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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