Univision

Univision
Type	Free-to-air television network
Country	United States
Affiliates	See list of affiliates
Headquarters	605 Third Avenue; New York, NY 10158; U.S.
Programming
Language(s)	Spanish
Picture format	1080i HDTV; 1080p via ATSC 3.0 in some markets; (re-scaled to 16:9 480i for some affiliated stations)
Timeshift service	Univision East; Univision West;
Ownership
Owner	TelevisaUnivision
Key people	Wade Davis (CEO)
Sister channels	UniMás; Galavisión; Univision Tlnovelas; TUDN; see list at bottom;
History
Launched	September 29, 1962
Founder	Debateable:; Raoul A. Cortez, Emilio Nicolas Sr., Rene Anselmo
Former names	Spanish International Network (1962–1987)
Links
Website	www.univision.com
Availability
Streaming media
FuboTV	Live Stream
YouTube TV	Internet Protocol television
Vidgo	Internet Protocol television

Univision (Spanish pronunciation: [uniβiˈsjon] ^ⓘ) is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content.^[2] The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes telenovelas and other drama series, sports, sitcoms, reality and variety series, news programming, and imported Spanish-language feature films. Univision is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,^[3] and has its major studios, production facilities, and business operations based in Doral, Florida (near Miami).

Univision is available on pay television providers throughout most of the United States, with local stations in over 60 markets with large Latin American communities. Most of these stations air full local newscasts and other local programming in addition to network shows; in major markets such as Los Angeles, Miami, and New York City, the local newscasts carried by the network's owned-and-operated stations are equally competitive with their English-language counterparts ratings-wise.

Randy Falco, who was executive vice president and COO since January 2011, took over as CEO on June 29 of that year after the departure of its former president and CEO Joe Uva in April 2011.^[4]^[5] In March 2018, Falco announced that he would be retiring and stepping down after seven years as Univision CEO.^[6]

In May 2018, Vincent L. Sadusky, having previously served as CEO of Media General Inc. and CFO and Treasurer of Telemundo Communications Inc., formally took over as CEO, replacing Falco.^[7]

In February 2020, Searchlight Capital Partners, LP (“Searchlight”) and ForgeLight LLC (“ForgeLight”) acquired a 64% majority stake in Univision, Televisa to keep their 36% minority stake.^[8] In December 2020, former Viacom CFO Wade Davis replaced Sadusky to become CEO, effective as of the closing of the transaction.^[9]

^ "Overview". www.dnb.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.^{[title missing]}
^ "Spanish-language TV giant Univision sells majority stake to investment firms". Tampa Bay Times. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
^ "Miami Herald". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2007.^{[dead link]}
^ "Former AOL and NBC Executive Randy Falco Joins Univision as Executive Vice President & COO". Univision PR (Press release). Univision Communications. January 18, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Talan, Monica (June 29, 2011). "Univision hires ex-AOL boss Randy Falco". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 8, 2018). "Univision CEO Randy Falco to retire, company plans restructuring after tabling IPO". Variety. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
^ Gold, Hadas (May 30, 2018). "Univision formally announces Vincent Sadusky as CEO". CNN Money. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
^ Steinberg, Brian (February 25, 2020). "Spanish Media Giant Univision Sells Majority Stake". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
^ "Searchlight, ForgeLight complete majority stake purchase of Univision". Reuters. December 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[1] "Overview". www.dnb.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.^{[title missing]}

[2] "Spanish-language TV giant Univision sells majority stake to investment firms". Tampa Bay Times. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2020.

[herald-3] "Miami Herald". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2007.^{[dead link]}

[univision.com-4] "Former AOL and NBC Executive Randy Falco Joins Univision as Executive Vice President & COO". Univision PR (Press release). Univision Communications. January 18, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Talan, Monica (June 29, 2011). "Univision hires ex-AOL boss Randy Falco". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

[6] Littleton, Cynthia (March 8, 2018). "Univision CEO Randy Falco to retire, company plans restructuring after tabling IPO". Variety. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[7] Gold, Hadas (May 30, 2018). "Univision formally announces Vincent Sadusky as CEO". CNN Money. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

[8] Steinberg, Brian (February 25, 2020). "Spanish Media Giant Univision Sells Majority Stake". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[9] "Searchlight, ForgeLight complete majority stake purchase of Univision". Reuters. December 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 4, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2023.

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