Univision Canada to Replace TLN en Español

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment's Telelatino Network is bringing the Spanish-language Univision channel to Canada, where it will take the place of TLN en Español (TLNE).

Telelatino's TLNE Spanish-language cable specialty channel is currently carried by all of Canada's largest cable and satellite platforms, reaching more than 1.7 million households. TLNE is now being rebranded as Univision Canada, focused on serving Canada's growing Hispanic population.

Aldo Di Felice, Telelatino Network's president, commented, "The Spanish-speaking community in Canada is an important and growing multicultural group. We are proud that our longstanding relationship with Univision has culminated in officially putting the Univision stamp on TLNE, a channel that Spanish speaking Canadians have been embracing since its launch in 2007. As Canada's multichannel operator of branded ethnic services, we take pride in adding the iconic Univision brand to the stable of international ethnic channels that we have introduced to Canada such as Mediaset Italia Canada, Sky TG24 Canada and Cinelatino."

"We are pleased to be able to offer the Univision brand to Canada's growing Hispanic population," added John Cassaday, the president and CEO of Corus Entertainment. "The prestige and familiarity of Univision, and the calibre of their content, is a great addition to our portfolio of branded networks that include HBO Canada, ABC Spark, Nickelodeon Canada and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Canada."

"With today's announcement, Univision's commitment to serving Hispanic audiences in the U.S. expands to Canada, as well," said Alberto Ciurana, the president of programming and content for Univision Networks. "We are proud to bring our brand to the Corus Entertainment family of networks and offer even more of our quality programming and further our presence in another dynamic and growing Hispanic market."