Telemundo Station Group launches “TELEXITOS” multicast network

The Telemundo Station Group announced the launch of TeleXitos, a new network that offers viewers a mix of popular action and adventure television series and feature films in Spanish. The new network will initially be available on the multicast channels of the Telemundo Station Group, which serves the largest Spanish-speaking markets in the United States, including Los Angeles, New York and Miami, and will later be available to local stations across the country.

The Telemundo Station Group also named local television veteran Barbara Alfonso as Director of the new TeleXitos network, with overall responsibility for programming, sales and digital operations of the multicast channel.

“We are excited to unveil TeleXitos – our exciting, new national network – to Spanish-language viewers all across the country. This expansion allows us to once again better serve our local communities with more programming that is relevant, exciting and of interest to them,” said Manuel Martinez, President, Telemundo Station Group. “I am also very proud to have Barbara Alfonso at the helm of TeleXitos to spearhead the rebirth of this network. Her extensive expertise in television and broadcasting will help TeleXitos become a must-watch network for viewers.”

TeleXitos will serve as a destination for viewers who want to watch their favorite blockbuster action and adventure television series and movies from the 1970s to 2000s in Spanish. Kicking off the launch of TeleXitos is the syndicated action hit series, Miami Vice. Other TeleXitos programming includes The A-Team, VIP, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, Xena, Hercules and Homicide: Life On The Streets. TeleXitos will also feature blockbuster movies such as Hulk, The Interpreter, The Musketeer and Van Helsing.

“We have designed TeleXitos with our viewers’ interests at the center,” said Barbara Alfonso, Director, TeleXitos. “Our network’s programming ensures that our viewers not only have access to a mix of the greatest action television series and features films, but that they have access to them in Spanish. It is very exciting and humbling to be part of this new era of Spanish-language television the Telemundo Station Group is ushering in here in the United States.”