The Noticias Telemundo AHORA FAST Channel is Also Available on Xumo, Fire TV, Google TV, Roku, TCL, Local Now and Freevee
The Channel Offers Original News Programming and Live Coverage From Noticias Telemundo’s Award-Winning News Team
MIAMI – October 17, 2024 – Noticias Telemundo, the news division of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, today announced the launch of Noticias Telemundo AHORA on Samsung TV Plus, expanding its distribution on leading FAST platforms which include Xumo Play, Google TV, Fire TV, TCL, Roku, Local Now and Freevee.
A leading Spanish-language news provider, Noticias Telemundo delivers award-winning journalism through rigorous on-the-ground reporting and innovative storytelling formats to chronicle the most important issues impacting Latinos. Building on its reputation as a leading digital and broadcast news brand, Noticias Telemundo expanded its programming with the launch of Noticias Telemundo AHORA earlier this year.
Anchored from Telemundo Center in Miami, Noticias Telemundo AHORA offers breaking news, interviews with top newsmakers and in-depth reports on topics underreported in English-language media. The channel features Noticias Telemundo anchors Julio Vaqueiro, Arantxa Loizaga, Damià Bonmatí, Claudia de la Fuente, Octavio Pulido, Nicole Suárez, Johana Suárez and Vanessa Hauc.
“Noticias Telemundo is deeply committed to providing Latinos with high-quality, rigorously reported news and information,” said Gemma Garcia, executive vice president of news at Telemundo.“Latinos over index on consuming news across various platforms and we want to meet our viewers on whichever platform they prefer.”
The additional FAST distribution of Noticias Telemundo AHORA comes as the network strengthens its position as a preferred news source for Latinos. On linear, the flagship Noticias Telemundo newscast is the only major broadcast network with year-over-year growth for 2024 to-date among all viewers, according to Nielsen data. On social media platforms, Noticias Telemundo is the #1 most viewed Spanish-language broadcast news account on YouTube, the most followed Spanish-language news account on TikTok and the most followed broadcast news account in Spanish on Instagram.
Noticias Telemundo AHORA adds to Telemundo’s FAST channel lineup which includes Telemundo Romance, Telemundo Acción and Telemundo Al Día. In the third quarter, Telemundo FAST channels recorded their highest quarter ever in hours watched, averaging 3 million monthly hours watched, an 18 percent increase over Q2. The last two months have been the most streamed months ever.
Since its launch in May, Noticias Telemundo AHORA has featured special coverage of major news events, including the Republican and Democratic conventions, the vice presidential debate, the inauguration of Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum and Hurricane Milton.
Noticias Telemundo AHORA is also available on Peacock, NoticiasTelemundo.com and the Noticias Telemundo app.
About NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises:
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises leads the media industry in the production and distribution of Spanish-language content for U.S. Hispanics and audiences around the world. The company serves U.S. Hispanics through its national broadcast network, the cable network Universo, and digital platforms including the Telemundo app, a suite of FAST channels, and streaming services, such as Peacock, among others. The Telemundo Network offers Spanish-language entertainment, news, and sports content reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic TV households in 210 markets through 30 owned stations and 91 affiliate stations. Telemundo also owns an independent station serving Puerto Rico. Anchored on Telemundo Studios, the network is the #1 producer of scripted Spanish-language content in the U.S., and the only network to produce original content specifically for US Hispanic audiences. Offering over 600 hours of reality TV shows a year, and top-rated live specials such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards and Miss Universe, Telemundo is considered the undisputed Home of Live TV in Hispanic media. The network is also the exclusive Spanish-language home of the world’s two most popular sporting events, the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games. NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is a division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
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