Tag: Univision
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YouTube TV Adds Univision Channels to Lineup & Will Launch Two New Add-Ons
YouTube TV is expanding its Spanish language content with three new channels and an upcoming add-on package. Univision announced today that Univision, UniMás and Galavisión are now available on YouTube TV. With the new channels, YouTube TV subscribers will have access to news, sports, and entertainment including popular primetime scripted series like “La Desalmada” and…
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Univision is Launching a New Streaming Service
Univision, the leader in Spanish language content, announced it will be launching its very own streaming service. The platform will have both free, ad-supported, and premium subscription tiers containing more Spanish-language originals than any other streaming service. The service is set to launch in the U.S. and Latin America in 2022. Univision’s current free Spanish-language…
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Univision’s PrendeTV Launches with over 10,000 Hours of Content
Univsion’s ad-supported Spanish language streaming service launched this week. PrendeTV launched with 40 channels and over 10,000 hours of content, giving it the “widest selection of the most popular Spanish-language programming available to viewers in the US” including content not found on any other streaming services. Prende, Spanish for “switch on,” includes content from across…
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The Univision App Comes to Fire TV
The Univision app will begin rolling out to Fire TV devices and Fire TV Edition smart TVs today. The app includes content from Univision, UniMás, Galavisión, and more. With the app, viewers will be able to watch Univision’s news, sports, and entertainment programming, including next month’s airing of the 33rd edition of Premio Lo Nuestro on…
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Univision Will Launch a Free Streaming Service, PrendeTV
Univision announced today its plans to launch PrendeTV, an ad-supported Spanish language streaming service. The new service is set to launch in the first quarter of 2021. Prende, Spanish for “switch on,” will include content from across a wide range of genres including Hollywood blockbusters and acclaimed global television series, novelas, comedies, classic sports, documentaries,…
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Univision Acquired by Investment Firm of Former Viacom Exec
Univision is being acquired by two investment firms, ForgeLight, founded by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis, and Searchlight Capital Partners. The two firms will work with the remaining shareholder, Televisa, which will keep its 36% stake in the company. Deadline reported that “the partners said they intend to build on Univision’s recent content and programming momentum…
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The 2019 MLS Cup Will Air For Free On ABC and Univision
The 2019 MLS Cup will air live on ABC and Univision networks in the U.S, MLS announced in a press release. This is the first time the championship game will air on ABC since 2008. “ABC has a rich history of soccer coverage, including MLS Cup for more than a decade in the year years…
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Univision is Coming Back to Dish But Not Sling TV
After a 9 month blackout, Univision and Sling TV’s parent company Dish have struck a deal to bring Univision back to Dish. So far sadly no mention of them returning to Sling TV and from the looks of the press release, Univision is not coming back to Sling TV. Update: Sling TV has confirmed that…
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Sling TV & Univision Are Unlikely to Strike a New Deal
It has been over a month since Univision networks went dark on Sling TV and DISH. Ever since the blackout, both sides have pointed fingers at each other. DISH says Univision wants too much, and Univision says DISH is not seriously negotiating. “We’re not asking them to do anything outrageous,” said Univision VEO Vince Sandusky…
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Univision Is “Probably” Not Coming Back to Sling TV
This week, DISH announced their second quarter 2018 earnings, which ended up being better than expected. Yet there was one thing that was kind of hidden in all the news of how well DISH and Sling TV did. Univision is likely not coming back to DISH or Sling TV. During the DISH earnings call, Chairman…