BitMe

{{Infobox television channel

| name = BitMe

| country = Mexico

| logo = BitMelogo.png

| logo_alt =

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| picture_format = 1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 480i/576i for the SD feed)

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|2019|7|15}}

| owner = Televisa Networks
(TelevisaUnivision)

| sister_channels = TL Novelas, De Película, De Película Clásico, Foro, Las Estrellas, Telehit

| former_names = Tiin (2011-2019)

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Bitme (stylized as bitMe) is a Latin American subscription television channel, of Mexican origin, owned by TelevisaUnivision. It was launched on July 15, 2019,{{cite web|title=Televisa lanza canal de TV paga dedicado a eSports|url=http://nextvlatam.com/televisa-lanza-canal-de-tv-paga-dedicado-a-esports/|website=nextvlatam|date=July 7, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627175727/https://nextvlatam.com/televisa-lanza-canal-de-tv-paga-dedicado-a-esports/|url-status=live}} replacing the Tiin channel.{{cite web|title=Televisa cerraría importante canal de televisión, y en su lugar abriría este otro|url=https://www.mimorelia.com/televisa-cerraria-importante-canal-de-television-y-en-su-lugar-abriria-este-otro/|website=mimorelia|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707030604/https://www.mimorelia.com/televisa-cerraria-importante-canal-de-television-y-en-su-lugar-abriria-este-otro/|url-status=live}}

History

The channel's project began in 2018, when Televisa Networks proposed a new channel focused on gamer programming and geek culture,{{cite web|title=TELEVISA LAUNCHES PAY TV CHANNEL FOCUSED ON ESPORTS|url=https://en.nextvlatam.com/televisa-launches-pay-tv-channel-focused-on-esports/|website=nextvlatam.|date=July 3, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201523/https://en.nextvlatam.com/televisa-launches-pay-tv-channel-focused-on-esports/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Televisa transforma la casa de Big Brother en la nueva casa del gaming|url=https://www.metroworldnews.com/mexico/tecnologia/2019/07/10/televisa-transorma-bitme-casa-gaming?from=mx|website=metroworldnews|date=July 10, 2019}}{{Cite news |date=2019-07-10 |title=Así es BitMe: El nuevo canal de televisión para gamers y geeks |language=es-MX |url=https://codigoespagueti.com/noticias/asi-es-bitme-el-nuevo-canal-de-television-para-gamers-y-geeks/ |access-date=2021-06-18 |archive-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614111920/https://codigoespagueti.com/noticias/asi-es-bitme-el-nuevo-canal-de-television-para-gamers-y-geeks/ |url-status=live }} after the low audience rating of its predecessor Tiin to attract the attention of young audiences. Bitme was launched on July 15, 2019,{{cite web|title=TELEVISA TO LAUNCH ESPORTS CHANNEL BITME NEXT JULY 15TH|url=https://nextvnews.com/televisa-to-launch-esports-channel-bitme-next-july-15th/|website=nextvnews|date=July 11, 2019|access-date=June 17, 2021|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618124340/https://nextvnews.com/televisa-to-launch-esports-channel-bitme-next-july-15th/|url-status=live}} replacing the channel Tiin.

References

Category:Television channels and stations established in 2019

Category:2019 establishments in Mexico

Category:Television networks in Mexico

Category:Televisa pay television networks