Galavisión


Galavisión is an American Spanish-language pay television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. The network is unrelated to the earlier Mexican channel of the same name, though both broadcast Televisa-produced programming.
As of February 2015, approximately 68,355,000 American households received Galavisión.
WWW galavision.com

History

Galavisión was launched as a premium cable network by Spanish International network on September 1, 1979, broadcasting a mix of classic and recent Mexican and other Spanish-language films as well as Spanish-dubbed recent Hollywood productions.
By 1984, the network became a general entertainment basic cable channel, offering a combination of Televisa programming and SIN reruns.
In the mid 1990s, Galavisión was led by Javier Saralegui and aired a mix of Spanish- and English-language programs like Kiki desde Hollywood or Funny is Funny. They also incorporated Miami-produced variety entertainment show A Oscuras Pero Encendidos, hosted by Paul Bouche. It complemented this strategy with Televisa-produced programs that first aired on Univision, with entertainment and some news programs from Televisa's all-news network ECO, including an Entertainment Tonight-style program anchored by Pita Ojeda and Ilia Calderón.
Since the year 2000, Galavisión aired a combination of classic comedy, telenovelas, and late night shows from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that aired originally on Univision, with more present-day offerings from news, sports and specials originating from Televisa's three networks, Las Estrellas, FOROtv, and Nueve as well as two shows produced by Televisa's music network, TeleHit.
On its most recent programming strategy, Galavisión expanded original productions with shows like Acceso máximo, En casa con Lucy, Delicioso, Vida total, Decorando contigo, Un destino, Lo mejor de boxeo en esta esquina, the best of sister network UniMás's Solo boxeo series.
The Televisa produced programming is also crafted to fit strict broadcast standards.

Programming

Former programming

Telenovelas

A que no me dejas Acapulco, cuerpo y alma Al diablo con los guapos Alma de hierro Alma rebelde Alondra Amada enemiga Amigas y Rivales Amigos x siempre Amor de barrio Amor Real Amor sin maquillaje Amorcito corazón Amy, la niña de la mochila azul Angela Antes muerta que Lichita Apuesta por un amor

Drama series

Comedy programming

Reality/non-scripted

  • Al Desnudo
  • Con Cierta Intimidad
  • Narcos: Guerra antidrogas
  • Familias frente al fuego
  • GalaScene
  • La Apuesta
  • Parodiando Noches de Traje
  • Pequeños Gigantes USA
  • ''VideoMix''

Talk shows

  • Al sabor del chef
  • Club 4 TV
  • Con Todo
  • Cuentamelo Ya
  • El show de Johnny y Nora Canales
  • En Casa de Lucy
  • En Constraste
  • Esta noche con Arath
  • Hasta el límite
  • Hoy
  • Laura
  • México de mil sabores
  • Mojoe
  • Nuestra Casa
  • Pa'La Banda Night Show
  • ¡Qué Mujeres!
  • Vida Total
  • ''Vida TV''

News

  • Al aire con Paola Rojas
  • Lo mejor de Aquí y Ahora
  • Archivos de más allá
  • Crónicas
  • Despierta
  • En punto
  • Las Noticias por Adela
  • Las Noticias con Danielle Dithurbide
  • Las Noticias con Karla Iberia
  • Los Reporteros
  • Más Alla de la Fama
  • Más Curiosidades
  • Noticiero con Joaquin Lopez Doriga
  • Noticiero con Lolita Ayala
  • Noticiero con Lourdes Ramos
  • Noticiero con Paola Rojas
  • Nueva Vision
  • Paralelo 23
  • Por Usted
  • Primero Noticias
  • Tras la verdad
  • ''Vision AM''

Children's programming

Game shows

Sports programming

Galavisión HD

The channel launched in 1080i high definition on June 1, 2010. DirecTV launched the channel in HD on August 15, 2013.

Over-the-air availability

In the past, Galavisión had two over-the air affiliates. KWHY was the Los Angeles affiliate until it became a Spanish independent station in 1994; while in Houston, the affiliate was KTFH, which started carrying the network in 1989. The arrangement ended in 1995, choosing to affiliate with the Infomall Television Network upon the station's acquisition by Paxson; the station is currently an Ion Television affiliate.

Controversies

Carriage disputes

Galavisión, along with its sister channels, Univision, UniMás, Univision Deportes Network and Univision Tlnovelas were dropped by AT&T U-verse on March 4, 2016, due to a carriage dispute. This did not affect DirecTV Customers as this was done in a different contract before AT&T acquired DirecTV. All of Univision's networks, including Galavisión, were returned to the U-verse lineup on March 24, 2016 after finalizing a carriage deal.
On January 27, 2017, Charter Spectrum faced another dispute with Univision, warning Charter Communications that Galavision and its sister channels could be removed from Charter by January 31, 2017. Prior to then, Univision sued Charter over pay carriage rates at the New York Supreme Court in July 2016. On January 31, 2017, Charter customers lost access to all of Univision's channels, including UniMás, and Galavisión. On February 2, the New York Superior Court ordered Univision to end the blackout on Charter as negotiations continue. This blackout affects all Univision affiliates, even if Univision doesn't own them, so this dispute includes all stations owned by Entravision Communications, even if Entravision was not involved in the dispute.
On October 16, 2017 at around 5 PM EDT, Verizon FiOS, without any warning, pulled Univision, along with UniMás, UDN, and Galavisión despite an extension of an agreement arranged by the two.