Univision Announces Multi-Year Carriage Agreement With Mediacom Communications; Signs More Than 100 Deals in First Half of 2009

Univision Announces Multi-Year Carriage Agreement With Mediacom Communications; Signs More Than 100 Deals in First Half of 2009

NEW YORK, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States, announced today a multi-year distribution agreement with Mediacom Communications, the nation's eighth largest cable television company and the leading cable operator focused on serving smaller cities and towns in the United States.

The company also announced that in the first six months of the year it reached carriage agreements with more than 100 distributors across the country, including Cable ONE and NPG Cable. These agreements include continued distribution of Univision's broadcast networks, Univision and TeleFutura, and cable network, Galavision, and in certain markets, carriage of stations owned and operated by Univision. Certain agreements include carriage of affiliated stations owned and operated by Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE: EVC) and Equity Media Holdings Corporation.

The terms of the agreements were not disclosed.

According to the Pew Research Center, Hispanics account for approximately 50 percent of the population growth in the U.S. and in some markets, such as Los Angeles and New York, they make up between 20 and close to 50 percent of the population.

Univision Communications is a leading integrated media company in the U.S. The Univision Network is one of the top five television networks in America regardless of language, regularly beating ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX among Adults 18-34 and 18-49 in primetime, and is the #1 Spanish-language broadcast television network. Univision's KMEX station in Los Angeles is consistently the #1 station in the country among all Adults 18-49 in primetime, regardless of language.

About Univision Communications

Univision Communications Inc. is the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States. Its operations include Univision Network, the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the U.S. reaching 95% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com/, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications 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

Source: Univision

CONTACT: Monica Talan, Univision, +1-212-455-5331, mtalan@univision.net

Web Site: http://www.univision.com/

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