TeleXitos explained

TeleXitos
Type:Free-to-air television network
Country:United States
Available:Nationwide via digital terrestrial television in many cities and available through cable and satellite operators
Headquarters:Miami, Florida
Owner:NBCUniversal (Comcast)
Parent:
(NBCUniversal Filmed and Entertainment)
Former Names:Éxitos TV (2012–2014)

TeleXitos is an American Spanish language digital multicast television network owned by NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a subsidiary of the NBCUniversal Filmed and Entertainment division of NBCUniversal (itself a subsidiary of Comcast). Aimed at the Hispanic and Latin American community, the network aired a mix of dramatic television series from the 1970s to the 2000s and movies, before changing to a near simulcast of Universo programming in the mid-2020s. All programming consists of shows dubbed into Spanish.[1]

History

Telenovela format as Éxitos TV

The network traces its origins to Éxitos TV, a digital multicast network launched by Telemundo Station Group on January 28, 2012; Éxitos primarily focused on reruns of telenovelas from the 1990s and 2000s that were previously broadcast on sister network Telemundo. The network was initially launched on the digital subchannels of Telemundo's owned-and-operated stations.

Relaunch as TeleXitos

On December 1, 2014, the Telemundo Station Group relaunched Éxitos as TeleXitos. The new format of the network would shift to focus on Spanish-dubbed reruns of drama and action series from the 1970s to the early 2000s, which in effect made the network a companion service with sister network Cozi TV and a competitor to several English language multicast networks specializing in archived programming including MeTV, Antenna TV and the Retro Television Network – with TeleXitos becoming the first Spanish language network in the U.S. to focus on classic television programs. Telemundo Station Group chose to change the network's format in response to research illustrating the limited availability of action and adventure programs in Spanish. Barbara Alfonso, who previously served as programming and community marketing manager at NBC's Miami owned-and-operated station WTVJ, was appointed as director of network operations, handling responsibility of programming acquisitions, national advertising sales and digital operations.[2] [3] [4]

Programming

TeleXitos' programming focused primarily on action and adventure series and feature films from the 1970s to the 2000s, aimed primarily at males between the ages of 25 and 54 years old, before its transition to a near simulcast of Universo.[5] Much of the network's series acquisitions were sourced primarily from the programming library of corporate sister NBCUniversal Television Distribution (including shows from Universal Television, Revue Studios, NBC Studios and MCA Television), although it featured select programs from other distributors. The network was designed to complement existing programming content on sister network Telemundo, with stations affiliated with that network being given the option of scheduling daily blocks of local news, sports and special events programming in place of shows airing on the national TeleXitos feed.[6] [7] All of the network's content is presented in Spanish. Previously this consisted of dubbed versions originally intended for syndication in Latin American countries.

TeleXitos also broadcasts feature films each Monday through Friday from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; or 5:00 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays, with the film roster focusing on action, adventure, comedy, drama and western releases from Spanish-speaking countries from the 1940s to the 1980s.

Current programming

Drama series

Reality programming

Children's programming

Movies

Sports programming

Former programming

Drama series

Reality programming

Children’s programming

Affiliates

, TeleXitos has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 17 media markets encompassing 10 states (including stations in eight of the ten largest Nielsen markets), covering 27% of the United States.[9]

NBCUniversal currently broadcasts TeleXitos in most markets served by a station owned by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations group, either on subchannels of its Telemundo and NBC owned-and-operated stations. The network is also available on the digital subchannels of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with Telemundo.[1] [3] The network is available to stations on a barter basis, in which TeleXitos and its affiliates split the responsibility of selling advertising inventory as well as the commercial time allocated each hour.

