Telecinco is a Spanish commercial television channel operated by Mediaset España. Launched in 1990 as Tele 5, it was the fifth of the national terrestrial television channels. In 1997, Tele 5 was rebranded as Telecinco, dropping the flower logo seen in other Mediaset

Mediaset

Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...

 channel logos.

Programming

Telecinco is a general channel catering for all audiences. It shows popular films, series and sport.

Telecinco programming shown on the network includes dramas El Comisario and Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso

Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso

Sin tetas no hay paraíso is a famous Colombian television series, produced and aired by Caracol TV. The show is based on the best-selling novel with the same name written by Gustavo Bolivar....

, gameshows; Alla Tu

Allá Tú

Alla Tu was a version of Endemol's Deal or No Deal game show. It was broadcast in Chile from Monday to Friday at 19:00 on Chilevisión during 2007. Julián Elfenbein was the host...

, Pasapalabra and VIP (Celebrity Squares). Comedies like 7 Vidas

7 Vidas

7 Vidas is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives...

 and La que se avecina and entertainment shows includes Cronicas Marcianas and G-20.

Telecinco is also known for its reality shows, having produced a number of popular series in the last decade, Gran Hermano

Gran Hermano (Spain)

Gran Hermano is a reality television series broadcast in Spain on Telecinco and the channel formerly known as La Siete now called La Siete produced by Endemol...

, Supervivientes

Survivor (TV series)

Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...

, Hotel Glam, Operación Triunfo

Operación Triunfo

Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...

, amongst others. Reality shows feed many of the channel's other programmes such as the morning show El Programa de Ana Rosa

Ana Rosa Quintana

Ana Rosa Quintana Hortal is a Spanish journalist and television presenter.She studied journalism in Complutense University of Madrid, and started in radio programs before starting in television.She authored a book in 2000, "Sabor a hiel" , and was accused of...

, the afternoon and weekly nightly show Salvame and the weekly discussion show La Noria. All these programmes experienced a substantial ratings boost thanks to the Reality Effect.

• Along with Reteitalia (another Mediaset company), Telecinco was credited as a co-producer of the American animated series Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
  Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
  The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog is an American animated series that was first broadcast in September 1993, and only for one season...
  
   produced by DIC Entertainment
  DiC Entertainment
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  .

Production

Telecinco had digitalised their production facilities. It allowed them to broadcast their channels in up to Spanish and original language, stereo sound, interactive services and high-definition television

High-definition television

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External links

• Official website