mun2

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mun2

Launched	2001
Owned by	NBC Universal
Sister channel(s)	Telemundo Telemundo Internacional
Website	holamun2.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 410
Dish Network	Channel 838
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 245
iO Digital Cable (Cablevision)	Channel 197
Comcast	Channels Vary
Time Warner Cable	Channels Vary
Charter	Channels Vary
Cox Cable	Channels Vary
Bright House Networks	Channels Vary

mun2 is a national Cable TV station aimed at young Latinos in the United States and is owned by NBC Universal. The name mun2 is pronounced "moon dos" which is written "mundos" in Spanish meaning "worlds" in English. It is the sister network of Telemundo and was launched in 2001. The programming of mun2 is mainly music videos and shows designed for young Latino viewers. Unlike Telemundo, a large segment of mun2's programming is in English.

In its early form, the channel was called GEMS Television, and was known as the Latino version of Lifetime. Telemundo acquired mun2 and began to program it with a bilingual slant featuring programs from its former owners Sony Pictures Entertainment including Spanish language versions of Charlie's Angels and The Dating Game. From midnight to 2 pm, the channel would air programs from Home Shopping Network's Spanish language network HSE (Home Shopping Español), which launched the careers of Pita Ojeda, Luisa Fernanda and Charytin.

The channel was rebranded mun2 and its programming changed to reflect both the Latino and English-language markets. Original programming as well as advertising would feature Spanish and English spoken interchangeably, reflecting the channel's young, bilingual audience. Among the shows that air on the network include many music video-based programs, a dual rebroadcast of the USA Network's RAW program (which some portions are censored as they are on USA) showing both the English USA feed as well as the SAP feed, and some youth-oriented programming. Futurama episodes dubbed in Spanish once appeared on the network.

mun2 relocated its hub from the Telemundo studios in Hialeah, Florida to a state of the art studio inside Universal CityWalk in Universal City, California.

In 2007 mun2 along with Telemundo have plans to relocate their technical operations staff to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Englewood Cliffs currently serves as CNBC's Global Headquarters.

Some shows mun2 broadcasts are: 18 & Over, The mun2 Shift, Vivo, mun2 Shuffle, One Nation Under Hip-Hop, The Chicas Project, Reventón, Party Mix, Se Habla Rock!, 2RSLVJ (Tú Eres El VJ or You are the VJ), Day in Day Out, Pepsi Música, and El Show.

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50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures. Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft). The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings. Co-owned with Corus Entertainment and DiC Entertainment. These stations have been put up for sale by NBC Universal. Buyer(s) are anonymous or unannounced at this time.