Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) and Grupo Televisa,
S.A.B. (“Televisa”); (NYSE:TV); (BMV:TLEVISA), two of the world’s
leading media companies focused on serving Hispanics, today
announced plans to expand upon their existing programs to provide
more opportunities for Latinos in the U.S. media and technology
sectors in 2016. The new efforts will include a wide variety of
education, mentorship and career development programs.
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As the economic, political and cultural impact of Hispanic
Americans continues to grow, Univision and Televisa believe it is
critically important for Latinos to play a leading role in
participating in and shaping the media industry in the United
States. Accordingly, the two companies have joined forces to
accomplish two overarching goals: 1) Strengthen and expand their
existing efforts to increase the pipeline of Latinos in media and
technology; and 2) Develop and educate future media leaders and
professionals.
Commenting on the initiative, Alex Nogales the president and CEO
of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, said: “One of my lifelong
goals has been to provide access to careers in media for future
generations of U.S. Hispanics, and to create opportunities for
Latinos both behind and in front of the camera. That is why we are
supporting the joint initiative announced today by Univision and
Televisa -- because it will create opportunities for a new
generation in our industry at this critical time when it's so
important for diverse voices to be heard.”
“The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) commends
Univision and Televisa on this initiative, which is the result of
the productive partnership between the two companies, and is
critical to the development of original content that touches
and concerns the Latino community," said Felix Sanchez, NHFA
chairman and co-founder. “NHFA looks forward to working with
the companies to usher in the next generation of talented
Latino filmmakers, who are waiting in the wings and ready to take
the center stage of the U.S. entertainment and media world."
Axel Caballero, the executive director of the National
Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP), added:
“NALIP's multiple media incubation initiatives foster, promote and
advance Latino content creators behind and in front of the camera;
providing the necessary tools to strengthen our communities' access
and representation across the industry. We've had a long and
successful partnership with Univision in forging these types of
efforts over the years and we know that Televisa will only
strengthen and redouble these efforts that will have a huge impact
in our ability to reach our goals. Our community of Latino
filmmakers, writers, directors, entrepreneurs, executives and media
consortia is rich, talented and diverse and together we are paving
the way to lead the next generation of media makers.”
“The role that U.S. Hispanics are playing in all aspects of
shaping the future of our country has never been greater. As part
of our ongoing mission to empower our community, and through our
partnership with Televisa, we are enhancing our efforts to help
ensure that Latinos are well-represented across all aspects of the
media sector,” said Randy Falco, president and CEO of Univision
Communications Inc. “Given the convergence of technology and media,
we are promoting STEM education and skill development among
Hispanics, beginning at a young age, to help them attain the
technical skills they need to compete and contribute to the media
industry and its consumers.”
“Our mission to empower Latinos in the media and technology
industries extends deep into the United States through our
longstanding partnership with Univision, as well as the wide array
of initiatives undertaken by the Televisa Foundation,” said Alicia
Lebrija, president of Televisa Foundation. “The expanded
partnership we are announcing today will significantly advance our
joint efforts to ensure Hispanic American children and youth have
more and better opportunities to pursue STEM careers and develop
the skills to be among the best and brightest leaders in the media
and high-tech industries.”
In furtherance of their efforts, Univision and Televisa will
focus on the following activities, working with key partners in the
community, advocacy and academics:
Strengthening the Pipeline of Latinos
in Media & Technology:
- Production Projects – bring
together students and emerging talent to produce and
develop documentaries and short fiction pieces to air on
Fusion, Univision’s millennial-focused, bilingual television and
digital network. This effort will include mentoring from top
journalists from Univision News, Fusion and The Root.
- Writers Programs – support
programs that foster Hispanic writers, as well as promote efforts
to create mechanisms to systematically highlight the writing skills
and talents of Hispanics to media and tech outlets.
- Development Fellowships – offer
development fellowships to mentor and promote multicultural and
millennial writers across broadcast, film, digital and other media
formats.
- Incubator Programs – leverage
newly-created incubator programs to allow emerging Latino media
makers to showcase their production and writing skills, both at the
local and national level.
- Entrepreneurial Development
Opportunities – jointly promote a marketplace and collaborative
exchange for entrepreneurs and investors, to support multicultural
entrepreneurs and minority-owned small businesses, in the U.S. The
program will enable participants to further build business and
supplier relationships, especially within media and
technology.
- STEM and Media – host a series
of educational programs, events and symposia in various locations,
including Silicon Valley, in order to promote Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) opportunities
in the media industry and highlight the sharpest Latino STEM
talent. The events will be developed in partnership with community,
education, and technology partners. In addition, Univision will
open a technology and learning center at its station in San Jose,
CA, which will include computer coding training and other STEM
related training and events. This commitment builds on Univision’s
long-term focus on education under its award-winning empowerment
initiative Univision Contigo.
- School Programs – build media
labs in select middle schools around the country, starting with the
New Venture School in the Bronx, which will provide students with
the tools and training to understand how a media newsroom operates.
In addition to gaining experience with production and editing
equipment, the students will receive training from Univision news
executives.
- Scholarships, Internships &
Fellowships – include multicultural awards in both media and
STEM in our scholarship program. Similarly, Univision’s internship
programs and partnerships with high schools, universities, and
foundations will be expanded to increase broader minority
representation and assignments related to media and technology
occupations. Lastly, we will support fellowship opportunities that
highlight policy implications related to Hispanics and the
media.
