TLN Media Group TV Channels Are Free This Fall!
Enjoy a National Free Preview until January 8!
(Toronto – September 1, 2026) TLN Media Group announces a nationwide free preview of seven of its multicultural TV channels from September 15 until January 8! In partnership with participating carrier partners, the channels will be accessible to 16 million Canadians across approximately 7 million homes during this special freeview event.
This fall, escape into a world of entertainment with TLN TV’s celebrity chefs as they take you on culinary journeys around the globe and share their favorite recipes from their home kitchens. Enjoy an all-star soccer lineup featuring weekly Serie A Italian league matches every weekend, along with live broadcasts of the Coppa Italia and UEFA Nations League. Add subtitled foreign films, star-studded music specials, and original documentaries and series, and you’ve found Canada’s ultimate destination for multicultural entertainment.
Stay connected with the latest news and entertainment from top brands in Italian and Spanish TV. Catch all-Italian language news and entertainment on Mediaset Italia and TGCOM24. Explore the best of the Latin world on the country’s leading all Spanish-language TV channel Univision Canada, featuring special programming for Latin American Heritage Month in October and the Latin Grammy Music Awards LIVE on November 12. Plus, enjoy non-stop access to Latin cinema with Cinelatino, and engage your children in language learning through popular shows in Spanish and Italian on Teleniños and Telebimbi Canada's only Heritage language kids channels.
As a hub of multicultural influence for all Canadians, TLN Media Group is committed to keeping diverse audiences informed and entertained. We applaud the commitment shown by Canada’s largest television providers to support independent multicultural media. The national free preview of the TLN Media Group TV channels is a testament to the carriers’ dedication to the country’s nearly 2.5 million Italian and Hispanic speaking Canadians*, and the millions more who enjoy the English language programming offered on our main channel, TLN TV.
Don’t miss this chance to experience our channels—free for all to enjoy until January 8!
Participating carriers to date include:
and various CCSA member companies.
Free Preview channel numbers by TV provider: www.tln.ca/where-to-watch/
Channel Websites: tln.ca | univision.ca | mediasetitalia.ca | tgcom24.ca | teleninos.ca | telebimbi.ca
*Vividata SCC|Study of the Canadian Consumer Summer 2026
Vividata SCC|Study of the Canadian Consumer Summer 2026 is based on fieldwork completed from June 2025 to May 2026 in major markets, and from October 2024 to May 2026 in local markets.
Total sample size is 68,849 Canadians Age 14+.
For information contact:
Bruna Aloe | Senior Director, Communications & Marketing | 416.744.5745 | [email protected]
About TLN Media Group
Celebrating over 40 years of service to Canadians, the TLN Media Group organization brands continue to inform and entertain millions. Whether in Italian, Spanish, English and other languages, TLN has played a key role in the development of the national multicultural media landscape. Since launching in 1984, the original ethnic TV channel “Telelatino” has grown to become TLN Media Group, Canada’s most influential multicultural media company. TLN Media Group is an independent, immigrant-owned organization dedicated to connecting communities through storytelling and shared experiences. As a multicultural advocacy leader, TLN Media Group selects, curates, produces, and commissions unique and culturally significant TV and digital content distributed in Canada and worldwide. TLN TV, the original flagship channel has evolved into a mainstream-friendly destination providing multiculturally rich content. TLN Media Group also operates Canada’s most widely available multilingual TV channels led by Spanish language leader Univision Canada and top Italian language services Mediaset Italia Canada and TGCOM24 news network. TLN Media Group’s additional TV channels include Canada’s first and only Heritage language channels for kids, Telebimbi (Italian) and Teleniños (Spanish), bringing well-known Canadian-made kids shows to families nationwide; and Goal TV, a channel dedicated to sports fandom. TLN Media Group has produced and promoted many cultural events and festivals, the most widely recognized of which is the annual Salsa in Toronto/Salsa on St. Clair summer festival and street party. www.tln.ca
About TLN Television | tln.ca
TLN is the television destination for putting more colour in your life! We are home to programs that unite cultures through shared experiences and memorable moments. Delightful personalities take us on scenic adventures in far off places and at home in the kitchen. Add big movies, music specials and regular live international soccer and this is our recipe for bringing more fun, more joy and more colour into the lives of millions of Canadians. TLN Television is part of the TLN Media Group family of channels and is available in nearly 6 million homes across Canada.
About Mediaset Italia | mediasetitalia.ca
Featuring programming from Italy’s leading TV broadcast group, Mediaset Italia brings the best of Italian TV to Canada. The 24 hour Italian-language TV channel includes the best entertainment, variety, fiction, comedy, sports and news programming direct from Italy complemented with Made in Canada original shows. Mediaset Italia is a TLN Media Group channel and can be seen from coast to coast in nearly 3 million homes on all of Canada's largest pay TV platforms.
About Telebimbi | telebimbi.ca
Canada’s only all Italian-language kids channel, Telebimbi offers a commercial free destination for children of all ages, from pre-school to teen to watch their favourite shows in Italian. Acclaimed animated and live action series, popular family movies and much more, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Telebimbi is a TLN Media Group channel.
About TGCOM 24 | tgcom24.ca
TGCOM 24 is a direct link to Italian and world affairs with breaking news as it happens, headlines every hour and in-depth studio discussions. Stay connected with the latest in current affairs, politics, real-time business updates and complete sports highlights. TGCOM 24 is part of the TLN Media Group family of channels.
About Univision Canada | univisioncanada.ca
Univision Canada is the leading Spanish-language television channel delivering the best programming from the Hispanic world to Canada’s 1.6 million Spanish speakers. The lineup features daily news, award-winning telenovelas, talk and reality shows, live music specials and top soccer coverage. Univision Canada is a TLN Media Group channel and can be seen from coast to coast in close to 2 million homes on all of Canada's largest pay TV platforms.
About Teleniños | teleninos.ca
Canada’s only all Spanish-language kids’ channel, Teleniños offers a commercial free destination for children of all ages from pre-school to teen to watch their favourite shows in Spanish. Acclaimed animated and live action series, popular family movies and much more, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Teleniños is a TLN Media Group channel.
About Cinelatino
Canada’s premium all Spanish-Language movie channel Cinelatino is your ticket to 24 hour, all Spanish-language hits and critically acclaimed movies from Mexico, Latin America, Spain, and the U.S.A. Cinelatino is owned and operated by the Hemisphere Media Group and is represented in Canada by TLN Media Group.