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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Univision prepares for lean stretch

Business | By Meg James | November 18, 2008
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Ex-news director for KMEX sues Univision

Business | By Meg James | November 18, 2008
A television news director who was fired by Univision Communications Inc. Read more
 

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Univision loss widens on ad slump

Business | August 9, 2008
Univision Communications Inc., the Spanish-language broadcaster taken private last year, posted a wider second-quarter loss Friday, weighed down by an advertising slump. Read more
 

Monday, September 10, 2007

THE NATION - Democrats court the Latino vote, en espaƱol

National | By Miguel Bustillo | September 10, 2007
Democrats condemned divisive immigration rhetoric and touted issues important to many Latinos during a televised debate Sunday on a leading Spanish-language network in which their remarks were translated live from English. Read more
 

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Gold Cup final draws large Univision audience

Sports | By Ken Fowler | June 27, 2007
The Gold Cup soccer final between the United States and Mexico on Sunday drew a bigger TV audience than the Stanley Cup final. Read more
 

Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Univison proposes debate in Spanish

National | By Peter Wallsten | June 6, 2007
Univision, the country’s highest-rated Spanish-language television network and a leading draw for young adult viewers, has invited White House hopefuls from both major parties to participate in the first presidential candidate debates to be conducted entirely in Spanish. Read more
 

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Selling Spanish TV to ad buyers

Business | By Lorenza Munoz | May 15, 2007
Considering that Latinos make up the largest ethnic group in the United States and Latino buying power is on an upward march, you’d figure Spanish-language networks would be fighting advertisers off. Read more
 

Tuesday, May 8, 2007

English spoken here

Entertainment | By Reed Johnson | May 8, 2007
WHEN Alex Pels was growing up in Argentina in the 1970s and ’80s, he recalls, “there was not really a lot of choices in terms of how you got access to pop culture.” Read more
 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Univision’s new owners start with tough program

Business | By Meg James and Jim Puzzanghera | March 28, 2007
Federal approval Tuesday of the $12.3-billion sale of Univision Communications Inc. Read more
 

Friday, January 12, 2007

FINALLY

Entertainment | January 12, 2007
Tuned in: Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Radio’s top-rated morning show in Los Angeles, “Piolin por La Manana” (Piolin in the Morning), led by Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, has picked up eight more stations across the country, including KLNV-FM in San Diego. Read more
 

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Televisa May Make New Bid for Univision

Business | July 19, 2006
Mexican media giant Televisa on Tuesday said it did not rule out a new takeover offer for U.S. broadcaster Univision after losing a bidding war over the company last month. Read more
 

Saturday, June 24, 2006

Televisa Submits Revised Bid for TV Firm

Business | By Meg James | June 24, 2006
Capping a chaotic week, Los Angeles billionaire A. Jerrold Perenchio on Friday had a new bid in hand for Univision Communications Inc., even as another, earlier offer expired. Read more
 

Thursday, June 22, 2006

Disarray in Auction of Univision

Business | By Meg James and Sallie Hofmeister | June 22, 2006
The auction for Univision Communications Inc. Read more
 

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Telenovelas and soccer are Univision’s one-two

News | By Maria Elena Fernandez | May 18, 2006
FLUSH with a growing Latino audience and increasing recognition as a dominant player in the broadcast industry, Univision is heading into the fall television season determined to close in on its English-language competitors. Read more
 

Friday, March 10, 2006

Televisa, Private Equity Firm May Bid Jointly for Univision

Business | By Meg James | March 10, 2006
A consortium of investors including Rhode Island-based Providence Equity Partners Inc. Read more
 

Thursday, February 9, 2006

Univision Board to Consider Sale

Business | By Meg James | February 9, 2006
After spending 13 years building a sleepy chain of television stations into a Spanish-language juggernaut, Los Angeles billionaire A. Jerrold Perenchio is looking for a way to say adios. Read more
 

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Nielsen Bows to Latino Viewers

Business | By Meg James | December 20, 2005
Nielsen Media Research will include in its national ratings shows aired by Univision Communications Inc. Read more
 

Monday, November 7, 2005

Right audience and more of it for Latin Grammys

Entertainment | By Scott Collins | November 7, 2005
Presented for the first time on Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, the sixth annual Latin Grammys on Thursday delivered 5.1 million total viewers, the network said. Read more
 

Wednesday, November 2, 2005

Move is music to their ears

Entertainment | By Agustin Gurza | November 2, 2005
Nothing nullifies a pop culture trend in the United States like being dumped by a major TV network. Read more
 

Saturday, October 29, 2005

Gov. Buys Ad Time on His Top Donor’s Network

California | Local | By Dan Morain | October 29, 2005
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