Unicanal is a Paraguayan digital television network owned and operated by Grupo JBB.
History The channel started broadcasting on 15 September 1989 as CVC's in-house channel, broadcast on channel 4 of the cable system. As of 1993, the channel was branded as TV Cinema, while channel 8 carried a sister channel, kids channel Kablito, which is no longer in operation.
Until 2015, Unicanal was attached to the leading cable company (CVC, later Multicanal, later Cablevisión, now Tigo). The channel under Multicanal control hired journalists from Artear to improve the quality of its news operation, reportedly becoming one of the most watched in Paraguay. It also aired El Trece's variety show Showmatch.HOY arranca SHOWMATCH sin Larissa In January 2014, it signed a deal to create a Paraguayan version of an international format, Paraguay's Next Top Model, in order to become more competitive in the local television market.Unicanal emitirá la versión paraguaya de America´s Next Top Model In 2015, the channel was sold to Grupo JBB. The sale enabled Tigo to improve the Paraguayan version of Tigo Sports.Venta de Unicanal trae novedades al mercado televisivo
Under JBB, the channel broke its longtime exclusivity agreement with Tigo, which owned the channel for over 25 years. On 15 September 2015, it was added to channel 20 of Claro TV.Unicanal se incorpora a la grilla de Claro TV Facing this growth, on 28 December 2015, it announced an increase in local productions in 2016, ending the relays of El Trece programming.Unicanal anuncia mayor producción nacional en el 2016 In May 2016, it acquired the rights to air Copa América Centenario.Unicanal adquiere derechos de la Copa América
On 30 March 2017, Unicanal announced the launch of its HD feed, initially on Tigo Star channel 708. The conversion to new equipment began in late 2016Unicanal lanza su señal HD
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