9 posts and columns on Univision

Hulu to Add Univision Spanish-Language Video

in Media on October 5, 2011 at 9:26 am PT

Hulu LLC will begin streaming TV shows from Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. later this year, the companies said Wednesday.

Conduit on the Record: Yes, We're Buying Wibiya; No, We're Not Getting Bought

in Social on April 5, 2011 at 1:05 pm PT

Conduit, the branded toolbar distributor, has been the subject of many rumors and “sources say” stories and blog posts in the last week. Today, Adam Boyden, the company’s president, went on the record with us to clear up what’s real and what’s rumor mill.

App Distributor Conduit in Talks for a Billion-Dollar Acquisition, Say Reports

in Social on April 1, 2011 at 2:05 am PT

The Israeli tech community is abuzz with talk that Conduit, which distributes Web apps, is in talks to be acquired, potentially by Microsoft or Google, for more than a billion dollars.

QOTD: Obama: "I Do Have an iPad"

“I’m the president of the United States. You think I’ve got to go borrow somebody’s computer? ‘Hey, man, can I borrow your computer? How about you? You’ve got one?’”

– BlackBerry fan Barack Obama, explaining to a Univision-hosted Town Hall meeting that he also owns other devices, including Apple’s tablet.

Newsflash: People Who Really Like the World Cup, Really, Really Like the World Cup

in Media on June 17, 2010 at 8:40 am PT

If you love this stuff so much that you’ll consume it on TV, the Web, your phone and the radio, then you’re going to end up consuming an awful lot of it. In other news, people who really like chocolate eat a lot of chocolate.

Univision Readies Telenovela Web Site

in News on February 22, 2010 at 9:18 am PT

U.S. Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. is creating a video Web site for the popular telenovela soap-opera genre, hoping to fill a void as Internet use grows among Hispanics. The new service, dubbed “Novela y Series,” or “Novelas and Series,” is slated to start in the spring.

AOL Spinoff Set for Dec. 9

in News on November 16, 2009 at 11:00 am PT

YouTube, Univision and Google: The Three Amigos

in News on November 16, 2009 at 10:05 am PT

Univision, home to Spanish-language TV staples “Sabado Gigante,” “El Show de Cristina” and “Tormenta en el Paraiso,” is coming to YouTube. This morning, the Spanish-language media outfit announced a deal that will see its programming featured on Google’s video site.
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Former Time Warner Boss Dick Parsons Gets Back in the Media Business

in Media on September 16, 2009 at 5:25 am PT

There are very good odds that there are going to be some very big deals happening in the media world in the next year or so. So this move makes a lot of sense: Former Time Warner CEO Dick Parsons is joining up with Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm with a hankering for media investments.
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