Telemundo is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a division of NBCUniversal, which is a subsidiary of Comcast. Telemundo distributes content nationally and syndicates its programming globally to over 100 countries in more than 35 languages.
On March 28, 1954, WKAQ-TV signed on. The station was founded by Ángel Ramos, who also owned El Mundo newspaper and WKAQ radio.
From 1981 to 2000, TBS used a "Turner Time" format, which was similar to the off-time scheduling format used by Telemundo from 2010 to 2013.
On April 14, 1983, Ángel Ramos sold WKAQ-TV to John Blair & Co.
In 1984, the network launched as NetSpan.
In 1984, the network was founded under the name NetSpan.
In 1986, Reliance Group Holdings acquired the Telemundo brand by purchasing John Blair & Co., which owned WSCV and WKAQ-TV. Reliance also purchased WNJU that year.
In 1987, NetSpan was rebranded as Telemundo, taking its name from WKAQ-TV in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
In 1987, Telemundo debuted its first news program, 'Noticiero Telemundo-HBC', through an outsourcing agreement with the Hispanic-American Broadcasting Corporation.
In May 1992, Telemundo appointed Joaquin Blaya, former president of Univision, to head the network after he resigned from Univision.
In 1992, Telemundo introduced the framed 'T' logo design, a variant of which was used until it was replaced in 2012.
On October 10, 1993, GEMS Television was launched by Empresas 1BC, targeting Latino females with its programming.
In 1993, Telemundo began producing telenovelas from Miami, starting with "Angélica, mi vida".
In 1993, Telemundo underwent a rebranding, introducing the framed "T" logo and the slogan "Arriba, Telemundo, Arriba". The network also began producing original telenovelas such as "Angélica, mi vida", "Marielena", "Guadalupe", "Señora Tentación", and "Tres Destinos".
In December 1994, Telenoticias, a Spanish-language cable news channel serving Latin America, was launched by Telemundo in partnership with Grupo Clarín, Antena 3, and Reuters.
In 1994, Telemundo Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection due to a debt load exceeding $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. The network began daily production of three shows: "La Hora Lunática", "El y Ella", and "Dando y Dando".
In June 1996, CBS acquired Telenoticias from Telemundo's partnership and rebranded it as "CBS Telenoticias", expanding its distribution across the Americas.
Following the sale of its cable news channel Telenoticias to CBS Cable in late 1996, Telemundo entered into a content partnership with the channel to produce early-evening and prime time newscasts.
On August 11, 1997, Telemundo revamped its prime time schedule by cutting an hour of telenovelas and moving local newscasts to 10:00 p.m., followed by a national newscast produced by CBS Telenoticias. Movies were also added to the 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. slot.
On November 25, 1997, Liberty Media and Sony Pictures Entertainment purchased a majority interest in Telemundo from Reliance Capital Group for $539 million. There were also injunctions filed to block the sale.
In 1997, Liberty Media and Sony Pictures Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Telemundo.
After receiving FCC approval on July 31, 1998, Sony and Liberty formed Telemundo Communications Group as a 50/50 joint venture. Peter Tortorici was appointed as president and CEO, and Nely Galán as president of entertainment. The network launched the "Lo mejor de los dos Mundos" campaign.
On September 15, 1998, Telemundo introduced 'Nickelodeon en Telemundo', a block featuring Spanish dubs of Nickelodeon programming.
On September 28, 1998, Telemundo revamped its prime time schedule to attract American Spanish language audiences, including removing telenovelas from prime time. The revamped lineup included sitcoms, scripted dramas, and game shows like remakes of "Charlie's Angels" (Angeles), "Who's the Boss?" (Un Angel en la Casa), and "One Day at a Time" (Solo en America), as well as updated versions of "The Dating Game", "The Newlywed Game", and "Candid Camera".
In February 1999, Telemundo experienced a sharp decline in ratings, falling by 42 percent, after migrating programming and management divisions from Hialeah, Florida, to Santa Monica, California in December, resulting in financial losses.
