Univision Announces Multi-Year Carriage Agreement with Cox Communications

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Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:15am EDT

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the
United States, announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with Cox
Communications, the third-largest cable television company in the United States.


The agreement includes continued distribution of Univision`s broadcast networks,
Univision and TeleFutura, and cable network, Galavisión, and in certain markets,
carriage of stations owned and operated by Univision. The agreement includes
carriage of affiliated stations owned and operated by Entravision Communications
Corporation (NYSE:EVC) and Equity Media Holdings Corporation. 

"Cox has been a great partner and over the years has worked closely with us to
better serve and grow their Hispanic subscriber base. This long term
distribution deal allows Cox continued carriage of our services, plus the launch
of Univision on Demand," said Tonia O`Connor, executive vice president,
distribution sales and marketing. "Cox was one of the first cable operators to
focus on the Hispanic consumer by deploying our services broadly across its
service area in markets such as San Diego, Phoenix, Tucson, Las Vegas." 

The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 

Univision Communications is a leading integrated media company in the U.S. The
Univision Network is one of the top five television networks in America
regardless of language, regularly beating ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX among Adults
18-34 and 18-49 in primetime, and is the #1 Spanish-language broadcast
television network. Univision's KMEX station in Los Angeles is consistently the
#1 station in the country among all Adults 18-49 in primetime, regardless of
language. 

About Univision Communications

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in
the United States.Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched
Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S.
Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language
broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of
U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country`s leading Spanish-language
cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television
stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the
leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio
stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto
Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com,
the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision
Móvil, the industry`s most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile
offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint
venture formed to broadcast Televisa`s pay television channels in the U.S.
Univision Communications has television network operations in Miami and
television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the
United States.

For more information, please visit www.univision.net





Univision Communications Inc.
Monica Talan, 212-455-5331
mtalan@univision.net

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