Telemundo
| Telemundo | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Miami, Fla.[1] |
| Type: | News media |
| Affiliation: | NBC Universal |
| Top official: | Ronald Day, President |
| Year founded: | 1954 |
| Website: | Official website |
Telemundo is a Spanish-language media company and subsidiary of NBC Universal Hispanic Group. The organization operates the Telemundo television channel, which offers original programming, movies, news, and sports coverage. Telemundo Digital Media provides content through its website, telemundo.com, and mobile device formats. Telemundo Internacional, the company's international distribution network, is the second-largest global provider of Spanish-language media content.[2][3]
Background
Telemundo was founded in 1954 as WKAQ-TV Channel 2 in Puerto Rico. John Blair and Company, which later became Reliance Capital Group, purchased the television station in 1983 as part of its portfolio of Spanish-language television stations in the United States. Reliance combined the collection of stations to create the Telemundo network in 1987. [4]
Telemundo differentiated itself from its main competitor, Univision, by prioritizing programming produced in the United States. Telemundo filed for bankruptcy in 1993 and NBC Universal Media Group purchased the network in 2001. The financial support of NBC helped Telemundo grow its programming, expand its news division, and reach new markets across the country. The Telemundo network expanded to reach a global audience through Telemundo Internacional and a digital audience through Telemundo Digital Media's Internet and mobile device platforms.[2][4]
Leadership
As of December 2025, the president of Telemundo was Ronald Day.[5]
Work and activities
February 25, 2016, Republican presidential debate debate
In February 2016, CNN announced that it would host the tenth Republican presidential primary debate on February 25, 2016. The debate was moderated by María Celeste Arrarás along with Wolf Blitzer and Dana Bash of CNN, and Hugh Hewitt of Salem Media Group. The debate took place in Houston, Texas, at the University of Houston.[6][7]
Telemundo televised the debate live in Spanish. According to the network, Telemundo was the only Spanish-language network that the Republican National Committee sanctioned for the 2016 debates. Telemundo reporter María Celeste Arrarás participated as a debate panelist in order to "specifically address Latino issues this primary cycle."[8]
Notable endorsements
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See also
- What is an influencer?
- María Celeste Arrarás
- Presidential debates (2015-2016)
- Houston CNN/Telemundo Republican Debate (February 25, 2016)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Billboard, "NBCUniversal Telemundo to Build New $250 Million Global Headquarters in Miami," February 9, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Telemundo, "Sobre Telemundo," accessed December 15, 2025
- ↑ NBC Universal, "Brands," accessed December 15, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Leonard, David J. & Lugo-Lugo, Carmen R. (2015). Latino History and Culture: An Encyclopedia. New York, NY: Routledge. (pages 525-526)
- ↑ NBC Universal Media Village, "Telemundo," accessed December 15, 2025
- ↑ University of Houston, "University of Houston Confirmed By CNN and Telemundo As Host-Site of ‘Super Tuesday’ Republican Presidential Debate," February 10, 2016
- ↑ Telemundo, "Entrevista exclusiva con Hillary Clinton (VIDEO)," October 4, 2015
- ↑ NBC Universal Media Village, "Telemundo presents only RNC-sanctioned Republican debate in Spanish-language with María Celeste Arrarás on Thursday, February 25," February 22, 2016
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