Univision reached retransmition-consent with DIRECTV.
February 3, 2009
Univision Communications Inc. announced a multi-year carriage agreement with DIRECTV. The agreement includes carriage of Univision’s owned and operated broadcast stations and distribution of the cable network, Galavisión, and the network feeds for Univision and TeleFutura. This agreement includes, in certain markets, carriage of affiliated stations owned and operated by Entravision Communications Corporation, Equity Media Holdings Corporation and Fisher Communications, Inc..
“The partnership with DIRECTV speaks to the growing influence of the Hispanic consumer in the nation,” said Joe Uva, chief executive officer, Univision Communications Inc. “Our distributors understand that a partnership with Univision is an investment in sustained growth.”
“We are pleased to continue our long-standing relationship both with Univision and the large base of Hispanic customers who enjoy Univision’s programming on DIRECTV,” said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV, Inc.
The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
