Univision Communications

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Univision Communications, Inc.
Type	Private
Founded	Los Angeles, California, USA (1992)
Founder	A. Jerrold Perenchio Venevision and Televisa
Headquarters	Los Angeles, California, United States
Key people	Joe Uva, CEO Ray Rodriguez, President and COO
Industry	Media and Entertainment
Products	Univision Network, Galavision, Telefutura Network, Univision Online, Univision Radio, Univision Music Group, Univision Television Group, Telefutura Television Group
Owner	Broadcast Media Partners, Inc.
Website	www.univision.net

Univision Communications, Inc. is the leading Spanish language media company in the United States.

[edit] History

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Univision Communications, Inc. was founded in 1992 by businessman A. Jerrold Perenchio, Televisa and Venevision when the Univision Network was acquired from Hallmark Cards.

From September 1996 to April 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. traded in the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol UVN.

In 2001, Univision acquired USA Broadcasting, the station group of USA Networks, which included 13 full-power television stations which are listed below. Most of these stations became part of a new network called TeleFutura. Others joined Univision.

In March 2007, Univision Communications, Inc. was sold to Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc. which includes Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, Providence Equity Partners Inc. , TPG Capital, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., and Saban Capital Group.

[edit] Former USA Stations

These were the stations Univision picked up through the acquisition of USA Broadcasting.

• ¹These stations are owned by Univision, however they are operated by Entravision under Local Marketing Agreements.
• ²WUVG also carries TeleFutura on a digital subchannel (WUVG-DT 48.2).
• ³WQHS is the only network-owned station bordering Canada. It is also one of only three stations near the Canadian border. The other two stations -- which are third-party owned, are WUDT-CA in Detroit, Michigan and KUNS-TV in Seattle, Washington. However, neither the network nor any of the three stations are available on cable or satellite in Canada due to foreign broadcast restrictions established by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).

[edit] Properties

• Univision Network
• Telefutura Network
• Galavision
• Univision Radio
• Univision Online
• Univision Music Group
• Univision Television Group
• Telefutura Television Group
• TuTV (50% with Televisa)

[edit] Corporate Governance

Executive Officers

• Joe Uva, Chief Executive Officer
• Ray Rodriguez, President and Chief Operating Officer
• Andrew W. Hobson, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Strategic Officer
• C. Douglas Kranwinkle, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Board of Directors

• Joe Uva, Chief Executive Officer – Univision Communications Inc.
• Zaid F. Alsikafi, Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
• David Bonderman, Founding Partner – TPG Capital, L.P.
• Richard J. Bressler, Managing Director - Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
• James C. Carlisle, Vice President - Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
• Adam Chesnoff, President and Chief Operating Officer - Saban Capital Group, Inc.
• Henry Cisneros, Executive Chairman - CityView
• Michael P. Cole, Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
• Kelvin L. Davis, Partner - TPG Capital, L.P.
• Albert J. Dobron, Managing Director - Providence Equity Partners
• Gloria Estefan, Vice-President - Estefan Enterprises
• Mark J. Masiello, Managing Director - Providence Equity Partners
• Jonathan M. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer - Providence Equity Partners
• James N. Perry, Managing Director - Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC
• Karl Peterson, Partner - TPG Capital, L.P.
• Haim Saban, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer - Saban Capital Group, Inc.
• Scott M. Sperling, Co-President - Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

[edit] External links

• Corporate site
• Univision.com