TeleXitos is an American
Spanish language
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digital multicast television network
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owned by
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a subsidiary of the
NBCUniversal Filmed and Entertainment division of
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation owned by Comcast and headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States.
NBCUniversal is primari ...
(itself a division of
Comcast
Comcast Corporation (formerly known as American Cable Systems and Comcast Holdings),Before the AT&T merger in 2001, the parent company was Comcast Holdings Corporation. Comcast Holdings Corporation now refers to a subsidiary of Comcast Corpora ...
). Aimed at
the Hispanic and Latin American community, the network airs a mix of dramatic television series from the 1970s to the 2000s and movies, with all programming consisting of shows dubbed into Spanish.
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
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
s from the 1990s and 2000s that were previously broadcast on sister network
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
. 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
Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1960s to the 2000s.
The network origina ...
and a competitor to several English language multicast networks specializing in archived programming including
MeTV
MeTV, an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television, is an American broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Marketed as "The Definitive Destination for Classic TV", the network airs a variety of classic television program ...
,
Antenna TV
Antenna TV is an American digital television network owned by Nexstar Media Group. The network's programming consists of classic television series, primarily sitcoms, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Antenna TV's programming and advertising operati ...
and the
Retro Television Network
Retro TV (stylized as retrotv), formerly known as Retro Television Network, is an American broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media. The network mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through th ...
– 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
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's
Miami
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owned-and-operated station
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WTVJ
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, was appointed as director of network operations, handling responsibility of programming acquisitions, national advertising sales and digital operations.
Programming
TeleXitos' programming focuses 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.
Much of the network's series acquisitions are sourced primarily from the programming library of corporate sister
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
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(including shows from
Universal Television
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,
Revue Studios
Universal Television LLC (abbreviated as UTV) is an American television production company that is a subsidiary of Universal Studio Group, a division of Comcast's NBCUniversal. It serves as the network television production arm of NBC; a predeces ...
,
NBC Studios and MCA Television), although it features select programs from other distributors. The network was designed to complement existing programming content on sister network
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
, 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.
All of the network's content is presented in Spanish, consisting of dubbed versions originally intended for
syndication
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* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
in
Latin America
Latin America or
* french: Amérique Latine, link=no
* ht, Amerik Latin, link=no
* pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...
n countries (incidentally, parent network
Telemundo
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
has long incorporated Spanish-dubbed versions of English-language films among its feature film content, which generally air in weekend
prime time
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slots).
TeleXitos also broadcasts feature films each Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.; and Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:00 a.m.
Eastern Time
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(sometimes starting earlier or ending later depending on the length of the films), with the film roster focusing on
action
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* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
,
adventure
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,
comedy film
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,
Drama
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and
western
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releases from the 1970s to the 2010s. Films featured on the network consist of releases by
Universal Pictures
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,
Sony Pictures
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,
Lionsgate
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and
20th Century Fox
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.
Scripted programming
* ''
The A-Team
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'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
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'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Homicide: Life on the Street'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Miami Vice
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'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Xena: Warrior Princess'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Knight Rider
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'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''Zorro'' (2014 - present)
Reality programming
* ''
Funniest Pets & People'' (December 1, 2014–present)
* ''
Ripley's Believe It or Not
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'' (December 1, 2014–present)
Children's programming
* ''
Xploration Station
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''
* ''
Godzilla: The Series'' (2022–present)
* ''
Men in Black: The Series'' (2022–present)
* ''
The Real Ghostbusters
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'' (2022-present)
* ''
Animal Science
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'' (2021–present)
* ''
Awesome Planet'' (2021–present)
Former programming
Drama series
* ''
T. J. Hooker
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'' (December 1, 2014 – August 2, 2015)
Children’s programming
* ''
Digimon Adventure
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''
* ''
Guess with Jess
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* ''
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
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* ''
Pic Me
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''
* ''
Pokémon
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* ''
Pucca
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''
* ''
Raggs
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''
* ''
She-Ra: Princess of Power''
* ''
Sonic X
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''
* ''
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
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''
* ''
Tinga Tinga Tales
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''
* ''
Thomas & Friends
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* ''
VeggieTales
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'' (Now on
TBN and
Smile
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)
* ''
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
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''
Affiliates
, TeleXitos has current or pending affiliation agreements with television stations in 17
media market
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s encompassing 10 states (including stations in eight of the ten largest Nielsen markets), covering 27% of the United States.
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
Telemundo (; formerly NetSpan) is an American Spanish-language Terrestrial television, terrestrial television network owned by NBCUniversal Television and Streaming#NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, a divi ...
and
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...
owned-and-operated station
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s. The network is also available on the
digital subchannel
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s of other television stations, primarily those affiliated with Telemundo.
The network is available to stations on a
barter
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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
ZGS Communications, also referred to as the ZGS Group or ZGS Broadcasting, was a television and radio station operator in the United States, based in Arlington, Virginia. The company operated 11 stations: 10 television stations and one radio statio ...
) that own Telemundo-affiliated stations. The network was also initially made available on
Comcast Xfinity
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's
Miami
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and
West Palm Beach
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systems on
digital
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channel 229.
List of some affiliates
Former affiliates
See also
*
Cozi TV
Cozi TV (stylized on-air as COZI TV) is an American free-to-air television network owned by the NBC Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal. The network airs classic television series from the 1960s to the 2000s.
The network origina ...
– co-owned English language digital broadcast network, specializing in classic television series from the 1950s to the 1980s.
*
Me-TV
MeTV, an acronym for Memorable Entertainment Television, is an American broadcast television network owned by Weigel Broadcasting. Marketed as "The Definitive Destination for Classic TV", the network airs a variety of classic television program ...
– competing digital broadcast network owned by
Weigel Broadcasting
Weigel Broadcasting Co. is an American television broadcasting company based in Chicago, Illinois, alongside its flagship station WCIU-TV (Channel 26), at 26 North Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood. It currently owns 25 television sta ...
, specializing in classic television series from the 1950s to the 1980s.
*
Decades
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– competing digital broadcast network owned by Weigel Broadcasting and
CBS Television Stations
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, specializing in classic television series from the 1950s to the 1980s as well as archival news programming.
*
Antenna TV
Antenna TV is an American digital television network owned by Nexstar Media Group. The network's programming consists of classic television series, primarily sitcoms, from the 1950s to the 1990s. Antenna TV's programming and advertising operati ...
– competing digital broadcast network owned by
Nexstar Media Group
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, specializing in classic television series from the 1950s to the 1990s.
*
Buzzr
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– competing digital broadcast network owned by
FremantleMedia North America, specializing in classic television game shows.
*
Bounce TV
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– competing digital broadcast network owned by Bounce Media LLC, featuring television series and movies targeting an African-American audience.
*
Grit – competing digital broadcast network owned by Bounce Media LLC, featuring television series and movies targeting a male audience.
*
Retro TV
Retro TV (stylized as retrotv), formerly known as Retro Television Network, is an American broadcast television network owned by Get After It Media. The network mainly airs classic television sitcoms and drama series from the 1950s through th ...
– competing digital broadcast network owned by
Luken Communications
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specializing in classic television series from the 1950s to the 1970s, along with select recent programming.
*
This TV
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Broadcast Networks, LLC, part of the Allen Media Group division of Entertainment Studios. Originally fo ...
– competing digital broadcast network owned by
Allen Media Group
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, primarily featuring movies as well as a limited amount of classic television series.
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