Univision, Telemundo, and the rise of Spanish-language television in the United States / Craig Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Craig (Craig Mitchell), author.

Series:

Reframing Media, Technology, and Culture in Latin/o America

Reframing media, technology, and culture in Latin/o America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telemundo Group, Inc--History.

Telemundo Group, Inc.

Univisión (Television network)--History.

Univisión (Television network).

Spanish television broadcasting--United States--History.

Spanish television broadcasting.

Ethnic television broadcasting--United States--History.

Ethnic television broadcasting.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2020]

Summary:

"In the first history of Spanish-language television in the United States, Craig Allen traces the development of two prominent yet little-studied powerhouses, Univision and Telemundo. Allen tells the inside story of how these networks fought enormous odds to rise as giants of mass communication, questioning monolingual and Anglo-centered versions of U.S. television history"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Lone Star Dawn, Mexican Light

MEX, UHF, and NFL

Breakout of Spanish International

The Wages of SIN

The Golden Age

Armageddon

Univision and Telemundo

The Perenchio Era

Final Fight

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Allen, Craig, Univision, telemundo, and the rise of spanish-language television in the united states

ISBN:

9781683401643

1683401646

OCLC:

1152405435