Bitme (stylized as bitMe) is a Latin American subscription television channel, of Mexican origin, owned by TelevisaUnivision. It was launched on July 15, 2019,[1] replacing the Tiin channel.[2]

BitMe
CountryMexico
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)
Ownership
OwnerTelevisa Networks
(TelevisaUnivision)
Sister channelsTL Novelas, De Película, De Película Clásico, Foro, Las Estrellas, Telehit
History
LaunchedJuly 15, 2019
Former namesTiin (2011-2019)

History

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The channel's project began in 2018, when Televisa Networks proposed a new channel focused on gamer programming and geek culture,[3][4][5] after the low audience rating of its predecessor Tiin to attract the attention of young audiences. Bitme was launched on July 15, 2019,[6] replacing the channel Tiin.

References

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  1. ^ "Televisa lanza canal de TV paga dedicado a eSports". nextvlatam. July 7, 2019. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "Televisa cerraría importante canal de televisión, y en su lugar abriría este otro". mimorelia. July 2, 2019. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "TELEVISA LAUNCHES PAY TV CHANNEL FOCUSED ON ESPORTS". nextvlatam. July 3, 2019. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Televisa transforma la casa de Big Brother en la nueva casa del gaming". metroworldnews. July 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Así es BitMe: El nuevo canal de televisión para gamers y geeks" (in Mexican Spanish). 2019-07-10. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  6. ^ "TELEVISA TO LAUNCH ESPORTS CHANNEL BITME NEXT JULY 15TH". nextvnews. July 11, 2019. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.