening and prime time newscasts.
On August 11, 1997, Telemundo revamped its prime time schedule, cutting an hour of telenovelas and moving local newscasts an hour earlier.
On November 25, 1997, Liberty Media and Sony Pictures Entertainment purchased a majority interest in Telemundo from Reliance Capital Group for $539 million.
In 1997, Liberty Media and Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired controlling interest in Telemundo.
After receiving FCC approval on July 31, 1998, Sony and Liberty formed Telemundo Communications Group, with Peter Tortorici as president and CEO and Nely Galán as president of entertainment. The network launched an image campaign with the slogan "Lo mejor de los dos Mundos".
On September 15, 1998, Telemundo introduced Nickelodeon en Telemundo, a block featuring Spanish dubs of Nickelodeon programming.
On September 28, 1998, Telemundo's revamped evening lineup premiered, removing telenovelas from prime time and adding sitcoms, scripted dramas, and game shows. Remakes of English language series such as Angeles ("Angels"), Un Angel en la Casa ("An Angel in the House"), and Solo en America ("Living in America") were added, alongside updated Spanish versions of The Dating Game, The Newlywed Game, and Candid Camera, as well as the police procedural Reyes y Rey ("Kings and King").
By the February 1999 sweeps period, Telemundo's ratings for the overhauled prime time lineup sharply fell by 42 percent, resulting in a loss of over $1 million in potential revenue. The network's audience share among Latino households fell to 8 percent.
In July 1999, Jim McNamara was appointed as Telemundo's president and chief executive officer, with Alan Sokol as chief operating officer. Their programming strategy reverted to a more traditional approach to Spanish-language television.
In September 1999, Telemundo began the process of moving its programming and marketing operations from Santa Monica to its offices in Hialeah. Key management staff relocated, and other staff were given the option to relocate or resign. Some positions in Santa Monica were eliminated as part of this consolidation.
In 1999, Joe Peyronnin founded Telemundo's news division.
Since 1999, Telemundo has served as the official U.S. broadcaster of the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
This entry refers to the variant of the 1992 logo design that had been introduced by the network in 1999 and later replaced on May 14, 2012
On September 5, 2000, Nickelodeon en Telemundo was relegated to Saturday and Sunday mornings to accommodate Hoy En El Mundo.
In 2000, Telemundo parents Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media relaunched Telenoticias as the bilingual entertainment channel Telemundo Internacional.
In 2000, Telemundo shifted its late local and national newscasts to the traditional 11:00 p.m. time slot. The new team also struck a programming agreement with TV Azteca for the U.S. rights to the Mexican broadcaster's novelas and other programming, and restored a two-hour block of telenovelas. The shows Angeles and Reyes el Rey were canceled.
This entry refers to Telemundo prime time scheduling format similar to the TBS 'Turner Time' format used from 1981 to 2000.
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Telemundo created additional news programs, including Hoy en el Mundo, to inform viewers of national and international events.
After September 30, 2001, Telemundo discontinued the Nickelodeon blocks ahead of the expiry of their program supply deal.
On October 11, 2001, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. purchased Telemundo Communications Group from Sony and Liberty Media for $1.98 billion, which increased to $2.7 billion by the sale's closure, and the assumption of $700 million in debt. Many media experts believed NBC overpaid for Telemundo, considering its smaller Hispanic audience reach compared to Univision.
In 2001, Telemundo parents Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media purchased GEMS and relaunched it as mun2, a network featuring a mix of Spanish and English language programs aimed at adults ages 18 to 49.
In the summer of 2001, Sony, Liberty, and Reliance announced their intent to sell Telemundo Communications Group. Companies like Viacom, Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, and AOL Time Warner expressed interest in acquiring the network. Subsequently, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. entered negotiations.
On April 12, 2002, the acquisition of Telemundo by National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC) was finalized. Following the acquisition, Jim McNamara and Alan Sokol remained in their leadership roles at the network.
On September 8, 2003, Telemundo became the first Spanish-language network in the United States to include English captions, starting with "La Cenicienta" and "Amor Descarado".
From 2003, Telemundo held the Spanish language rights to the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants.
In 2004, Telemundo Communications Group established Telemundo Television Studios in Miami as part of its original programming expansion. They acquired RTI Colombia's interest in Telemundo-RTI and the operational assets of Tepuy International. The network allocated $100 million annually to programming production during the mid-2000s.
On October 10, 2005, Cada Dia with Maria Antonieta replaced Hoy en el Mundo and En la Madrugada.
In 2005, NBC Universal considered launching a Mexican version of Telemundo, which led to a legal battle with TV Azteca. The allegations involved Azteca's actions to shut down production of the reality singing competition series Quinceañera: Mamá Quiero Ser Artista and a news story accusing General Electric and Grupo Casa Saba of fraud to prevent Telemundo's network license approval in Mexico.
On September 9, 2006, Telemundo debuted Qubo, a weekend morning block of educational programming formed as a joint venture with several companies.
In September 2006, Univision overtook UPN and The WB, which shut down and were replaced by The CW. After the shut down, Univision also outranked The CW.
In 2006, Joe Peyronnin left Telemundo, after serving as its executive vice president since 1999.
