Telefutura NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports from Los Angeles on the launch of a new Spanish-language television network. Telefutura is designed to provide an alternative for viewers disenchanted with current offerings dominated by Spanish soap operas. The new network hopes to distinguish itself with night-time sports coverage and nightly movies from Hollywood and Latin America.

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January 19, 200212:00 AM ET

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NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports from Los Angeles on the launch of a new Spanish-language television network. Telefutura is designed to provide an alternative for viewers disenchanted with current offerings dominated by Spanish soap operas. The new network hopes to distinguish itself with night-time sports coverage and nightly movies from Hollywood and Latin America.