Univision Scores An Orlando O&O
One of the nation’s leading media companies serving Spanish-language consumers has scored a Class A television station in Central Florida. It’s unclear how the company plans to use the facility, as its...
View ArticleUnivision Spins A Suburban Chicago FM
Pass the pierogis and Zywiec! Feel free to add some salsa and a michelada, too. That’s because Univision Radio has just sold a Class A on the north side of Chicago to the Polish National Alliance. The...
View ArticleCan Univision Do What A SoCal ‘Hero’ Couldn’t?
On May 1, a proposed transaction only made possible by the now-concluded FCC Spectrum Auction was struck. This deal would have allowed The Meruelo Group to pay $10 million for a “zombie station” —...
View ArticleUnivision Chooses Mandala As Turner’s Successor
The Tibetan mandala is a tool for gaining wisdom and compassion and generally is depicted as a tightly balanced, geometric composition. Now, Univision Communications has committed to its own Mandala as...
View ArticleUnivision Leader ‘Pleased’ As Net Income Jumps In Q2
On a day when TV industry stocks were getting pounded on Wall Street, Univision Communications President/CEO Randy Falco sounded a bit too cheerful. “I am very pleased with our quarterly results,” he...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Sports Networks Unite To Help Hurricane, Earthquake Victims
DORAL, FLA. — In an unprecedented show of support to the millions of Americans impacted by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico; Hurricane Harvey in Texas; Hurricane Irma in Florida and the Caribbean; and...
View ArticleSenators Want Quick End To Univision/Verizon Dispute
A group of six senior Members of the U.S. Senate have written to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and the leaders of Verizon and Univision Communications to voice their concerns about the ongoing retransmission...
View ArticleUnivision/Verizon Dispute Comes To An End
After more than a month of negotiations that left Hispanic Verizon Fios customers in the dark, the MVPD has agreed to a new retransmission fee agreement with Univision Communications. As a result, all...
View ArticleUnivision’s New Frontier Deal Is Set In Stone
There’ll be no loss of Despierta América, world-class soccer, or any prime-time telenovelas for Frontier Communications subscribers. That’s thanks to a new retransmission fee agreement signed Friday...
View ArticleA Big Cruise Line Unites With Univision For Reality Offering
DORAL, FLA. — This ain’t no Hispanic reboot of The Love Boat. There’s a new prime-time reality series set to debut Jan. 7 at 8pm Eastern on Univision Communications‘ flagship Univision network. While...
View ArticleNCTA Loses Argument On ‘Zombie’ Must-Carry Rights
Updated 10am, Dec. 21, from an original post Dec. 18, to reflect various corrections tied to approval dates associated with WBIN Inc., the FCC, and NCTA; and the Dec. 4 change of call letters of...
View ArticleNATPE Miami: Univision, Televisa Fly With Pilot Plan
MIAMI BEACH — Univision Communications just got a little cozier to key program supplier Grupo Televisa. Miami-based Univision and Mexico City-based Televisa revealed here at NATPE Miami that they’ve...
View ArticleDoes ‘Contextual Targeting’ Matter When Targeting Hispanics?
MIAMI BEACH — How to reach Hispanic consumers with the right marketing content, through the right channels — including radio and TV — continues to capture the attention of those in charge of where to...
View ArticleJessica Rodriguez Promoted At Univision
Univision Communications has given company veteran Jessica Rodríguez a much bigger role at the Hispanic and millennial-focused media company. Effective Tuesday (1/23), Rodriguez has been given the...
View ArticleNew Study Shows Context, Language Targeting Matter
With increased discussion among marketers about reaching “diverse” consumer groups, in addition to traditional multicultural groups, understanding how to best reach this important segment of spenders...
View ArticleUnivision’s IPO Plans Are Scrapped As A CFO Move Is Made
DORAL, FLA. — The wait is over for investors and Hispanic market observers who have been asking about Univision Communications‘ Initial Public Offering plan, and when the company targeting Hispanic and...
View ArticleUnivision Slumps In Q1 With Revenue, Income Slips
Although an initial public offering won’t be seen, Univision Communications continues to share its quarterly financial performance with those outside of its corporate offices in New York and the Miami...
View ArticleUnivision’s New Commander: A Former Media General?
MIAMI — From the westernmost reaches of the sprawling city of Doral to the high-rises of Aventura, there’s lots of chatter this morning about the future of Univision Communications. A new CEO has...
View ArticleUnivision Alerts DISH Viewers To Impending Darkness
MIAMI — Eight years ago, Univision and DISH Network gleefully announced the launch of the first channel dedicated exclusively to coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In January 2012 it forged a...
View ArticleUnivision Confirms Gizmodo’s For Sale
DORAL, FLA. — Four days ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that Univision Communications is exploring the sale of Fusion Media Group. Just after Tuesday’s Closing Bell on Wall Street, following a...
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