In July 1999, Jim McNamara was appointed as president and CEO of Telemundo, with Alan Sokol as COO.
In September 1999, Telemundo moved the bulk of its programming and marketing operations from Santa Monica to Hialeah, consolidating all network operations at the new location. Management staff, including McNamara, Sokol, and Galan, relocated, while other staff were given the option to relocate or resign. Some Santa Monica positions were eliminated.
In 1999, Telemundo introduced a variant of the framed "T" logo, which remained in use until 2012.
Since 1999, Telemundo has served as the official U.S. broadcaster of the Billboard Latin Music Awards ('Premios Billboard a la Música Latina').
On September 5, 2000, 'Nickelodeon en Telemundo' was relegated to Saturday and Sunday mornings to accommodate a time slot for 'Hoy En El Mundo'.
From 1981 to 2000, TBS used a "Turner Time" format, which was similar to the off-time scheduling format used by Telemundo from 2010 to 2013. In 2000, this format was discontinued.
In 2000, Telemundo parents relaunched Telenoticias as the bilingual entertainment channel Telemundo Internacional.
In 2000, Telemundo reverted to a more traditional Spanish-language programming approach, striking a deal with TV Azteca and restoring a two-hour block of telenovelas. Local and national newscasts were moved to the 11:00 p.m. time slot.
Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Telemundo created 'Hoy en el Mundo' on ABC News to inform viewers of national and international events.
On September 30, 2001, Telemundo discontinued the 'Nickelodeon en Telemundo' blocks ahead of the expiry of their program supply deal with Nickelodeon.
On October 11, 2001, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. purchased Telemundo Communications Group from Sony and Liberty Media for $1.98 billion (eventually increasing to $2.7 billion) and the assumption of $700 million in debt. Media industry experts believed that NBC overpaid for Telemundo.
In 2001, Sony, Liberty, and Reliance announced they would sell Telemundo Communications Group. Viacom, Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, The Walt Disney Company, and AOL Time Warner expressed interest, with NBC later entering negotiations to acquire the network.
In 2001, Telemundo's parents Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media purchased GEMS and relaunched it as mun2.
On April 12, 2002, the acquisition of Telemundo by NBC was finalized, with Jim McNamara and Alan Sokol remaining at the head of the network.
On September 8, 2003, Telemundo became the first Spanish-language network in the United States to incorporate English captions during its programming, starting with the premieres of 'La Cenicienta' and 'Amor Descarado'.
From 2003, Telemundo Held the Spanish language rights to Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants
In 2004, Telemundo Communications Group formed Telemundo Television Studios (now known as simply Telemundo Studios) in Miami, as part of its expansion of original programming through the acquisition of RTI Colombia's interest in their joint venture Telemundo-RTI, subsequently signing an agreement to acquire the operational assets of its international distributor, Tepuy International (now Telemundo International).
On October 10, 2005, 'Cada Dia with Maria Antonieta' replaced 'Hoy en el Mundo' and 'En la Madrugada', after María Antonieta Collins joined Telemundo from Univision.
In 2005, NBC Universal's consideration of launching a Mexican version of Telemundo led to a legal battle with TV Azteca over allegations of wrongful conduct related to a reality series and a news story.
In September 2006, Telemundo debuted 'Qubo', a weekend morning block of educational programming, as a joint venture with NBC Universal, Ion Media Networks, and others.
In September 2006, UPN and The WB shut down and were replaced by The CW, which Univision also outranked in viewership.
In 2006, Telemundo Internacional was reformatted as Telemundo Puerto Rico, becoming a national superstation feed of San Juan O&O WKAQ-TV.
In March 2007, NBC Universal announced it would restructure Telemundo's entertainment division to narrow Univision's ratings dominance. They also announced plans 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 it would no longer seek a buyer for WKAQ-TV, meaning Telemundo Puerto Rico would remain within the NBC corporate structure.
In 2007, Telemundo replaced the weekend editions of 'Al Rojo Vivo' and 'Noticiero Telemundo' with feature films and reality-based series.