In 2006, Telemundo Internacional was reformatted as Telemundo Puerto Rico, becoming a national superstation feed of San Juan O&O WKAQ-TV.
On January 8, 2007, when Qubo became a standalone channel, it utilized CC3 to provide Spanish subtitles for some programs, supplementing the English captions.
In March 2007, NBC Universal announced a restructuring of Telemundo's entertainment division to compete with Univision's ratings dominance. NBC Universal also planned to sell WKAQ-TV in Puerto Rico and KWHY-TV in Los Angeles to finance the acquisition of Oxygen Media.
On December 21, 2007, NBC Universal announced that it would not sell WKAQ-TV, meaning Telemundo Puerto Rico would remain under NBC's corporate ownership.
In 2007, Telemundo replaced weekend editions of Al Rojo Vivo and Noticiero Telemundo with feature films and reality-based series.
On March 18, 2008, Grupo Televisa and NBC Universal announced a ten-year multiplatform agreement. This agreement allowed 1,000 hours of Telemundo programming, including news, entertainment, specials, and sports, to be broadcast over Televisa's channels and SKY México starting in April.
In May 2008, Cada Dia was canceled due to low ratings and Maria Antonieta Collins' departure; it was replaced by ¡Levántate!.
On October 14, 2008, Telemundo briefly discontinued English subtitles due to budget cuts and the switch from analog to digital broadcasts.
Due to viewer demand, Telemundo reversed its decision, and on March 30, 2009, English subtitles returned to all prime time novelas.
On April 23, 2009, Telemundo launched Telemundo HD, becoming the first national Spanish-language broadcaster in the U.S. to provide its prime time programming in high definition. The inaugural HD broadcast was the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
In August 2009, the Mexican cable-satellite version of the Telemundo channel, operated as a joint venture between Grupo Televisa and NBC Universal, was launched.
In September 2009, Telemundo's scripted prime time telenovelas became the first regularly scheduled Telemundo shows to upgrade to HD, beginning with Mas Sabe El Diablo ("Falling Angel").
Since 2009 all of the network's first-run entertainment and sports programming, as well as specials and select acquired programs, have been presented in HD
Between 2010 and 2015, Telemundo decreased its ratings gap in the key demographic of Adults 18-49, decreasing the gap between the two networks by 54 percent.
From 2010 to 2013, Telemundo used an off-time scheduling format for its prime time programming, similar to the 'Turner Time' format used by TBS. Programs started on a three-minute delay due to intentional overruns.
In 2010, Comcast announced its plan to acquire a 51 percent majority stake in NBC Universal for $6.5 billion, which included control of Telemundo.
On January 28, 2011, Comcast finalized its acquisition of a majority stake in NBC Universal, thereby gaining control of Telemundo as part of the deal.
In February 2011, Telemundo relocated the production operations of Un Nuevo Día to Telemundo's headquarters in Hialeah, Florida, dropping the local cut-ins.
In October 2011, Emilio Romano was appointed as the new president of Telemundo, assuming leadership of the network.
In 2011, 85 percent of Telemundo's telenovelas were recorded at the studio facility in Miami.
In 2011, Telemundo discontinued the secondary newscast, Noticiero Telemundo Internacional.
In January 2012, Telemundo Television Group launched Exitos TV, featuring reruns of Telemundo telenovelas.
On January 30, 2012, Univision started airing CC3 English captions on its evening programming, especially weeknight telenovelas.
On May 14, 2012, Telemundo announced a new branding campaign, which included a new slogan and on-air identity. The announcement included replacing its framed 'T' logo with a new logo featuring two partial red spheres, that debuted on-air on December 8 of that year.
On July 7, 2012, after Comcast acquired NBC Universal, MiTelemundo replaced Qubo, consisting of Spanish dubbed versions of programs seen on NBC Kids.
In July 2012, ¡Levántate! was retitled Un Nuevo Día.
Since July 2012, the weekend morning MiTelemundo E/I block has been broadcast in HD.
In 2012, Telemundo began including English-language captions in repeat broadcasts airing outside of prime time, specifically as part of the network's late-night novela repeat block.
In 2012, Telemundo debuted Premios Tu Mundo, an awards show honoring Hispanics and Latinos in media.
As of July 2013, variety shows had a limited presence on Telemundo's lineup, with La Voz Kids being the only such show appearing on the network.
Between July 2013 and July 2015, Telemundo decreased its ratings gap in the key demographic of Adults 18-49 by 54 percent. The total prime time viewership between Telemundo and Univision went from a gap of 1.2 million viewers to 238,000.
In October 2013, Emilio Romano abruptly resigned from his position as president of Telemundo.
On October 22, 2013, Telemundo launched Telemundo Now, a multi-platform streaming service for delayed viewing of programming.
On December 13, 2013, Telemundo signed a distribution deal with DramaFever to offer cataloged episodes of past telenovelas.
From 2010 to 2013, Telemundo used an off-time scheduling format for its prime time programming, similar to the 'Turner Time' format used by TBS. The format was discontinued in 2013.
