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Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is an American media company serving Hispanic America dating back to the first Spanish-language television network in the U.S. in the early 1960s. UCI has evolved into a multimedia company with 16 broadcast, cable and digital networks; 61 television stations; and online and mobile apps, products and content creation facilities in Miami, New York and Los Angeles. UCI’s headquarters is in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.〔"(Contact )." Univision. Retrieved on August 28, 2011. "605 Third Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY 10158"〕 Prior to 2007,〔James, Meg. "(TELEVISION; Univision's new image is star of the party )." ''Los Angeles Times''. May 17, 2007. C1. Retrieved on August 28, 2011. "With the acquisition, Univision has moved its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to New York, where Uva is based."〕 the headquarters was in Century City, Los Angeles, California, United States.〔"(2001 Annual Report )." Univision Communications. 36 (20/20). Retrieved on March 30, 2010. "Corporate Headquarters Univision Communications Inc. 1999 Avenue of the Stars Suite 3050 Los Angeles, CA 90067"〕〔James, Meg. "(IN BRIEF / MEDIA; Televisa Ends Attempt to Take Over Univision )." ''Los Angeles Times''. September 19, 2006. Business Part C Business Desk C6. Retrieved on March 30, 2010. "Univision is based in Century City."〕 ==History== 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 Communications Inc. acquired USA Broadcasting, the station group of USA Networks, which included 13 full-power television stations. Most of these stations became part of a new network called TeleFutura, which it launched in 2002, now UniMás. Others joined Univision. In 2003, Univision completed the acquisition of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation to form Univision Radio. 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 Inc. In May 2008, Univision Music Group was sold to Universal Music Group and combined with its Latin label to become Universal Music Latin Entertainment. In 2009, Univision Interactive Media was formed to house Univision.com, Univision Móvil, and an array of digital offerings. Univision On Demand also debuted in 2009, through distribution partners. That same year Univision also created Univision Studios, a new production arm focused on producing and co-producing content for the Company’s platforms. Since June 2011, Randy Falco has been President and CEO of UCI, and since then has increased UCI’s earnings. Mr. Falco’s contract was recently renewed until January 2018.〔 In the fall of 2012, Univision celebrated its 50th anniversary by unveiling a new brand logo and a new tagline identifying Univision as the “Hispanic Heartbeat of America.” The Company owns and operates two broadcast networks, ''Univision Network'' the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network, available in approximately 93% of U.S. Hispanic television households. It is one of the top five networks in the country and 91% of Univision’s audience consumes content live vs. 70 percent for English-language networks. UniMás is among the leading Spanish-language broadcast television networks. More recently, UCI has grown its offerings with the launch of cable networks Univision Deportes, Univision tlnovelas and, additional cable, digital and multiplatform offerings. In 2013, UCI announced a strategic partnership which launched El Rey, a new network geared towards young-adult audiences led by Robert Rodriguez. That year Univision also rebranded its TeleFutura network into UniMás, which targets males ages 18 to 35, and broadcasts dramatic series, soccer events, reruns of classic shows and feature films. In addition, in 2013 Univision formed its joint venture with ABC/Disney to launch "Fusion", a 24-hour, English-language cable news network. In 2014, UCI launched Univision Mobile, La Fabrica and TheFlama.com and also continued to increase the reach of Univision Deportes, Fusion and El Rey. Also in 2014, UCI expanded its partnership with Hulu, building on its launch as the first Spanish-language offering on Hulu in 2012. In 2015, UCI signed a deal with Sling TV that grants Sling TV innovative Over-the-top programming and multi-stream rights for live and video-on-demand content from Univision Network, UniMás, UDN, Galavisión, El Rey Network, Bandamax, De Película, De Película Clásico, Telehit, tlNovelas, FOROtv, as well as Univision and UniMás broadcast stations nationwide. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Univision Communications」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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