In 2007, with the launch of the now-defunct Qubo Channel, most of its programming included CC3 Spanish subtitles in addition to its native CC1 English subtitles.
On March 18, 2008, Grupo Televisa and NBC Universal announced a ten-year multiplatform agreement to broadcast Telemundo programming over Televisa's channels and SKY México.
In May 2008, Telemundo canceled 'Cada Dia' after Collins announced her departure, and due to low ratings. 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.
On March 30, 2009, Telemundo reversed its decision and reinstated English subtitles on all prime time novelas due to viewer demand.
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, starting with the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
In August 2009, the Mexican cable-satellite version of Telemundo, operated as a joint venture between Grupo Televisa and NBC Universal, was launched.
In September 2009, Telemundo's scripted prime time telenovelas, starting with Mas Sabe El Diablo ("Falling Angel"), were upgraded to high definition.
Since 2009, Telemundo's scripted prime time telenovelas, were upgraded to high definition.
Between 2010 and 2015, Telemundo decreased its ratings gap with Univision in the key demographic of Adults 18–49 by 54 percent.
From 2010 to 2013, Telemundo used an off-time scheduling format for its prime time programming where programs that aired weeknights started on a three-minute delay.
In 2010, Comcast announced it would acquire a 51 percent majority stake in NBC Universal for $6.5 billion, which included control of Telemundo.
On January 28, 2011, Comcast completed its acquisition of a 51 percent majority stake in NBC Universal for $6.5 billion, gaining control of Telemundo as part of the deal.
In February 2011, Telemundo relocated the production operations of 'Un Nuevo Día' to its headquarters in Hialeah, Florida.
In October 2011, Emilio Romano was appointed as president of Telemundo.
In 2011, 85 percent of Telemundo's telenovelas were recorded at its studio facility in Miami.
In 2011, Telemundo discontinued the secondary newscast 'Noticiero Telemundo Internacional', which had aired in place of late local newscasts on affiliates.
In January 2012, Telemundo Television Group launched Exitos TV, featuring reruns of Telemundo telenovelas.
On January 30, 2012, Univision began airing CC3 English captions on its evening programming, primarily its weeknight telenovelas.
On May 14, 2012, Telemundo announced a new branding campaign, including a new slogan and on-air identity. This featured the replacement of its framed "T" logo with a new logo featuring two partial red spheres forming the "T".
On July 7, 2012, Telemundo replaced 'Qubo' with 'MiTelemundo', programmed by Sprout, featuring Spanish dubbed versions of programs from NBC Kids.
In July 2012, Telemundo retitled the morning show '¡Levántate!' to 'Un Nuevo Día'.
In July 2012, the weekend morning MiTelemundo E/I block began broadcasting in HD.
In 2012, Telemundo debuted 'Premios Tu Mundo' ('Your World Awards'), a viewer-decided awards show honoring Hispanics and Latinos in media.
Since 2012, Telemundo includes English-language captions in repeat broadcasts of programs airing outside prime time, or as part of the network's late-night novela repeat block.
As of July 2013, La Voz Kids was the only variety show on Telemundo's lineup.
In July 2013, Telemundo decreased its ratings gap with Univision in total prime time viewership, narrowing it from 1.2 million viewers to 238,000 by July 2015.
In October 2013, Emilio Romano abruptly resigned from his role as president of Telemundo.
On October 22, 2013, Telemundo launched "Telemundo Now", a multi-platform streaming service for authenticated subscribers to access recent episodes and specials.
On December 13, 2013, Telemundo signed a distribution deal with DramaFever to offer cataloged episodes of past telenovelas on the streaming service.
From 2010 to 2013, Telemundo used an off-time scheduling format for its prime time programming where programs that aired weeknights started on a three-minute delay. In 2013, this format was discontinued.
In 2013, Telemundo saw continued success with telenovelas La Patrona and El Señor de los Cielos. They also launched the musical competition series La Voz Kids. With El Señor de los Cielos, Telemundo introduced the "Super Series" format, action-oriented telenovelas designed with multiple-season continuity.
