TLN (TV channel)

TLN (an abbreviation from its full name Telelatino) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by TLN Media Group. The channel primarily broadcasts lifestyle programming surrounding the Spanish and Italian cultures, including cooking and travel-related programs, as well as coverage of international soccer, and mainstream television series and films.

Launched on October 2, 1984, TLN was originally a consortium of Joseph Vitale, Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica, Canwest, and CHUM Limited. In 1994, Shaw Communications acquired CHUM Limited's stake in the service, and in 1999, Aldo Di Felice acquired Canwest's shares in the service, while Shaw's media assets were spun off to form Corus Entertainment the same year. In 2009, I.P. Rosati Holdings acquired OTI's shares in the service; in 2019, Corus sold its stake in the service to its existing partners and Di Felice.

TLN previously broadcast in a trilingual format, carrying programming in the Italian, Spanish, and English languages (with the latter usually focusing on off-network reruns of entertainment programs starring actors of Italian or Spanish descent). This format was later phased out with the launch of sister digital cable channels dedicated solely to Italian- and Spanish-language programs; subsequently, TLN relaunched in 2018 with a larger focus on English-language lifestyle programming relating to Italian and Spanish cuisine, culture, and travel.