Univision Communications Inc.
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Entravision Communications Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 110 days 20 hours 43 minutes ago
Entravision Communications Corporation Reports Second Quarter...FirstCall/ -- Entravision Communications Corporation today reported financial...announced that it repurchased from Univision Communications, Inc. 0.9 million shares of Entravision...
Fitch Evaluates Refinancing Options for Leveraged U.S. Companies [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 3 hours 12 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings today released a special report that examines the implications of the debt-fueled buy-out boom of several years ago. According to Fitch, an unprecedented amount of leveraged loan and high yield bond debt will come due in the next five years. Many, if not all, of the U.S. companies that issued such debt have seen deteriorating operations while the credit markets remain selective. Furthermore, maturity concentration ensures that many companies will be vying for lenders' dollars an...
AP State Business News
Sacramento Bee (Calif.), The | 7 days 21 hours 14 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES -- Univision, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the U.S., said Monday its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year.
Univision to Make Shows Available on YouTube
ABC News | 7 days 21 hours 56 minutes ago
Univision to make shows available on YouTube but telenovelas from Televisa not in the deal
Enter to Win a Breakfast With Despierta America's Karla Martinez and a Magical Trip for Four to a World-Famous Orlando Theme Park [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 48 days 17 hours 43 minutes ago
...innovative partnership first announced last year by Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, and General Mills Inc., a leading global manufacturer and marketer of...
Habla VoD? Si, Time Warner Cable
Cable Digital News | 32 days 40 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Univision Communications, Inc., today announce the official launch of Lo Mejor On Demand? (LMOD), Time Warner Cables first Hispanic Free On Demand (FOD) channel. Through LMOD, Time Warner Digital Cable customers now have 24/7 instant access to the ?crème-de-la-crème? of Spanish-language programming from top networks including Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión.
Univision to make shows available on YouTube
Seattle Times, The | 7 days 22 hours 1 minute ago
LOS ANGELES Univision, the biggest Hispanic broadcaster in the U.S., says its shows will be coming to YouTube in the new year. Videos to be made available include the talk show "El Show de Cristina," based in Miami, and the murder thriller series, "Mujeres Asesinas."
Six Months from Census, Coalition to Announce Details of Campaign to Count All Latinos in 2010 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 56 days 1 hour 42 minutes ago
...hora HAGASE CONTAR! campaign include Entravision Communications, impreMedia, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund...Service Employees International Union, and Univision Communications Inc. CONTACT: Mark Glaze for NALEO Educational...
Cable Digital News - Video - Univision Taps CMC for VoD - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 42 days 1 hour 2 minutes ago
DENVER -- Univision Communications Inc, the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., has selected the Comcast Media Center (CMC) to manage distribution of its "Univision On Demand" service, an extensive library of Spanish-language content, from its three linear networks - Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisi n. The CMC's national video on demand (VOD) platform, which reaches more than 35-million VOD-enabled TV households, offers rapid-turn capabilities for acquiring and encoding lin...
Cable Digital News - Video - ?Habla VoD? Si, Time Warner Cable - Telecom News Wire
Light Reading | 32 days 1 hour 46 minutes ago
NEW YORK -- Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) and Univision Communications, Inc., today announce the official launch of Lo Mejor On Demand (LMOD), Time Warner Cable's first Hispanic Free On Demand (FOD) channel. Through LMOD, Time Warner Digital Cable customers now have 24/7 instant access to the "cr me-de-la-cr me" of Spanish-language programming from top networks including Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisi n.
Four Honored at Second Annual Hispanic Achievement & Business Leadership Awards (HABLA) [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 39 days 19 hours 3 minutes ago
ATLANTA, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ --
Leveraged Buyouts Left for Dead Finding Life Trimming $527 Billion of Debt
Bloomberg | 32 days 6 hours 7 minutes ago
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The biggest leveraged buyouts from the takeover boom this decade are making a comeback in the debt market seven months after investors concluded they were almost certain to default, thanks to concessions from lenders.
Michael Cole | Crain's Chicago Business
Crain's Chicago Business | 23 days 22 hours 31 minutes ago
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More New Choices Now Available From the No. 1 Video-on-Demand Service - Verizon FiOS TV [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 106 days 4 hours 44 minutes ago
...now offering content from Univision Communications, which includes titles from...s three linear networks - Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision...438-3467. Verizon Communications Inc. , headquartered in New York...
Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) Monthly Update for October 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 8 days 3 hours 15 minutes ago
LONDON, November 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tetragon Financial Group Limited (TFG) is a Guernsey closed-ended investment company traded on Euronext Amsterdam by NYSE Euronext under the ticker symbol "TFG". In this monthly update, unless otherwise stated, we report on the consolidated business incorporating TFG and Tetragon Financial Group Master Fund Limited. (1)
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Company Overview
| Company: | Univision Communications Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Television Cable, Pay & Broadcast Networks |
| Website: | http://www.univision.com |
Some Spanish-speaking Americans have a singular vision when it comes to watching TV. Univision Communications is the leading Spanish-language broadcaster in the US with a portfolio of television and radio operations. It runs the top-rated Univision network, carried by more than 1,400 broadcast and cable affiliates, as well as sister networks TeleFutura and Galavisión. The company also owns and operates nearly 40 full-power TV stations and more than 20 low-power stations. Its Univision Radio division boasts about 70 stations. Univision was founded in 1961 as Spanish International Network. It is controlled by a group of private investment firms led by TPG Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 2,020.3 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | -2.5 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | -5,127.3 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 4,107 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -4.1 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |