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It was a big night for multiple winner Daddy Yankee at the Premio Lo Nuestro awards, and it was a very big night for Univision. Taking over the Spanish-language network's entire primetime, the 32nd annual Latin music show was a star-studded night with Ricky Martin, Natti Natasha, J Balvin, Sebastián Yatra, Christian…

As investors circle Hispanic media giant Univision Communications, former Viacom chief financial officer and investment banker Wade Davis continues in the mix as some new names emerge. The latest entrant into the process is Searchlight Capital, a private equity firm said to be teaming up with Davis, as first reported…

CNN and Univision will host a Democratic presidential debate in Phoenix on March 15, two days before the Arizona primary as well as votes in Florida, Illinois and Ohio. This will be the 11th presidential debate this cycle, the fourth to be hosted by CNN and the second by Univision. On February 19, NBC News, MSNBC and…

Univision may be selling itself to Liberty Global and a smaller rival called Hemisphere Media, a Spanish-language broadcaster in Miami that bills itself as "the only publicly traded pure-play U.S. media company targeting the high growth U.S. Hispanic and Latin American markets." The news, reported first by Bloomberg…

Univision and Televisa, two top Hispanic media companies, are teaming up to bring a Univision-branded linear channel to 17 Latin American markets in the coming weeks. The ad-supported, 24-hour pay-TV channel will be initially distributed across the region, except in Brazil, “in early 2020,” an announcement said…

The owners of Deadspin, the New York-based sports and culture website that has lain dormant for two months after a remarkable exodus of all editorial staffers, will move its operations to Chicago in a bid to restart the site. The move will align Deadspin with the Chicago-based Onion, one of the digital properties…

EXCLUSIVE: Combate Americas, an emerging Hispanic mixed-martial-arts circuit that started live bouts in 2015, has reached a three-year partnership with Univision and Grupo Televisa worth an eight-figure sum. Although not in the same financial bracket as the UFC’s $1.5 billion pact with ESPN or Bellator’s nine-figure…

Splinter, the left-leaning news site that in many respects succeeded Gawker after that digital brand’s legal meltdown, is closing down. Seven employees who are members of the Gizmodo Media Group’s union were laid off as a result of the move, but they are expected to shift to roles at other sites within the…

The third Democratic debate of the 2020 presidential election cycle will air live nationwide Thursday beginning at 8 PM ET/5 PM PT. The debate hosted by ABC News in partnership with Univision is the first of the Democratic primary season to be held on one night, with eligible candidates whittled to 10 for the face-off…

ABC News and Univision will give the 10 Democratic candidates who qualified for the next debate slightly extra time to respond to questions than they were at the last event, and they will be able to make opening statements but not closing remarks. The network also confirmed Thursday that no more than 10 candidates…

In offering Wall Street analysts an update on Univision’s strategic review process Wednesday, Univision CEO Vince Sadusky recalled his executive tenure at Telemundo. The review, initiated in July, could result in a sale of the privately held Hispanic media giant, though other options are being considered. “There are…

Longtime former Univision anchor Maria Elena Salinas is set to become a contributor to CBS News. Susan Zirinsky, CBS News President and senior executive producer, said Salinas will deliver reports for multiple broadcasts and platforms and will be a frequent presence in 2020 election coverage. Salinas is best known for…