The network initially launched in markets reaching approximately 20 million American households with at least one television set, as well as more than 4.5 million households with Latino and Hispanic residents. Telemundo Station Group immediately sought carriage of the network on the digital subchannels of television stations owned by other broadcasting companies (such as ZGS Communications) that own Telemundo-affiliated stations. The network was also initially made available on Comcast Xfinity's Miami and West Palm Beach systems on digital channel 229.[2] [5]

List of some affiliates

CityStationVirtual
channel
(RF)
OwnerNotes

Arizona

KTAZ 39.2 (29.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KHRR 40.2 (16.2)

California

KVEA 52.2 (25.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KNSO 51.2 (27.2)
19.1 (19.1) Jaco Communications, LLC
KCSO-LD / KMUM-CD / KMMW-LD 33.3 (3.3, 31.3, 28.3) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KUAN-LD 48.2 (17.21)
KTAS 33.1 (34.1) International Communications Network
KSTS 48.2 (19.2)

Colorado

Longmont (Denver) KDEN-TV 25.2 (29.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Connecticut

New Britain (Hartford) WRDM-CD 19.2 (31.4) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

District of Columbia

WZDC-CD 44.2 (34.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Florida

WSCV 51.2 (30.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
WTMO-CD 31.3 (31.3)
WRMD-CD 49.2 (30.2)

Georgia

Norcross (Atlanta) 47.3 (23.3)

Illinois

WSNS-TV 44.2 (33.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Indiana

19.2 (16.2)

New Hampshire

Merrimack, New Hampshire (Boston, Massachusetts) WNEU 60.2 (29.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

Nevada

Paradise (Las Vegas) KBLR 39.2 (20.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations

New Jersey

Mount Laurel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) WWSI 62.2 (28.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
Linden (New York City, New York) WNJU 47.2 (35.2)

North Carolina

21.3 (15.3)
41.3 (26.3)

New Mexico

KUPT-LD 2.2 (16.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KRTN-LD 39.5 (18.5)

Oregon

29.2 (29.2) SagamoreHill Broadcasting
21.2 (36.2) SagamoreHill Broadcasting

Texas

KXTX-TV 39.2 (36.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KTDO 48.4 (26.4)
Rio Grande City (Harlingen) KTLM 40.2 (14.2)
KTMD 47.2 (22.2)
KVDA 60.2 (15.2)
20.2 (20.2)
46.2 (46.2)

Utah

Ogden (Salt Lake City) KULX-CD 10.2 (14.2) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations
KEJT-CD 50.2 (50.2)
KTMW 20.2 (20.2)

Former affiliates

MarketStationChannelOwnerYears of affiliationStatus
WMAQ-TV 44.4 (29.4) NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations 2017 Defunct, former simulcast of WSNS 44.2
WKAQ-TV 2.4 (28.6) 2012–2015 Currently blank

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Telemundo Station Group Launches TeleXitos Multicast Net. Michael Malone. Broadcasting & Cable. NewBay Media. December 1, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  2. News: Telemundo announces launch of TeleXitos. Nancy Dahlberg. Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company. July 11, 2012. September 10, 2015.
  3. News: Telemundo Stations Debut Classic TV Diginet. Diana Marszalek. TVNewsCheck. NewsCheck Media. December 1, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  4. News: Telemundo launches TeleXitos network; names Alfonso director. Media Moves. December 1, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  5. Web site: NBCU Gets Adventurous With 'TeleXitos' Launch. Adam Jacobson. Multichannel News. NewBay Media. December 16, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  6. News: Telemundo Focuses On TeleXitos, New Multicast Network. Wayne Friedman. MediaDailyNews. MediaPost Communications. December 1, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  7. Telemundo Station Group Launches New Multicast Network TeleXitos. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213132331/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/12/01/telemundo-station-group-launches-new-multicast-network-telexitos/333642/. dead. December 13, 2014. Amanda Kondolojy. TV by the Numbers. Zap2It (Tribune Media Services). December 1, 2014. September 10, 2015.
  8. Web site: ‘Baywatch’ to Air on COZI TV and TeleXitos. Marc Berman. TV Media Insights. July 17, 2015. September 10, 2015.
  9. Web site: Stations for Network - TeleXitos. RabbitEars. September 10, 2015.