Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Creator / Telemundo

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Another thing unique to Telemundo is that many of its stations provide English-language UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning for its primetime programming via the [=CC3=] channel, particularly in an effort to attract those learning Spanish, and those who would like to watch Spanish programming without the language barrier. It's an idea so innovative, that Univision eventually picked up on it too as they tried to expand their audience themselves.

to:

Another thing unique to Telemundo is that many of its stations provide English-language UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning MediaNotes/ClosedCaptioning for its primetime programming via the [=CC3=] channel, particularly in an effort to attract those learning Spanish, and those who would like to watch Spanish programming without the language barrier. It's an idea so innovative, that Univision eventually picked up on it too as they tried to expand their audience themselves.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Cut page.


At the time, Telemundo's national news output was provided by Creator/{{CNN}}. In 1994, Telemundo partnered with several other media companies (including Reuters, the Argentine broadcaster Clarin, and Spain's Antena 3) to launch Telenoticias, a [[TwentyFourHourNewsNetworks news channel]] covering Latin America. The consortium sold Telenoticas to Creator/{{CBS}} in 1996. Unfortunately, the newly re-christened CBS Telenoticas (along with sister network CBS Eye on People) promptly crashed and burned, and CBS sold it back to Telemundo in 2000 to convert it into a superstation version of WKAQ.

to:

At the time, Telemundo's national news output was provided by Creator/{{CNN}}.CNN. In 1994, Telemundo partnered with several other media companies (including Reuters, the Argentine broadcaster Clarin, and Spain's Antena 3) to launch Telenoticias, a [[TwentyFourHourNewsNetworks news channel]] covering Latin America. The consortium sold Telenoticas to Creator/{{CBS}} in 1996. Unfortunately, the newly re-christened CBS Telenoticas (along with sister network CBS Eye on People) promptly crashed and burned, and CBS sold it back to Telemundo in 2000 to convert it into a superstation version of WKAQ.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


In 1987, WKAQ and sister station WCSV in Miami were acquired by the Reliance Group: they were part-owners of KVEA in Los Angeles, and had formed [=NetSpan=] (a competitor to the Spanish International Network, which was reorganizing as Creator/{{Univision}}) with fellow stations WNJU in New Jersey[=/=]New York and KSTS in San Jose (many of these stations, and several that joined later, were at one time or another affiliates of failed OTA pay-TV services such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ON_TV_(TV_network) ON TV]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNJU#To_STV_or_not_to_STV WNJU was bought with the intention of converting it to such a format]], but never did for various reasons, and it retained its' Spanish-heavy format before being sold to [=NetSpan=]). Reliance eventually bought out all four stations and began to operate them as the Telemundo Group. [=NetSpan=] was eventually relaunched as Telemundo, and began to sign on other affiliates.

to:

In 1987, WKAQ and sister station WCSV WSCV in Miami were acquired by the Reliance Group: they were part-owners of KVEA in Los Angeles, and had formed [=NetSpan=] (a competitor to the Spanish International Network, which was reorganizing as Creator/{{Univision}}) with fellow stations WNJU in New Jersey[=/=]New York and KSTS in San Jose (many of these stations, and several that joined later, were at one time or another affiliates of failed OTA pay-TV services such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ON_TV_(TV_network) ON TV]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNJU#To_STV_or_not_to_STV WNJU was bought with the intention of converting it slated to convert to such a format]], but never did for various reasons, and it retained its' a Spanish-heavy format before being sold to [=NetSpan=]). Reliance eventually bought out all four stations and began to operate them as the Telemundo Group. [=NetSpan=] was eventually relaunched as Telemundo, and began to sign on other affiliates.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


In 1987, WKAQ and sister station WCSV in Miami were acquired by the Reliance Group: they were part-owners of KVEA in Los Angeles, and had formed [=NetSpan=] (a competitor to the Spanish International Network, which was reorganizing as Creator/{{Univision}}) with fellow stations WNJU in New Jersey[=/=]New York and KSTS in San Jose. Reliance eventually bought out all four stations and began to operate them as the Telemundo Group. [=NetSpan=] was eventually relaunched as Telemundo, and began to sign on other affiliates.

to:

