Univision is a USA television channel.
Univision is the leading Spanish-language television network in the United States, available in over 50 American markets with significant Hispanic and Latina populations. It presents a wide range of programming including telenovelas from programming partners Televisa, Venevision and RCN. The network airs a popular early morning show, Despierta America ("Wake-Up America"), popular soccer tournaments and news in Spanish.
Originally called the Spanish International Network, Univision took its current name in 1986. At that time Univision CEO Joaquin Blaya signed two big stars -- Cristina Saralegui, who became a famous talk show host, and Mario Kreutzberger, better known as Don Francisco, who brought his famous program Sabado Gigante ("Giant Saturday") from Chile.
On January 31, 2022, Univision owner Univision Communications completed its merger with most of the assets of Grupo Televisa, the leading media company in Mexico. The new company, TelevisaUnivision, is the largest Spanish-language media company in the world. The $4.8 billion deal unites Univision's American distribution network with Televisa's huge content library and TV production capability -- Televisa produced more than 86,000 hours of content in 2020.
This television channel is owned by TelevisaUnivision, Inc.
The website is presented in the Spanish language.
Mailing address: 605 3rd Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10158-0180
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TelevisaUnivision Launched from Merger of Univision and Televisa
-- January 31, 2022: Univision Communications, owner of the leading Spanish-language TV network in the U.S., has completed its merger with most of the assets of Grupo Televisa, the leading media company in Mexico. The new company, TelevisaUnivision, is the largest Spanish-language media company in the world. Grupo Televisa is now the largest shareholder in TelevisaUnivision with a 45% equity stake.
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-- The leading Spanish-language network in the U.S. will offer 24/7 news on its PrendreTV free streaming service. PrendreTV was launched on March 30, 2021 with 40 streaming channels, offering "the widest selection of the most popular Spanish-language programming available to viewers in the U.S." according to Univision.
George Winslow wrote at TV Tech on May 19, 2021:
Univision to Enter 24-Hour Streaming News Fray
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-- Univision, the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S., is buying most of Grupo Televisa, the leading media company in Mexico. Univision will pay $4.8 billion for Televisa's content library, four free-to-air Mexican TV channels, 27 pay-TV network channels and stations, the Videocine movie studio and Blim TV subscription video on demand (SVOD) service. Televisa produced more than 86,000 hours of content in 2020...
-- Univision president and CEO wrote a letter to Janet Brown, the presidential debate commission's executive director, in which he expressed his "disappointment on behalf of the millions of Hispanics who do not have a voice in the upcoming presidential debates as evidenced by the selected moderators announced [August 14, 2012]."
Falco went on to say that, since moderators for the four presidential debates were already...
-- The new, as-yet-unnamed cable channel, which is expected to launch in the first half of 2013, will be geared toward Hispanics living in the U.S. ABC News and Univision announced the joint venture, which will be owned 50/50, on May 7, 2012.
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