In 2013, Telemundo had success with telenovelas La Patrona and El Señor de los Cielos, and the musical competition series La Voz Kids, which was hosted by Daisy Fuentes and Jorge Bernal, and featured musical coaches Paulina Rubio, Prince Royce, and Roberto Tapia. With the debut of El Señor de los Cielos that spring, Telemundo also launched the "Super Series" format.
On May 13, 2014, during Telemundo's upfront presentation in New York City, Luis Silberwasser was appointed as president of Telemundo Network, LLC, with responsibilities for the Telemundo network and Telemundo Studios.
In July 2014, Telemundo signed a licensing agreement with Dick Clark Productions for the Latin American Music Awards.
On September 4, 2014, Telemundo restored Saturday and Sunday editions of Al Rojo Vivo and Noticiero Telemundo, making them daily broadcasts.
On December 1, 2014, Exitos TV was relaunched as TeleXitos, focusing on Spanish-dubbed action and adventure series and feature films.
On December 24, 2014, NBCUniversal announced that mun2 would be rebranded as NBC Universo, shifting it under the NBC umbrella.
In 2014, Deportes Telemundo acquired the Spanish language rights to broadcast the FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup for a reported $600 million.
In 2014, the second-season finale of El Señor de los Cielos drew 3.2 million total viewers, marking some of Telemundo's highest viewership for an entertainment program.
This entry refers to Telemundo ending the 2014–15 season posting its highest average total prime time viewership against Univision with 1.46M, a 23 percent increase in total viewership yearly
Until 2014, Telemundo continued to hold the Spanish language rights to the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants.
On February 1, 2015, mun2 was rebranded as NBC Universo to coincide with its Spanish-language broadcast of Super Bowl XLIX.
In February 2015, Univision Communications acquired the Spanish language rights to the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants from Telemundo.
In May 2015, NBCUniversal created Telemundo Deportes within its NBC Sports Group, superseding Deportes Telemundo.
Between July 2013 and July 2015, Telemundo decreased its ratings gap in the key demographic of Adults 18-49 by 54 percent. The total prime time viewership between Telemundo and Univision went from a gap of 1.2 million viewers to 238,000.
On July 21, 2015, Telemundo outperformed Univision in a singular-night demographic for the first time. El Senor de los Cielos 3 also surpassed the Televisa-produced novela Yo No Creo En los Hombres on Univision during the 10:00 p.m. hour, becoming the most-watched television program among Adults 18–49 during that time.
In September 2015, Donald Trump sold the Miss Universe Organization to WME-IMG, after NBCUniversal sold its interest.
In October 2015, Telemundo became the originating broadcaster of the Latin American Music Awards.
As of 2015, Telemundo operates on a 147½-hour network programming schedule, offering general entertainment on weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, along with feature films and infomercials during overnight hours.
In 2015, Telemundo began broadcasting FIFA tournaments, including the Women's World Cup, after acquiring the Spanish-language rights in 2014.
In 2015, Telemundo introduced two new variety series: Si Se Puede, an adaptation of I Can Do That, and ¡Qué Noche! con Angelica y Raul, a family-oriented series designed to fill the void left by the cancellation of Univision's Sabado Gigante.
On February 9, 2016, SAG-AFTRA claimed that NBC Universal operated under a double standard between its Spanish-language and English-language talent at NBC and Telemundo.
On February 13, 2016, SAG-AFTRA added that Telemundo had been treating its employees like "second-class professionals," citing a lack of basic workplace guarantees and alleged intimidation tactics to prevent unionizing.
On May 28, 2016, Telemundo faced allegations that a cameraman filmed a staged #NeverTrump protest in San Diego. Telemundo denied compromising the broadcast's integrity.
In August 2016, Telemundo refused to air an ad placed by SAG-AFTRA detailing the unfair wage gap and lack of benefits Telemundo employees face. The ad was set to air during Premios Tu Mundo.
On September 25, 2016, after NBC Kids was replaced, MiTelemundo initially retained its existing programming.
On January 6, 2018, MiTelemundo relaunched, moving exclusively to Saturday mornings and becoming programmed by Litton, carrying Spanish dubs of programming from The More You Know.
As of June 2018, Telemundo is the largest American Spanish language broadcast television network with 28 owned-and-operated stations and 66 additional affiliations, reaching 57.23% of US households.
On July 12, 2018, SAG-AFTRA announced it had reached a first-ever tentative agreement with Telemundo Television Studios covering Spanish-language television performers after fifteen months of negotiations.
On September 1, 2018, Telemundo converted its presentation to a 16:9 format, beginning with Al Rojo Vivo.
In 2018, NBC's Telemundo Stations Group purchased ZGS Communications, making them direct O&Os of the network. ZGS Communications was previously the largest operator of Telemundo stations in terms of overall market reach.
As of July 2019, Telemundo's network feed originates from NBCUniversal's corporate office in Centennial, CO.
In 2021, the SAG-AFTRA agreement with Telemundo was renewed, including improvements to rest periods, sexual harassment policies, audition safety, and health and pension plan contributions.
The deal that Deportes Telemundo acquired in 2014 to broadcast FIFA tournaments will run through 2026, including rights to the FIFA Men's and Women's World Cup.
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