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Gizmodo Media Group Staffers Ratify Second WGA East Contract
The editorial staff at Gizmodo Media Group has ratified its second collective bargaining deal with the WGA East. The digital media outlet’s 169 members voted overwhelmingly to approve the new three-year contract, which is its first as part of Univision Communications’ Fusion Media Group.
Here are details of the…
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Univision Considers Selling Fusion Media Group: Report
Univision Communications Inc. is considering selling its Fusion Media Group, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Fusion’s properties include websites Gizmodo, Deadspin and The Root, among others, and it has a stake in the parent company of The Onion.
Univision’s exploration of the sale comes amidst…
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Dish Claims Univision Carriage Dispute At An Impasse – Offers Free Antennas
UPDATE: Univision has responded to the Dish Network accusations with its own statement.
“Dish continues its efforts to pay Univision only a fraction of what it pays our English-language peers,” said the Univision statement. “Dish's latest offer to UCI is an insult to our viewers, who depend on us for the news and…
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Univision Launches Subscription Streaming Service
Univision launched a subscription streaming service to provide on-demand access to its Spanish-language programming and offer content from BBC Studios, RTVE, Televisa, Viacom and others.
The new SVOD service, announced this morning at a press briefing, is an extension of Univision’s live streaming service, Univision…
Univision Teaming With TV Academy, PGA, SAG-AFTRA & More On Diversity Initiative
Univision Communications is partnering with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Producers Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, University of California, Los Angeles Division of Social Sciences, University of…
Univision Agrees To Carry Katz Networks Through 2024
Univision Communication’s TV stations will continue to air Bounce, Escape, Grit and Laff as subchannels on its major market outlets through 2024, the result of a new agreement announced this morning.
The niche targeted channels are owned by Katz Broadcasting, which TV station owner E.W. Scripps agreed this month to…
Univision Chief: CEOs Must Denounce Racism And The “Current Insanity”
Add Univision Communications CEO Randy Falco to the growing list of executives calling for full-throated opposition to bigotry following President Donald Trump’s response to last weekend’s clashes in Charlottesville.
Without mentioning Trump by name, Falco said in an open letter that he opposes the “abject failure to…
Univision Reports “Challenging” Q2 Ad Sales As Revenues Fall
Univision’s recent changes in its ad sales operation follow a quarter that was “more challenging than expected,” CFO Frank Lopez-Balboa told the privately held company’s investors today.
The Spanish language broadcaster has seen weakness in sales to auto, restaurant, and food companies, as well as in big markets…
Univision’s New Ad Sales & Marketing Chief Revamps Exec Team
More changes afoot today in Univision Communications’ ad sales operation following last week’s appointment of Steve Mandala as President of Advertising Sales and Marketing.
With the unveiling of his team, Mandala said the execs will “continue to deliver innovative, action-driven solutions for our partners.”
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Univision Taps Steve Mandala To Run Ad Sales & Marketing
Two months ago Steve Mandala told advertisers at Univision's upfront presentation that the Spanish language broadcaster had “some makeup work to do" with them — adding that "we did it."
Now he’ll be responsible for preventing a similar problem: The company named him President of Advertising Sales and Marketing…
Univision Promotes Tonia O’Connor To Chief Revenue Officer, A New Position
Univision Communications CEO Randy Falco has promoted Tonia O’Connor from Chief Commercial Officer and President of Content Distribution to a newly created job: Chief Revenue Officer.
And he has given her an important first assignment. She will pick a President of Advertising Sales & Marketing to replace Keith Turner…
Liberty Media’s John Malone Weighs Investment In Univision: Report
There’s a lot of activity in John Malone’s world: The Liberty Media chairman is discussing the possibility of buying a “significant stake” in Univision, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Malone and Liberty CEO Greg Maffel met with Univision directors Haim Saban and Jonathan Nelson last week at the annual Allen & Co…
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