Telemundo announced it has eclipsed ten million subscribers on its main Telemundo YouTube channel, making it the only US television broadcast channel with more than 10M subscribers according to YouTube. This breakthrough further cements Telemundo’s position as the number one most engaging TV broadcast network according to Shareablee, regardless of language, speaking to the powerful fandom the company has built and its ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist with its contemporary programming.
“Telemundo is a pioneer on YouTube and over the past nine years we have innovated and grown our respective businesses,” said Peter Blacker, EVP of Revenue Strategy & Innovation. “YouTube allows us to find, attract, and engage new audiences that we can drive to full-episode experiences on both linear and streaming platforms.”
Telemundo has been building its YouTube audience over the last nine years. With 11 channels under its portfolio, eight surpass one million subscribers: Telemundo’s main channel (10.6 million), Caso Cerrado (8 million), Telemundo Novelas, (7.1 million), Al Rojo Vivo (3.1 million), Noticias Telemundo (3.2 million), Telemundo Entretemiento (2.4 million), Telemundo English (2 million) and Un Nuevo Dia (1.2 million). In 2015, the main channel hit one million subscribers, since this milestone, in a short five years, the Network has attracted over 35 million new subscribers across its portfolio.