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• Televisa Weighs Counter Bid for Univision and WGY's Weeks Extends Contract Through 2008.

  - 2006-07-21

  M2 PRESSWIRE-21 July 2006-U.S. Equity News: Televisa Weighs Counter Bid for Univision and WGY's Weeks Extends Contract Through 2008C1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:21072006 City of Industry, CA - Broadcasting industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. Mexico's Grupo Televisa SA (NYSE:TV)...

  Tags: equity, FCC, FINANCE, financial, Government, MARKETING, radio, Univision Communications Inc.

• Fast Track.

  - 2006-02-13

  By John M. Higgins Hispanic-media firm sees no immediate takers Univision Explores Sale John M. Higgins Spanish-language TV and radio company Univision Communications has hired...

  Tags: broadcaster, FCC, network, Nielsen, TV, Univision Communications Inc.

• 'Censorship list' bans controversial words from Univision's on-air lexicon.

  - 2004-06-28

  By Daniel Shoer-Roth, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 28--Papaya, tortilla and bicho, farewell. These and other words -- harmless in some Spanish-speaking countries but with a double and obscene meaning in others -- have been removed from...

  Tags: broadcaster, censorship, FCC, Government, MARKETING, media, radio, TVs, Univision Communications Inc.

• Center Expands Media Ownership Search

  - 2004-01-27

  The search can be accessed by going to the home page of "Well Connected," the Center's telecommunications project, at http:// www.openairwaves.org. It can also be reached through the Center site, http://www.publicintegrity.org. The improvements coincide with the second meeting of the Federal Communications Commission's Localism Task Force which will take place...

  Tags: FCC, Government, radio, TV, Univision Communications Inc.

• FCC to let Univision buy Hispanic Broadcasting

  - 2003-09-23

  WASHINGTON -- The government approved Univision Communications Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. on Monday, allowing the nation's largest Spanish-language media conglomerate to grab an even bigger share of the burgeoning Latino market. The Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission voted 3- 2 to accept the deal, with...

  Tags: FCC, Government, Univision Communications Inc.

• FCC Approves Controversial Univision-Hispanic Broadcasting Merger.

  - 2003-09-23

  The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 23--The Federal Communications Commission Monday approved the merger of Univision Communications Inc. and Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. along 3-to-2 party lines, after 15 months of fierce public debate. The $3.1 billion deal...

  Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, MARKETING, merger, radio, Univision Communications Inc.

• Spanish-Language Media Merger Said to Have Key Regulatory Approval.

  - 2003-08-07

  By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 7--The deal could lead to a dominant media titan in Spanish. The Federal Communications Commission's GOP majority has reportedly given initial approval to a controversial $2.8 billion merger between...

  Tags: FCC, FINANCE, Government, HBC, Investment, MARKETING, media, merger, Republican, Univision Communications Inc.

• Merger Between Hispanic Broadcasting, Univision Hits a Bump.

  - 2003-03-15

  By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 15--The $2 billion, all-stock merger between Dallas-based Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. and Univision Communications Inc. to create a Spanish-language media powerhouse has hit a snag. At issue for the...

  Tags: Entravision Communications Corp., FCC, FINANCE, Government, Investment, merger, Univision Communications Inc.

• Judge Dismisses Antitrust Lawsuit against Hispanic Broadcasting, Clear Channel.

  - 2003-02-04

  By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 4--A federal judge dismissed a well-publicized antitrust lawsuit Friday against Dallas-based Hispanic Broadcasting Corp., the nation's largest Latino-focused radio chain, and San Antonio-based Clear Channel Communications Inc., the...

  Tags: antitrust, Clear Channel Communications Inc., FCC, FINANCE, Investment, MARKETING, merger, radio, Univision Communications Inc.

• Caucus Mulls Whether to Oppose Hispanic Broadcasting-Univision Merger.

  - 2002-10-11

  By Richard Whittle, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 11--WASHINGTON--The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is considering whether to oppose the merger of Hispanic Broadcasting Corp. of Dallas and Los Angeles-based Univision Communications Inc. On...

  Tags: Clear Channel Communications Inc., FCC, FINANCE, Government, HBC, Investment, merger, Univision Communications Inc.