UniMás
American Spanish-language TV network
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2024 | Secured exclusive Spanish-language rights to broadcast American League Division Series, American League Championship Series, and Game 1 of the World Series. |
October 31 2021 | UniMás completes its programming shift by launching a new wordmark logo and brand identity designed by Troika Design Group, accompanied by a new slogan 'Vívelo Todo' (Live it All). |
May 13 2019 | UniMás refocuses its programming strategy to target a younger audience, emphasizing news, sports, and unscripted entertainment. The network adds an early edition of Noticiero Univision: Edición Nocturna at 10 p.m., with Colombian newsreader Patricia Janiot co-anchoring alongside Enrique Acevedo. |
2018 | Began broadcasting UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches. |
September 9 2018 | UniMás launched the popular Russian cartoon 'Masha and the Bear' through an agreement with Animaccord, airing it every Sunday morning. |
February 2 2017 | The New York Superior Court ordered Univision to end the blackout on Charter as negotiations continued. |
January 31 2017 | Charter customers lost access to all of Univision's channels, including UniMás and Galavision, during a carriage dispute. |
January 27 2017 | Charter Spectrum warned that UniMás and its sister channels could be removed from their lineup by January 31, 2017. |
July 2016 | Univision sued Charter Communications over pay carriage rates at the New York Supreme Court. |
March 24 2016 | UniMás and all Univision channels were returned to the AT&T U-verse lineup after the carriage dispute. |
March 4 2016 | UniMás and sister channels Univision, Galavisión, TUDN, and Univision tlnovelas were dropped by AT&T U-verse due to a carriage dispute. |
November 2015 | UniMás started simulcasting Univision's late night newscast 'Noticiero Univision Edición Nocturna' on weeknights as part of Univision's ratings maximization strategy |
November 18 2015 | Univision Communications launches Univision Now, an over-the-top subscription video on demand streaming service featuring UniMás and Univision content, priced at $5.99 per month or $59.99 per year with a seven-day free trial. |
September 20 2015 | UniMás began airing 'Fusion Presenta', a weekly Sunday night block featuring Spanish-language versions of original docu-series from sister network Fusion |
June 30 2015 | Donald Trump and the Miss Universe Organization filed a $500 million breach of contract and defamation lawsuit against Univision Communications in the New York Supreme Court. |
June 25 2015 | Univision Communications relinquished the rights to the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants in response to controversial remarks made by Donald Trump about Mexican immigrants. |
May 3 2015 | Debuted weekly sports magazine program 'Zona NBA' featuring NBA news and interviews. |
March 8 2015 | Sports news program Contacto Deportivo moved to Univision after twelve years on TeleFutura/UniMás. |
February 5 2015 | UniMás signed an agreement with the Miss Universe Organization to become the U.S. Spanish language broadcaster of the Miss Universe and Miss USA pageants. |
November 1 2014 | Began airing rebroadcasts of Lucha Underground professional wrestling on Saturday afternoons. |
2013 | Acquired rights to CONCACAF Gold Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, and Mexico National Team soccer matches. |
January 7 2013 | TeleFutura's HD format was rebranded as UniMás HD. |
January 7 2013 | UniMás debuts its new logo and brand identity at 5:00 a.m. CST, created in collaboration with Troika Design Group, launching an extensive advertising campaign in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. |
January 6 2013 | Network rebrands from TeleFutura to UniMás, marking a significant transformation in its identity and positioning. |
2012 | Expanded relationship with Major League Soccer, aired the MLS Cup watched by 485,000 viewers. |
2012 | UniMás reaches the milestone of becoming the second highest-rated Spanish-language television network in key dayparts, behind only Univision. |
December 3 2012 | Univision Communications announces the relaunch of TeleFutura as UniMás, targeting Latino males aged 12-35, with a new programming strategy focusing on Mexican and Colombian imported content. |
October 29 2012 | UVideos streaming service is launched, providing full-length episodes of UniMás programs on its website and mobile apps for iOS and Android platforms. |
April 20 2012 | Noche de Perros was cancelled three months after Tómbola, also due to low ratings. |
January 17 2012 | Tómbola was cancelled due to low ratings. |
October 2011 | La Tijera was cancelled after a two-year run. |
October 10 2011 | La Tijera was replaced by the daily gossip show Tómbola, and the network debuted a late-night talk show Noche de Perros. |
June 29 2011 | Randy Falco is appointed as Univision Communications chief operating officer, taking over operations of the network. |
February 1 2011 | UniMás launches its video-on-demand service, originally branded as TeleFutura On Demand, offering news programming, sports telecasts, feature films, and telenovelas. |
May 12 2010 | Dish Network added the UniMás HD simulcast to their channel lineup. |
April 30 2010 | Debuted new weekly boxing showcase 'Sólo boxeo' as TeleFutura. |
April 28 2010 | DirecTV began carrying the Eastern Time Zone feed of the UniMás HD simulcast nationwide. |
February 26 2010 | TeleFutura ranked as the second highest-rated Spanish-language network and achieved its highest-rated entertainment special with the finale of 'Buscando La Doble de Selena', attracting 1.9 million viewers. |
January 1 2010 | TeleFutura (later UniMás) launched its high definition simulcast feed at 12:02 a.m. Eastern and Pacific Time on its East and West Coast flagship stations in New York City and Los Angeles. |
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