Tag: Univision
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Univision Acquired by Investment Firm of Former Viacom Exec
Univision is being acquired by two investment firms, ForgeLight, founded by former Viacom CFO Wade Davis, and Searchlight Capital Partners. The two firms will work with the remaining shareholder, Televisa, which will keep its 36% stake in the company. Deadline reported that “the partners said they intend to build on Univision’s recent content and programming momentum…
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The 2019 MLS Cup Will Air For Free On ABC and Univision
The 2019 MLS Cup will air live on ABC and Univision networks in the U.S, MLS announced in a press release. This is the first time the championship game will air on ABC since 2008. “ABC has a rich history of soccer coverage, including MLS Cup for more than a decade in the year years…
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Univision is Coming Back to Dish But Not Sling TV
After a 9 month blackout, Univision and Sling TV’s parent company Dish have struck a deal to bring Univision back to Dish. So far sadly no mention of them returning to Sling TV and from the looks of the press release, Univision is not coming back to Sling TV. Update: Sling TV has confirmed that…
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Sling TV & Univision Are Unlikely to Strike a New Deal
It has been over a month since Univision networks went dark on Sling TV and DISH. Ever since the blackout, both sides have pointed fingers at each other. DISH says Univision wants too much, and Univision says DISH is not seriously negotiating. “We’re not asking them to do anything outrageous,” said Univision VEO Vince Sandusky…
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Univision Is “Probably” Not Coming Back to Sling TV
This week, DISH announced their second quarter 2018 earnings, which ended up being better than expected. Yet there was one thing that was kind of hidden in all the news of how well DISH and Sling TV did. Univision is likely not coming back to DISH or Sling TV. During the DISH earnings call, Chairman…
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Univision Is Still Dark on Sling TV & DISH
Over a week ago on June 30, 2018, Univision pulled their channels from Sling TV and DISH. According to DISH, the issue is a 75 percent price hike Univision is asking for. When asked to comment on the 75 percent price hike claim Univision told Cord Cutters News their channels are worth more and should…
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Sling TV Is Giving Full Refunds to Broadcast Extra Subscribers During the Univision Blackout
Yesterday, Univision pulled their content from Sling TV and Dish after negotiations broke down over a 75% fee increase. Now Sling TV has announced that they have started to refund subscribers of their Broadcast Extra add-on. With the Broadcast Extra add-on, subscribers in select markets got ABC, Univision, and Unimás. For now, Sling TV says…
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Univision Pulls Their Channels From Sling TV & Dish After Asking For a 75% Price Increase
Today Univision pulled their channels from Sling TV and Dish after asking for a 75% price hike. This comes as according to Dish “ratings for its flagship Univision channel have declined nearly 40 percent since 2012.” Dish went on to say “despite the direct-to-consumer Univision Now app costing $7.99 per month, Univision is asking DISH…
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Univision Is Rolling Out More Cord Cutting-Friendly Options
This week Univision Digital announced a new partnership with Grabyo a company that specializes in streaming to boost Univision’s digital streaming options. This deal will give Univision the ability to stream more content, including sports and news, on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to bring streamers the best of Univision without the cable…
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How to watch the Univision Democratic Debate on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, and Android TV
The next Democratic Debate is March 9th 2016 at 9pm Easter. The debate is free on Univision is you can pick it up over the air. Yet if you want CNN will also be airing the debate with their analysts. Here is how you can watch the debate on online through your streaming players… How…