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Univision, the Hispanic media giant whose takeover by private equity investors led by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis will soon close, has named four independent directors to its board. The new board members include SoftBank Group COO Marcelo Claure; United Airlines executive chairman Oscar Munoz; Estée Lauder Companies…

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…

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…

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…

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 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 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…

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’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…

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.” Trisha…

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 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…