Share Yesterday a deal was announced between Univision and YouTube whereby the U.S. Hispanic network would bring a “hefty stable of short- and long-form programming to YouTube.” While this is “the first time any Univision programming is available on the Web outside of its own properties” a great deal of the network’s programming, particularly material [...]

Share I recently read an Ad Age article regarding the popularity of Univision’s content on YouTube. It focuses on how popular certain network content is on YouTube. A major point is how Univision’s telenovelas (Latin soap operas) are the most popular fare by far. Number of views of clips from the 10 most-pirated shows on each [...]

Share Last week Univision settled a lawsuit with Televisa, the leading producer of Mexican telenovelas who provides most of Univision’s primetime programming and basically accounts for 1/3 of Univision’s 2007 revenues. Televisa’s product is so popular in the U.S. since the Hispanic market is mostly Mexican. This is not often the case in Latin America where preferences [...]