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01/11/2006 Archived Entry: "'Solo Boxeo's Univision Named to Forbes 'Platinum 400: Best Big Companies in America' for 3rd Consecutive Year!"
'Solo Boxeo's Univision Named to Forbes 'Platinum 400: Best Big Companies in America' for 3rd Consecutive Year!
New York, NY -- Univision Communications Inc. (NYSE: UVN), the nation’s leading Spanish-language media company, announced on January 10th that it has been named, for the third consecutive year, to Forbes Magazine’s prestigious ranking of its “Platinum 400”, an annual listing of the best large companies in America which appears in the January 9, 2006 issue.
The Forbes 400 is culled from more than 1,000 publicly traded companies in 26 sectors with revenues of at least $1 billion, with a positive book value and that trade at more than $5 a share. The companies are then judged against their peers for sales and earnings per share growth as well as return on capital in both the past year and previous five years.
“We are very pleased to have been recognized as one of the top ten media companies in Forbes Platinum 400 for yet another year”, said A. Jerrold Perenchio, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Univision Communications. “Being named is a testament to the strength of our business, the successful execution of our strategies and the commitment of our employees.”
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 98% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 86% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 4 stations in Puerto Rico; Univision Music Group, which includes Univision Records, Fonovisa Records, and a 50% interest in Mexico-based Disa Records labels as well as Fonomusic and America Musical Publishing companies; and Univision Online, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S. located at www.univision.com. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa’s pay television channels in the U.S., and a non-voting 19.8% interest in Entravision Communications Corporation, a public Spanish-language media company. Univision Communications is headquartered in Los Angeles with 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.
