Tag: Univision Communications

Univision Communications has appointed DISH Media alum Michael Schwimmer as president of global platform strategy and revenue.

Univision Communications has hired four new executives for its streaming team in preparation for the launch of its two-tiered global platform.

Univision Communications has acquired a significant equity stake in the Hispanic MMA sports franchise Combate Global.

Univision Communications has unveiled its plans for a streaming service that includes both free ad-supported and premium subscription-based options, set to launch in the U.S. and Latin America in 2022.

Univision Communications' 2021-22 programming lineup features more than 2,500 hours of original content across its Univision and UniMás broadcast networks, with scripted and unscripted programming, tentpoles, news and sports events.

Televisa is selling its media and content assets to Univision for $4.8 billion, with SoftBank Latin America Fund, Google, The Raine Group and ForgeLight among those participating in the financing of the transaction.

Univision Communications has unveiled plans to launch PrendeTV, a streaming service created exclusively for the U.S. Hispanic audience featuring free, premium Spanish-language programming.

Univision Communications has exited its minority position in El Rey Network, the English-language cable channel and production studio created by Mexican-American filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures.

Univision Communications has revealed the company’s 2020-21 programming lineup, driven by sports, news and entertainment content to serve its diverse audience.

Univision Communications and Televisa have inked a distribution agreement that will see a Univision-branded linear channel become available across the region in early 2020.