On May 13, 2014, Luis Silberwasser was named president of Telemundo Network, LLC, during the network's 2014–15 upfront presentation in New York City.
In July 2014, Telemundo Signed licensing agreement with Dick Clark Productions for Latin American Music Awards
On September 4, 2014, Telemundo restored the Saturday and Sunday editions of 'Al Rojo Vivo' and 'Noticiero Telemundo', returning them to a daily broadcast.
On December 1, 2014, Exitos TV was relaunched as TeleXitos with a new focus on Spanish-dubbed action and adventure series and feature films.
On December 24, 2014, NBCUniversal announced that mun2 would be rebranded as NBC Universo.
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, setting some of Telemundo's highest viewership for an entertainment program.
Telemundo ended 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 Held the Spanish language rights to Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants
On February 1, 2015, mun2 was rebranded as NBC Universo by NBCUniversal 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, intending to move the telecasts to UniMás.
In May 2015, NBCUniversal created Telemundo Deportes within its NBC Sports Group, superseding Deportes Telemundo. The division is responsible for sports content on Telemundo and Universo.
By July 2015, Telemundo had narrowed the ratings differentials with Univision in total prime time viewership from a gap of 1.2 million viewers in July 2013 to 238,000.
On July 21, 2015, Telemundo beat Univision for the first time in a singular-night demographic, averaging 969,000 viewers and a .76 rating. El Senor de los Cielos 3 also beat Yo No Creo En los Hombres on Univision during the 10:00 p.m. hour.
In September 2015, Donald Trump sold the Miss Universe Organization to WME-IMG after Univision terminated their contract and NBCUniversal sold its interest, following Trump's remarks about Mexican immigrants.
In October 2015, Telemundo became the originating broadcaster of the Latin American Music Awards ('Premios de la Música Latinoamericana') through a licensing agreement with Dick Clark Productions.
As of 2015, Telemundo operates on a 147½-hour network programming schedule, offering general entertainment weekdays, Saturday mornings with MiTelemundo children's programming, and Sunday late nights. The remaining time slots are filled with infomercials.
Beginning with the 2015 Women's World Cup, Telemundo broadcasted FIFA-sanctioned tournaments through the deal acquired in 2014.
In 2015, Telemundo debuted two additional variety series: Si Se Puede, an adaptation of I Can Do That, and ¡Qué Noche! con Angelica y Raul, a family-oriented series created to fill the void left by the cancellation of Univision's Sabado Gigante.
On February 9, 2016, SAG-AFTRA claimed NBCUniversal, Telemundo's parent company, was operating under a double standard between its Spanish-language and English-language talent.
On February 13, 2016, SAG-AFTRA alleged that Telemundo treated its employees like "second-class professionals" and accused the network of intimidation tactics to prevent unionizing.
On May 28, 2016, a Telemundo cameraman was caught filming a #NeverTrump protest in San Diego, leading to allegations of the protest being staged and demands for an apology to Donald Trump.
In August 2016, Telemundo refused to air an ad placed by SAG-AFTRA detailing the unfair wage gap and lack of benefits Telemundo employees faced, leading to controversy.
By September 25, 2016, NBC Kids was replaced with Litton Entertainment's 'The More You Know' block on NBC.
On January 6, 2018, 'MiTelemundo' moved exclusively to Saturday mornings and became programmed by Litton, carrying Spanish dubs of 'The More You Know'.
As of June 2018, Telemundo has 28 owned-and-operated stations and affiliation agreements with 66 additional stations, making it the largest American Spanish language broadcast television network by total number of affiliates.
On September 1, 2018, Telemundo converted its presentation to a 16:9 aspect ratio, beginning with Al Rojo Vivo.
In 2018, the ZGS stations became direct O&Os of Telemundo after being purchased by NBC's Telemundo Stations Group.
As of July 2019, Telemundo's network feed originates from NBCUniversal's corporate office in Centennial, CO, utilizing satellite uplink facilities for signal distribution.
The deal acquired in 2014, includes rights to associated FIFA-sanctioned tournaments through 2026, which are telecast on Telemundo and Universo.
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