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Univision Communications Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.9B

Private
US

Dow Jones Description

Reaching 98% of U.S. Hispanic households, Univision breaks the uni-lingual boundaries! Univision Communications Inc. is a Spanish-language media company which operates through Television, Radio, Music and Internet segments. It owns 28 television stations and 60 affiliate stations. Univision Online, Inc. operates the Company's Internet portal, its Music segment consists of its music recording and music publishing business and Univision Radio is a Spanish-language radio broadcasting company. Founded in 1961, the company has revenue of $2 billion. It is based in Los Angeles, CA and employs about 4,400 people. The company acquired 2 additional stations WLII and WSUR on June 30, 2005.

Number of Employees 3,922

Contact Information

1999 Ave of the Stars Ste 3050

Los Angeles, California 90067

www.univision.c...

1 310 556 7676

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120

Company News

Recent Events

Univision Unveils Studios Unit

12/07/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Univision Announces Launch of Univision Studios

12/07/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Univision Will Post Full-Length Shows on YouTube

11/17/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Univision Strikes Deal with YouTubeÂ

11/18/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Google Strikes YouTube Deal With Univision

11/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Updated: Univision, YouTube Strike Video Pact

11/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Univision Partners with MasterCard to Deliver Prepaid Financial Services Companies Provide Financial Empowerment Tools

11/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Univision Communications Opens Online Store

9/29/09 - Site Opening - View Story
General Mills, Univision Renew 'Rica' Pact

9/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Revenue Down 4%

8/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Univision Revenue Down 4%

8/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - COO - View Story
Univision's Rodriguez to Retire

8/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - President - View Story
Univision's Ray Rodriguez to Retire

8/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Other - View Story

News & Analysis

nielsen and univision communications inc. - All News and Analysis

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.
Univision Joins Nielsen Television Index; Groundbreaking Contract Establishes Univision As First Spanish-Language Network Measured by Nielsen's National TV Ratings Service

- 2005-12-19

NEW YORK -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, and Nielsen Media Research today announced that they have reached an agreement under which Univision will join Nielsen's national TV ratings service, the Nielsen Television Index NTI. Univision will become the first Spanish-language television network to be...

Tags: Nielsen, Univision Communications Inc.
Top advertisers on Hispanic stations: marketers increase spending on Hispanic TV advertising in 2005.(THIRD ANNUAL HISPANIC TELEVISION SUMMIT)

- 2005-10-17

As these two charts reveal, a number of leading marketers spent nearly as much on advertising with Hispanic TV stations between January and July of this year as they did for all of 2004. The dramatic increase is just another indication of the growi ...

Tags: advertisement, Nielsen, Procter & Gamble Co., Univision Communications Inc.
Nielsen's Univision pact.(STATION TO STATION)(Brief Article)

- 2005-06-13

Despite a bitter dispute last year with Nielsen Media Research over its new local-people-meter LPM ratings system, Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications last week signed a new deal with the company covering 34 of its Univision and Despite a bitter dispute last year with Nielsen...

Tags: Nielsen, Univision Communications Inc.
Judge: let LPMs roll: Nielsen will roll out local people meters in Los Angeles.

- 2004-07-05

A Los Angeles County judge July 1 declined to halt the rollout of Nielsen Media Research Inc.'s local people meters, stating opponents had not demonstrated that they would be irreparably harmed by the technology. Attorneys for Univision Commu ...

Tags: Nielsen, Univision Communications Inc.