Canal de las Estrellas is one of the cornerstone networks of
Televisa, with affiliate stations all over Mexico, flagshipped at
XEW-TV in
Mexico City. Many of the programs of Canal de las Estrellas are seen in the United States on
Univision,
UniMás, and
Galavisión.
Canal de las Estrellas has been criticized for its practice of airing a significant amount of 4:3
standard definition content stretched to 16:9
high definition that some TV viewers have nicknamed
Stretch-o-Vision, until March 14, 2012, when
Canal de las Estrellas,
FOROtv,
Canal 5 and
Galavisión broadcasts a significant amount of 4:3
standard definition content in their original resolution.