Grupo Televisa, S.A.

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Company Overview


Company: Grupo Televisa, S.A.
Industry: Television Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks
Website: http://www.televisa.com

With its television, radio, film, Internet, and publishing interests, Grupo Televisa is "número uno" in the Latin media world. The company is Mexico's #1 TV broadcaster with four networks boasting about 260 affiliate stations (almost 220 of which are company-owned). It also has a 51% stake in cable joint venture Cablevisión and a 60% stake in Innova's Sky direct-to-home digital satellite television system. The company's publishing unit, Editorial Televisa, is a leading producer of Spanish-language magazines. Televisa also has operations in radio through Radiópolis (a 50%-owned joint venture with Grupo Prisa), film and TV production and distribution, and sports and entertainment.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 3,464.1 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales -9.0 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 630.4 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -23.7 (2008)
Number of Employees 22,528 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees 26.7 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End December