{"id":8876,"date":"2013-04-09T11:43:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T15:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/?p=8876"},"modified":"2013-04-14T12:53:55","modified_gmt":"2013-04-14T16:53:55","slug":"univision-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf235\/2013\/04\/09\/univision-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Univision"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Juan Alvarez<\/p>\n

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\"-Univision\u2019s<\/a>

(Photo courtesy of Univision Corporate website) [4]<\/p><\/div>\n

605 3rd Ave.
\nNew York,\u00a0NY, 10158\u00a0United States
\n(212) 455-5200<\/p>\n

http:\/\/corporate.univision.com<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.univision.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Key Figures<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Picture Courtesy of Univision Corporate Website) [1]<\/p><\/div>\n

Randy Falco<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joined Univision Communications<\/a> in June 2011 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Before joining the company he was Chairman and CEO of AOL. Since his arrival, Univision has added three new cable networks and steadily increased its net revenue. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cesar<\/a>

Cesar Conde
(Picture Courtesy of Univision Corporate Website)[1]<\/p><\/div>\n

Cesar Conde<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Mr. Conde is president of the Univision Networks and is responsible for every television network including Univision Network, Unimas and Univision Cable Network. He is also responsible for the Univision Studios which were established in 2009. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Univision Communications.\u00a0[1]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Andrew<\/a>

Andrew W. Hobson
(Picture Courtesy of Univision Corporate Website)[1]<\/p><\/div>\n

Andrew W. Hobson<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Joined Univision Communications in 1993 as Executive Vice President of Univision Network. In 2007 he became Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Communications playing a vital role in the company’s recent financial growth. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Univision Communications is the leading spanish broadcaster in America with a pedigree of television, radio and interactive media operations. The company’s primary audience are Latin American families in the United States. Univision Communications runs the top-rated Univision Network<\/a>, as well as sister networks UniMas<\/a>\u00a0and Galavision<\/a>. In addition, the company owns and operates about 60 local TV stations and 70 radio stations all across the nation and an online division which owns and distributes a network of online and mobile products like Univision.com. Some major competitors include\u00a0TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V<\/a>,\u00a0Liberman Broadcasting, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/a>. [2]<\/a> Some of the most successful current programs are\u00a0Sabado Gigante<\/em><\/a>, which has been on the air since 1997, and\u00a0Primer Impacto<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>since 1994.<\/p>\n

The following video summarizes what Univision’s vision consists on:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Tsf76kXaiKw\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Television:<\/strong> The television segment owns a large number of TV stations and networks of which the most successful is Univision Network, the driving force behind the company. Univision Network has the largest spanish speaking television audience in the world and has reached parity with the 5 major english television networks outranking The CW<\/a> several times. The television department also owns UniMas a spanish language broadcast television network, as well as Galavision<\/a> a cable network in the U.S. In addition to the three major networks the company recently added three single format 24-hour cable networks: Univision Deportes Network, ForoTV and Univision Telenovelas. In 2009 the company founded Univision Studios, their own production division. Last year the company announced the creation of Fusion, an english language joint venture with ABC<\/a>\u00a0targeted at hispanic americans.\u00a0[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Univision and ABC joint venture (photo courtesy of mediabistro.com) [10]<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Radio:\u00a0<\/strong>The radio segment owns and operates 69 radio stations in the United States. In 2003 Univision completed the acquisition of the Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation to form Univision Radio<\/a>, the largest spanish language radio broadcasting company in the United States. In addition, the company founded Univision America<\/a> this past summer, which is a spanish talk radio network that operates in major states like California, Texas and Florida. [3]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Univision America (photo courtesy of mediamoves.com) [11]<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Interactive Media: <\/strong>This segment is responsible for operating a network of online products of which Univision.com<\/a> is the most important. Univision interactive media was launched in 2009 to house Univision Movil and Univision.com, an online publisher that features entertainment, news and information. The interactive media segment also includes UVideos<\/a>, a bilingual digital network and Univision Partner Group, a publishing network. [3]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/a>

Univision.com Homepage
(photo courtesy of Univision.com) [12]<\/p><\/div>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In 1955 KWEX-TV, the first full time Spanish language station in America was founded. The station changed owners several times until in 1968 the new owners decided to name it Spanish International Network after buying channels in New Jersey and LA. By the mid 1970s the company had grown into a national network in the United States. In 1986 a Partnership of Televisa (a major media production company) and Hallmark cards bought the network formally naming it UNIVISION. Univision online was launched in 2000. [4]<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In the past decade Univision Communications has grown in many fronts of the industry launching UniMas, formerly known as Telefutura (2002), Univision Radio <\/a>(2003), Univision Studios (2009) and Univision Interactive media (2009). [4]<\/a><\/p>\n

Financials<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 During 2012 Univision Communications Inc. reported a steady rise in their financials. Both their OIBDA and their total net revenue increased in comparison to the previous numbers of 2011. For the full year, net revenue increased 7.4 percent to $2,442.0 million from $2,273.5 million in 2011 and OIBDA increased 7.4 percent to $1,003.2 million from $933.9 million in 2011. Moreover the increase took place in each of the three media production areas of the company (Television, Radio and Digital). [5]<\/a><\/p>\n

\"2012<\/a>

(photo courtesy of Univision Corporate financial statement 2012) [5]<\/p><\/div>\n

In the News\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0January [6]<\/a>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n