Children's programming on UniMás
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Children's programming has played a part in UniMás (formerly known as Telefutura)'s programming since its initial roots in television. This article outlines the history of children's television programming on UniMás including the various blocks and notable programs that have aired throughout the television network's history.
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History
For much of its history, the bulk of TeleFutura/UniMás' children's programming has been derived of mainly live-action and animated programming from American and international producers, including Spanish-language dubs of programs produced in other languages, and Spanish-language programming acquired from other countries.
Mi Tele
When the network launched in 2002, TeleFutura launched three children's program blocks as the first foray into the aimed at different audiences: "Mi Tele" ("My TV"), a two-hour animation block on weekday mornings debuted on January 15, 2002, and featuring a mix of imported Spanish-language cartoons (such as Fantaghiro and El Nuevo Mundo de los Gnomos ("The New World of the Gnomes")), as well as the originally produced in English as El Señor Bogus ("Mr. Bogus") and Anatole.
Toonturama
On January 19, 2002, two weekend morning blocks were launched as "Toonturama", a four-hour lineup that mainly featured dubbed versions of American and European animated series and acquired programming from various providers, including Nelvana (Ned's Newt, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and Tales from the Cryptkeeper) and BRB Internacional ("Super Models" and "Yolanda: Daughter of the Black Corsair") as well as the Japanese anime series (such as Lost Universe, Tenchi Universe and Red Baron). Toad Patrol was an exception to the dubbing as it needed to use an English dub to fix translation issues.[1][2]
On February 19, 2002, Telefutura Network will be including the changing time zone on scheduled from 6:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Eastern/Pacific Time Zone for the fun-filled children's block "Toonturama". The three cartoon shows were moved to the children's block on Saturday and Sunday morning including The New World of the Gnomes, Mr. Bogus and Anatole (the block, "Mi Tele" originally animation block will ended on March 15, 2002, the block will be pick-up the featuring with the children's telenovelas beginning on March 18, 2002) will be offer date premiered on March 23, 2002, until December 29, 2002.[3]
On September 9, 2018, in an agreement with Animaccord, the network launched the popular Russian cartoon Masha and the Bear, airing it every Sunday morning.[4]
Toonturama Junior
The sub-block has a two-hour companion block that preceded it on Saturday and Sunday mornings, "Toonturama Junior", featuring programs aimed at preschoolers that fulfilled educational programming requirements defined by the Federal Communications Commission's Children's Television Act. Among the programs featured on "Toonturama Junior" was Plaza Sésamo ("City Square Sesame"), Televisa and Sesame Workshop's Spanish-language adaptation of Sesame Street featuring a mix of original segments featuring characters based on its U.S.-based parent series and dubbed interstitials from the aforementioned originating program, which had aired on Univision since 1995 and passed on the U.S. television rights to TeleFutura at its launch.
Programming
Schedule issues
Due to regulations defined by the Children's Television Act that require stations to carry E/I compliant programming for three hours each week at any time between 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. local time, some UniMás stations may defer certain programs aired within its Saturday morning block to Sunday daytime or earlier Saturday morning slots, or (in the case of affiliates in the Western United States) Saturday afternoons as makegoods to comply with the CTA regulations.
List of notable programs
| Title | Premiere date | End date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantaghirò | January 15, 2002 | March 15, 2002 | [1] |
| Mr. Bogus | April 27, 2003 | ||
| The New World of the Gnomes | October 6, 2002 | ||
| Anatole | |||
| Lights... Camera... Action! (Supermodels) | January 19, 2002 | ||
| Yolanda, Daughter of the Black Corsair | March 17, 2002 | ||
| Ned's Newt | January 8, 2005 | ||
| Stickin' Around | March 17, 2002 | ||
| Cadillacs and Dinosaurs | July 27, 2003 | ||
| Mythic Warriors | December 29, 2002 | ||
| Tales from the Cryptkeeper | January 8, 2005 | ||
| Lost Universe | March 27, 2002 | ||
| El Club de Los Tigritos | April 27, 2003 | ||
| Football Stories | April 20, 2002 | July 7, 2002 | |
| Tenchi Universe | |||
| The Dumb Bunnies | November 2, 2002 | January 8, 2005 | |
| Widget the World Watcher | July 27, 2003 | ||
| The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | January 4, 2003 | April 27, 2003 | |
| Bruno the Kid | August 31, 2003 | ||
| Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | April 27, 2003 | ||
| Red Baron | August 31, 2003 | ||
| El Espacio de Tatiana | May 3, 2003 | August 1, 2004 | [1] |
| Plaza Sésamo | May 7, 2016 | ||
| Marcelino Pan y Vino | August 2, 2003 | January 1, 2006 | |
| Bob the Builder | September 4, 2005 | ||
| Fairy Tale Police Department | July 1, 2006 | ||
| Mummy Nanny | |||
| Toad Patrol | September 6, 2003 | March 11, 2012 | |
| Gladiator Academy | May 29, 2005 | ||
| El Cubo de Donalú | August 7, 2004 | March 27, 2005 | [1] |
| Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers | September 10, 2005 | October 28, 2007 | |
| Flight Squad | August 28, 2010 | ||
| Animal Atlas | June 9, 2018 | ||
| Problem Child | September 11, 2005 | March 30, 2008 | |
| Zipi y Zape | January 28, 2007 | ||
| Betty Toons | July 8, 2006 | December 28, 2008 | |
| Toonturama Presenta: La Vida Animal | November 4, 2007 | September 30, 2012 | |
| Zoo Clues | October 7, 2012 | April 29, 2018 | |
| Super Genios | May 14, 2016 | July 25, 2021 | [5] |
| Pokémon: Black & White | November 15, 2017 | February 16, 2018 | [6] |
| El Mundo es Tuyo | May 7, 2018 | ||
| Masha and the Bear | September 9, 2018 | December 29, 2019 | [4] |
| Animal Fanpedia | August 2, 2020 | ||
| The Wonder Gang | December 26, 2021 |
References
- ^ a b c d "Cartoons For Children On TeleFutura". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. December 15, 2001. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Sam Thielman (December 10, 2012). "Hispanic Networks Rebrand en Masse". AdWeek. Guggenheim Partners.
- ^ "Telefutura Expands Programming". Hispanic Ad Weekly. Hispanic Media Sales, Inc. February 19, 2002.
- ^ a b Animaccord, International licensing Company and Studio (September 7, 2018). "Animaccord Extends the Masha and the Bear Media Presence in the USA".
- ^ "UniMás Announces Educational Series 'Súper Genios' Premiere Date". Latin Times. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "Mega-Hit "Pokémon: The Series" is Coming to UniMás Network On Nov. 15". corporate.univision.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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