The network we know as Univision was founded by Raoul Cortez in 1955 as San Antonio's KCOR-TV. In 1961, the station was acquired by an investment group. http://broadcastengineering.com/products/Nab-nicolas-cortez-20060216/ Over time, KCOR-TV was turned into KWEX-TV, the Spanish International Network, and finally, Univision. http://www.sintv.org/sintv/history.html According to a Neilsen Study, Univision has a lion's share of the Hispanic market, with more Hispanics tuning in to its primetime offerings than those of 6 major networks, including ABC and Fox. http://corporate.univision.com/corp/en/univision.jsp The televnovelas (Spanish-language soap operas) that Univision airs are its programming and ratings mainstays. For the week of January 11, 2010, all ten "top Hispanic tv rankings" were Univision's telenovelas Sortilegio and En Nombre de Amor. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/weekly-tv-ratings/
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Fast Facts
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CEO
Joseph Uva
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Headquarters
605 3rd Ave., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10158
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Owners
In 2007, Univision moved from being publically traded company to being privately owned by Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.
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Recent Moves
In 2009, Univision partnered with YouTube to show its content online.
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Recent Moves
Univision will begin creating its own telenovelas. Previously, the company imported them from Televisa for years.
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Other Media
The Univision network operates under the Univision Communications umbrella along with Telefutura, Galavision, local TV stations, radio, and online and mobile content.
