Telemundo & NBC Local News Streaming Channels to Debut One-Hour English & Spanish Show Previewing the Dodgers, Giants and Padres on Thursday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. PT
NEW YORK – (March 29, 2023) – NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo and NBC free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) local news channels Noticias Telemundo California, NBC Los Angeles News and NBC San Diego News will present a bilingual Major League Baseball Opening Day special for streaming audiences, California Opening Day 2023, on Thursday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. PT.
WHAT: California Opening Day 2023, a one-hour show and joint production by KNBC/KVEA and KNSD/KUAN, with contributions from KNTV/KSTS and NBC Sports Bay Area, will feature detailed season previews, in English and Spanish, covering the L.A. Dodgers, San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, including news, analysis, reporting and interviews.
WHO: The show will be hosted by KNBC Sports AnchorMario Solis, and feature several local Telemundo and NBC anchors and reporters who cover the teams, including KVEA Sports Anchor Saúl Rodríguez, KNBC News Anchor and Reporter Jonathan Gonzalez, KNSD Sports Anchor Derek Togerson and KUAN News Anchor Rigo Villalobos.
WHEN: Thursday, March 30, at 12:30 p.m. PT
HOW TO WATCH:
- Noticias Telemundo California: Samsung TV Plus (Ch. 1255) and The Roku Channel (Ch. 905)
- NBC Los Angeles News: Peacock, Samsung TV Plus (Ch. 1035), The Roku Channel (Ch. 126) & Xumo Play
- NBC San Diego News: Samsung TV Plus (Ch. 1035), The Roku Channel (Ch. 134) & Xumo Play
The Telemundo/NBC California stations will provide extensive coverage of their local MLB team’s Opening Day games across their respective live, locally produced newscasts.
NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of NBCUniversal Local, also begin their extensive 2023 MLB coverage on Thursday, which is highlighted by more than 500 live games covering the Chicago White Sox (NBC Sports Chicago), Oakland A’s (NBC Sports California), Philadelphia Phillies (NBC Sports Philadelphia) and Giants (NBC Sports Bay Area). The networks’ live coverage will be surrounded by comprehensive pregame and postgame coverage and original content all season.
NBCU Local’s streaming channels (FAST) portfolio includes 11 NBC local news channels, four Telemundo regional news channels and LX News, the TV and Streaming news network for younger audiences. The 24/7 channels’ expanding distribution, which varies by channel, already includes Peacock, Samsung TV Plus, The Roku Channel and Xumo Play.
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NBCUniversal Local is NBCUniversal’s local media division that delivers English and Spanish-speakers and bilingual audiences in 31 U.S. markets and Puerto Rico, the very best in local sports, news, weather, consumer and investigative reporting, and lifestyle entertainment across any platform and screen. NBCUniversal Local is comprised of three individual media groups including the NBC Owned Television Stations, the NBC Sports Regional Networks and the Telemundo Station Group. The division is also home to multicast networks LX News, COZI TV and TeleXitos, the regional cable news network NECN, a MeTV station, as well as NBC Spot On, an advanced video advertising business designed for local/regional CTV and OTT advertisers and several in-house companies including production company LXTV, marketing and promotions company Skycastle, its out-of-home business NBC Everywhere, and the Arthouse, a graphics design group. With six regional sports networks and 43 NBC and Telemundo stations serving 38 percent of U.S. homes, NBCUniversal Local is the only network-owned local media division that is home to the largest bilingual local newsrooms within the country’s top 10 TV markets. NBCUniversal Local’s stations and networks serve diverse audiences and communities across linear, streaming, OTT, digital web, mobile and audio, and cable platforms and work together to keep local audiences informed anytime and anywhere. For more information, visit NBCUniversal.com.
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