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Universo is an American pay television channel owned by NBCUniversal.The NBCUniversal's flagship broadcast television network NBC and the Spanish network Telemundo can be seen on the network.
Most of its programming is geared toward Hispanic Adults between the ages of 18 and 49 and consists of sports, scripted and reality series.The master control operations for most of NBCUniversal's cable networks are located at the CNBC Global Headquarters in New Jersey.
The network was founded by Empresas 1BC.The network was acquired by Telemundo in 2001.In February 2015, NBC Universo was renamed to align it with NBC.In the United States, NBC Universo's programming is available to approximately 39% of cable, satellite and telco customers with at least one television set.[2]
The "NBC" brand was dropped from the network's on-air branding in January of last year.
The network was founded on October 10, 1993 by Empresas 1BC.Cox Communications acquired an ownership interest in the network.Latino women were the focus of the network's programming.
In 2001, GEMS was purchased by the Telemundo Communications Group (then a joint venture led by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media), and changed its programming format to target younger viewers.[3]
There were repeats of Charlie's Angels (Angeles) and The Dating Game that had aired on Telemundo as part of a failed programming remake in 1998 in the initial lineup.In addition, mun2 ran blocks of programming from the Home Shopping Network's Spanish language network.
The life of banda/ranchero singer Jenni Rivera was the subject of the candid reality series I Love Jenni.After her death in a plane crash near Monterrey on December 9, 2012 the final season of the series earned the highest season average of any mun2 original program in its history, reaching a total of 5.5 million people across all of its broadcasts.During its Sunday night premiere, it was the #1 show on all Hispanic cable networks.The series on-demand traffic increased, with over eight million video streams on mun2.tv.[4]
The network's Spanish-language broadcast of the Super Bowl XLIX will coincide with the re-launch of mun2 as NBC Universo.The NBC name was used to reflect the broadcaster's commitment to the Spanish-language television market.[3]
NBCUniversal Hispanic Enterprises and Content held an upfront presentation at New York City's Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 13, 2014.The new line-up would increase its focus on sports coverage, which included the re-organization of Telemundo's sports division as Telemundo Deportes, a branch of the English-language NBC Sports division.The "NBC" brand was dropped from the network's on-air branding in January of last year.
Universo's programming consists of sports, original scripted drama series, reality series largely centered on popular Hispanic celebrities, movies, and music videos and magazine programming; it also broadcasts series originated from Telemundo and networks operated as part of sister division NBCUniversal Cable.To reflect its audience, Universo does not exclusively air programming in Spanish, airing a mix of shows in English dubbed into Spanish and incorporating Spanish language subtitles.
Music programming on the network consisted of a mix of music video in English and Spanish from a variety of genres.In April 2009, mun2 introduced two new shows, one focused on independent artists and the other on R&B, rap and reggaeton videos.In December of 2009, the network dropped its overnight block of infomercials that aired daily from 3:00 to 6:00 a.m. and replaced it with additional music video programming either in the form of Reventon Mix or Morning Breath.The network broadcasted a weekly block of feature films on Friday nights.
Universo broadcasts association football matches from select teams within the Mexican league, as well as home games from C, through the Telemundo Deportes branch of NBC Sports Group.The Spanish rights to the National Football League are held by NBC Sports.
On August 12, 2009, mun2 broadcasted a match between the United States and Mexico for the 2010 World Cup.[6]