In 1987, WKAQ and sister station WCSV in Miami were acquired by the Reliance Group: they were part-owners of KVEA in Los Angeles, and had formed [=NetSpan=] (a competitor to the Spanish International Network, which was reorganizing as Creator/{{Univision}}) with fellow stations WNJU in New Jersey[=/=]New York and KSTS in San Jose.Jose (many of these stations, and several that joined later, were at one time or another affiliates of failed OTA pay-TV services such as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ON_TV_(TV_network) ON TV]]; [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNJU#To_STV_or_not_to_STV WNJU was bought with the intention of converting it to such a format]], but never did for various reasons, and it retained its' Spanish-heavy format before being sold to [=NetSpan=]). Reliance eventually bought out all four stations and began to operate them as the Telemundo Group. [=NetSpan=] was eventually relaunched as Telemundo, and began to sign on other affiliates.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/telemundo.png]]

to:

[[quoteright:200:https://static.[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/telemundo.png]]
org/pmwiki/pub/images/telemundo_logo_2018svg.png]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[htts://telemundo.com Telemundo]] is an US Spanish-language television network. It has historically been a distant second behind the historically dominant Creator/{{Univision}}. It is a sister network wholly-owned and operated by Creator/NBCUniversal, and much like its competitors, airs a mixture of news (local and national), {{Telenovela}}s, sports (especially soccer, of course), and other programs.

to:

[[htts://telemundo.[[https://telemundo.com Telemundo]] is an US Spanish-language television network. It has historically been a distant second behind the historically dominant Creator/{{Univision}}. It is a sister network wholly-owned and operated by Creator/NBCUniversal, and much like its competitors, airs a mixture of news (local and national), {{Telenovela}}s, sports (especially soccer, of course), and other programs.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


Telemundo is an U.S. Spanish-language television network. It has historically been a distant second behind the historically dominant Creator/{{Univision}}. It is a sister network wholly-owned and operated by Creator/{{NBC}}, and much like its competitors, airs a mixture of news (local and national), {{Telenovela}}s, sports (especially soccer, of course), and other programs.

to:

Telemundo [[htts://telemundo.com Telemundo]] is an U.S. US Spanish-language television network. It has historically been a distant second behind the historically dominant Creator/{{Univision}}. It is a sister network wholly-owned and operated by Creator/{{NBC}}, Creator/NBCUniversal, and much like its competitors, airs a mixture of news (local and national), {{Telenovela}}s, sports (especially soccer, of course), and other programs.



!! The Sony era
In August 1998, new management stepped to the plate when the network was acquired by Liberty Media and Sony Pictures. The new CEO Peter Tortorici tried to differentiate Telemundo by programming it more like the major English networks, with a primetime lineup led by dramas and sitcoms rather than telenovelas. These changes made Telemundo's already minuscule viewership even ''worse'', forcing Tortorici to resign only a year after taking the post.

to:

!! The Sony Sony/Liberty era
In August 1998, new management stepped to the plate when the a majority in the network was acquired by Liberty Media and Sony Pictures.Creator/SonyPictures. The new CEO Peter Tortorici tried to differentiate Telemundo by programming it more like the major English networks, with a primetime lineup led by dramas and sitcoms rather than telenovelas. These changes made Telemundo's already minuscule viewership even ''worse'', forcing Tortorici to resign only a year after taking the post.



With the Spanish version of NBC's ''Sunday Night Football'' coming to the network in the 2014 season, UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}, along with rights to UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup beginning in 2018 (much to Univision's consternation), Telemundo is hoping that the NBC template of riding sports rights to ratings success rubs off on them. This is already apparent, as [=Mun2=] was re-branded as NBC Universo in February 2015 to tie into the Super Bowl, and Telemundo's sports department was rebooted with closer ties to the English-language NBC Sports division (rather than being quasi-separate).

to:

With the Spanish version of NBC's ''Sunday Night Football'' coming to the network in the 2014 season, UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}, along with rights to UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup beginning in 2018 (much to Univision's consternation), and NBC's rights to the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl also extending to Telemundo. Telemundo is hoping that the NBC template of riding sports rights to ratings success rubs off on them. This is already apparent, as [=Mun2=] was re-branded as NBC Universo in February 2015 to tie into the Super Bowl, and Telemundo's sports department was rebooted with closer ties to the English-language NBC Sports division (rather than being quasi-separate).

Top