Univision is rebranding its Univision Deportes network as TUDN, but it will still deliver a heavy dose of soccer and other sports. Pronounced “tu-de-ene” (or “my sports network” in English), the sports network plays heavily into the overall programming offerings of the privately held Hispanic media company. Univision…

Twitter has announced new partnerships with Univision, the Wall Street Journal and Time, as well an expanded relationship with the NFL and renewed deals with the NBA, BuzzFeed, CNN and others. The social media giant revealed those and other initiatives in a presentation to media buyers on the opening day of the…

Univision has completed the sale of assets comprising Gizmodo Media Group — the portfolio once known for Gawker — as well as The Onion to private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Plans call for GMG and The Onion to form a new company named G/O Media, which will operate as independent assets within the Great Hill…

Ending a nearly eight-month impasse, Dish Network and Univision Communications have announced a new long-term carriage deal. The companies said restoration of Univision networks and stations on DishLatino and Dish will begin immediately. Dish at the end of 2018 reported 12.3 million total pay-TV subscribers, including…

Disturbing news from Caracas tonight as the U.S. State Department confirms that Univision reporter Jorge Ramos and his crew were held against their will for a time today by Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro at his Mireflores Castle. Univision reported that its veteran journalist and crew were “being arbitrarily…

Univision swung to a loss in the fourth quarter, blaming a downturn in revenue in part on a months-long carriage dispute with Dish, but CEO Vince Sadusky expressed guarded optimism about a resolution to the impasse during a conference call with analysts. Univision posted an operating loss of $40.2 million, compared…

UPDATED with closing price. Dish Network shares fell nearly 8% midway after the company released lackluster fourth-quarter results amid ongoing carriage disputes with HBO and Univision. Diluted earnings per share plunged to 64 cents from $2.64 in the same quarter a year ago. Total revenue slid to $3.31 billion from…

Dish Network co-founder and chairman Charlie Ergen says the satellite provider’s carriage dispute with HBO shows no signs of letting up, and he predicts a blackout lasting through the mid-April return of Game of Thrones would increase piracy. The HBO situation “will be interesting because people will find another way…

Describing Dish Network’s negotiating approach as “bizarre,” Univision CEO Vince Sadusky said the Hispanic media giant’s carriage dispute with the major satellite operator is “likely permanent.” While the executive has issued previous warnings in the same vein, his comments during Univision’s third-quarter earnings…

Univision’s ongoing carriage dispute with Dish Network hit the privately held company’s third-quarter results hard, with total revenue falling 17% and operating income off 34%. Revenue came in at $628.2 million for the period ending September 30, compared with $759.4 million in the same quarter a year earlier. Income…

Dish Network CEO Charlie Ergen, long known for his free-spoken, sharp-elbowed management style, described the company’s carriage dispute with HBO as the result of “purely an anti-competitive play” by the premium network’s new parent, AT&T. Last week’s blackout marked the first time since HBO went on the air in 1972…

Dish Network posted third-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street estimates but also revealed some disconcerting subscriber trends, especially in light of ongoing blackouts with Univision and HBO. Diluted earnings came in at 82 cents per share, well ahead of analysts’ consensus for 67 cents a share and 45% over the…