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Univision Communications Inc.

is in the Media Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.9B

Private
US

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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 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
Univision President-COO Ray Rodriquez to Step Down

8/14/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Operations - View Story
Univision Buys Times' Radio Station

7/15/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
The New York Times Company, Univision and WNYC Enter Into Exchange/Sale Agreement That Preserves WQXR's...

7/15/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
amends debt to buy time, liquidity: exec

6/22/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

programming and univision communications inc. - All News and Analysis

Univision Communications Puts Its Viewers Upfront at 2007 Programming Presentation

- 2007-05-16

Univision, TeleFutura and Galavision Viewers Join Network Celebrities, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and RBD as New Programs Are Revealed

Tags: programming, Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Reveals Programming Lineup for 2006-2007; Network Beats ABC, CBS, NBC or FOX on One out of Every Two Nights among Adults 18-34; Unveils Blockbuster Slate of Novelas and New Reality Shows

- 2006-05-17

NEW YORK -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN), the leading Spanish-language media company in the United States, today unveiled the Univision Network's programming schedule for the 2006-2007 season. Since December 2005, when Univision became the first Spanish-language network to be included in Nielsen's National Television Index NTI, Univision has outdelivered the...

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Univision Communications.(PROGRAMMING)(Promotions)(Brief Article)

- 2005-06-13

At Univision Communications: ANDREW W. HOBSON, senior executive VP/chief strategic officer, adds chief financial officer, Los Angeles; CRISTINA SCHWARZ, VP/general manager, television group stations, New York, ... At Univision Communications: ANDREW W. HOBSON, senior executive VP/chief strategic officer, adds chief financial officer, Los...

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Cultural plate getting crowded; Univision competition learns they have to be creative to win viewers.(Special Report: TV's Upfront)

- 2004-05-03

Byline: LAUREL WENTZ The multicultural upfront TV calendar, dominated by the Spanish-language networks of Univision Communications and NBC-owned Telemundo, is crowding up this year. Viacom's Black Entertainment Television basic-cable channel held its first-ever upfront advertising and programming presentation, defending its...

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Univision Communications Inc.(Programming)(Brief Article)

- 2004-03-15

EVAN MESSINGER, senior VP, sales and marketing, Univision Communications Inc., New York, named ... EVAN MESSINGER, senior VP, sales and marketing, Univision Communications Inc., New York, named senior VP/strategic integration sales manager, news, CNN ad sales, Turner Broadcasting System, New York.

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Hispanic nets offer up strategies. (Programming).(Spanish-language programmers Univision Communications Inc. and Telemundo)(Brief Article)

- 2002-05-20

NEW YORK -- Spanish-language programmers Univision Communications Inc. and Telemundo left cable operators with lots of programming plans, strategies and counterstrategies to digest when they concluded theft round of upfront presentations here last NEW YORK -- Spanish-language programmers Univision Communications Inc. and...

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Galavision mounts a programming counteroffensive.(Brief Article)

- 2002-04-29

To better serve its Hispanic constituents, Univision Communications Inc. today (April 29) will launch a new programming lineup of exclusive, first-rim Spanish-language shows for its Galavision cable network. The new schedule is designed to off To better serve its...

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Univision Communications Strikes Programming Deal.

- 2001-06-19

By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Dianne Solis, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

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Univision Communications Inc. Announces Record Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results; Record Ratings and Strong Programming Drive Growth and Improved Performance

- 1999-01-26

LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 26, 1999--Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN) Tuesday announced substantial increases in net revenues and broadcast cash flow for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 1998 and reported its ninth consecutive quarter of sustained growth since its initial public offering.

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Univision Communications Inc. Announces Strong Third-Quarter Results; Effective Sales and Strong Programming Drive Growth and Improved Performance

- 1998-10-27

LOS ANGELES--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 27, 1998--Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE:UVN) Tuesday announced substantial increases in net revenues and broadcast cash flow for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 1998.

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