Hispanic audiences will have more options on YouTube TV with the arrival of the Univision family of channels. The Latin chain comes to the streaming service for the first time since the platform was launched four years ago. Univision, UniMas and Galavisión are now part of the service as of today.
In addition, subscribers in major Hispanic markets, including Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Chicago, now also have a new way of viewing Univision and UniMás news, weather forecast and top-rated programming. Local and Univision network content is now available to YouTube TV members as part of the standard streaming service with subscription.
“ It is a great pleasure for us to partner with YouTube TV to expand the robust portfolio of networks and stations from Univision to include YouTube TV , ”said Hamed Nasseri , Vice President, Content Distribution, Univision. “Given the popularity of streaming services, as well as the growing influence of the Hispanic community, this is an important step to ensure that our audience has access to outstanding news, sports and entertainment in Spanish wherever they consume content. We are excited about today’s launch and recognize YouTube TV’s continued commitment to serving our growing and influential Hispanic audience. ”
“We are very pleased to offer three new Univision networks to our YouTube TV membership and thus expand our diverse content programming for our YouTube members TV, ”said Lori Conkling , YouTube’s Global Head of TV & Film Partnerships. “ This launch will give our members access to even more news, sports and entertainment in Spanish to enjoy our service .”
In addition to live local programming and the Univision network, YouTube TV offers the content of video on demand (VOD) of the company since launch, making it even more convenient for fans to catch up with your favorite shows. Additionally, YouTube TV subscribers also have authenticated access by using their YouTube TV credentials to the Univision app, the company’s platform for television everywhere.