Tag: TelevisaUnivision

On the second day of the Festival FAST, Jorge Balleste, VP of partnerships and acquisitions at TelevisaUnivision, sat down with Elizabeth Bowen-Tombari, editor of TV Latina, discussing the performance of the company’s FAST channels over the past year and the differentiating elements in TelevisaUnivision’s offering.

The full schedule for TV Latina’s Festival FAST, running November 12 and 13, is now available, with Samsung TV Plus’s Aline Jabbour, TelevisaUnivision’s Jorge Balleste, Fuse Media’s Tania Campos and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Patricia Jasin among the speakers. Register for free here.

Pierluigi Gazzolo, CEO of ViX, is planning to leave the TelevisaUnivision streaming service, stepping down at the end of this year.

The second edition of TV Latina’s Festival FAST will feature Jorge Balleste from TelevisaUnivision’s Jorge Balleste and Omdia’s Juan Villegas and will take place November 12 to 13. Register for free here.

TelevisaUnivision has appointed Daniel Alegre as CEO, succeeding Wade Davis, who will transition to the role of vice chairman of the board of directors.

Verizon and TelevisaUnivision have expanded their partnership to give Verizon myPlan and Home Internet customers access to ViX Premium for free for 12 months beginning June 20.

TelevisaUnivision showcased a range of new programming highlights as well as enhanced capabilities such as Sistema Uforia, tapping into the company's Latin music offering, at its upfront presentation.

Total revenues at TelevisaUnivision grew by 7 percent in the first quarter, reaching $1.1 billion, driven by its direct-to-consumer streaming strategy globally and its linear networks in Mexico.

Ad revenues gained helped power a 5 percent increase in full-year revenues at TelevisaUnivision.

TelevisaUnivision is going to begin offering a new ad-supported premium tier on the ViX streaming service in the U.S. later this year.