Building on a Tradition of
Empowerment:
These initiatives build on the work Univision and Televisa have
already done and continue to do to inform, empower and serve the
U.S. Hispanic community, including:
- Workforce
Diversity: Univision is developing and growing its
diverse workforce and has been recognized as a diversity leader in
the media industry by the Walter Kaitz Foundation. Eighty percent
of Univision’s workforce is made up of minorities, making Univision
a leading employer of multiculturals in the U.S. In addition, since
Televisa became a significant investor in Univision in 2011,
Univision’s local and network production workforce has grown by
26%, and Latinos and multiculturals now make up 98% of the total
production employee base. At the same time, total programming hours
produced in the U.S. continue to grow – up 37% between 2001 and
2015 to more than 22,700 hours. This increased programming opens
the doors to more production opportunities for Univision’s growing
multicultural employee base in the U.S. The employment, training,
and development of a diverse, contemporary workforce is a
significant contribution by Univision to giving Hispanics access to
the media sector and providing diversity and innovation to
viewers.
- Corporate
Social Responsibility: Through Univision Contigo,
Univision has delivered community programs focusing on educational
attainment, prosperity, health, and civic participation. In one
year alone, Univision committed over $82 million of airtime to
Contigo’s efforts, mobilized hundreds of thousands through mobile
and digital platforms, and held over 500 community and empowerment
fairs and events tied to these four key areas. In that same year,
Univision’s corporate social responsibility efforts received 16
awards and further recognition from affiliate organizations,
including LULAC, NALIP, KIND, and NALEO.
- Technology and
Education: In 2015 Univision launched the award-winning
program under Univision Contigo called Avanzamos Conectados, to
raise awareness among Hispanic families about the educational
importance of having Internet connectivity in their homes and the
impact of technology on their children’s education by expanding on
the successful broadband initiative. To date more than 95,000
families have inquired or received information and 31,000
individuals have participated in local education fairs throughout
the country.
- English-language Learning: In recent years,
Televisa has made meaningful contributions to organizations and
classrooms nationwide to support English-language learners.
Televisa aims to help over 5 million English-language learners
enrolled in the public K-12 system by offering free downloadable
applications for children to learn English, online courses for
parents and teachers and research fellowships with academic
institutions. Televisa’s commitment to English-language education
and investment has also allowed Univision to provide enhanced
content to English-speaking Latinos, African-Americans, and
Millennials through outlets like Fusion, El Rey, FLAMA, and The
Root. These efforts have led to more variety and, as a result, more
diversity, evidenced by the El Rey Diversity Council, which is
working to fully represent the changing face of America.
- Community
Support: In recent years, Televisa developed the
Children’s Rehabilitation Institute in San Antonio (CRIT) and the
associated Teletón USA, which to date has served more than 600
children and their families from over 35 states. The Teletón, which
airs on Univision, has raised more than $60 million since 2013.
Televisa has also been expanding its philanthropic contribution in
the U.S. with the Televisa Foundation. To date it is working to
promote early childhood education among Latino families and
developing both STEM and entrepreneurship programs for Latinos. Key
actions include national media campaigns, afterschool programs in
five U.S. cities, sponsoring children STEM zones in various events
serving over 25,000 families as well as empowering young Latinas
through the national TECHNOLOchicas program.
About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company
serving Hispanic America. The Company, a leading content creator in
the U.S., includes Univision Network, one of the top five networks
in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched broadcast
television network among U.S. Hispanics available in approximately
93% of U.S. Hispanic television households; UniMás, a leading
Spanish-language broadcast television network available in
approximately 87% of U.S. Hispanic television households; Univision
Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the most-watched U.S.
Spanish-language cable network, as well as UDN (Univision Deportes
Network), the most-watched U.S. Spanish-language sports network,
Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to
telenovelas, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network
dedicated to international news, and an additional suite of cable
offerings -De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson and
Telehit; Univision Television Group, which owns 59 television
stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; digital
properties consisting of an array of websites and apps, including
Univision.com, the most visited Spanish-language website among U.S.
Hispanics, UVideos, a bilingual digital video network and Uforia, a
music application featuring multimedia music content; and Univision
Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group in the U.S. which
owns and operates 67 radio stations including stations in 16 of the
top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico. UCI’s assets also
include a minority stake in El Rey Network, a 24-hour
English-language general entertainment cable network and a joint
venture with Disney/ABC Television Network for Fusion, a 24-hour
English-language news and lifestyle TV and digital network.
Headquartered in New York City, UCI 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.
About Televisa
Televisa is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking
world based on its market capitalization and a major participant in
the international entertainment business. It operates four
broadcast channels in Mexico City, produces and distributes 25
pay-TV brands for distribution in Mexico and the rest of the world,
and exports its programs and formats to the U.S. through Univision
Communications Inc. (“Univision”) and to other television networks
in over 50 countries. Televisa is also an active participant in
Mexico’s telecommunications industry. It has a majority interest in
Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite television system operating
in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa
also participates in Mexico’s telecommunications industry in many
regions of the country where it offers video, voice and broadband
services. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and
distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional
sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and
distribution, the operation of a horizontal Internet portal and
gaming. In the United States, Televisa has equity and warrants
which upon its exercise and subject to any necessary approval from
the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) in the United States,
would represent approximately 36% on a fully diluted, as-converted
basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings Inc. (f/k/a
Broadcasting Media Partners, Inc.), the controlling company of
Univision, the leading media company serving the United States
Hispanic market.
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