Univision Promotes Sarah Madigan to Executive Vice President of Content Distribution

Madigan, a Key Contributor to the growth of Univision?s Portfolio of Networks and Distribution Partnerships, Moves up to Newly Created Role

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced that Sarah Madigan has been promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president of Content Distribution. Madigan joined the company in 2011, and most recently served as senior vice president of Business Affairs. She will continue to be based in Univision?s New York headquarters and will report to Tonia O?Connor, president of Content Distribution and Corporate Business Development. In her new position, Madigan will oversee content sales and strategy for digital and linear distribution.

?She has played an important role in helping us achieve our goals of expanding the portfolio and increasing the distribution of our services on the devices our ever-growing audience uses on a daily basis.?

?Sarah?s leadership and dedication have been instrumental in our success to transform UCI into a leading multimedia company that reflects the dynamic audience we serve,? O?Connor said. ?She has played an important role in helping us achieve our goals of expanding the portfolio and increasing the distribution of our services on the devices our ever-growing audience uses on a daily basis.?

UCI?s Content Distribution team is responsible for the distribution of all the Company?s digital services including its UVideos Digital Network, Flama, a new digital offering for Hispanics that will feature original digital content, and the expansion of the company?s content portfolio across all platforms in partnerships with its existing and new distributors.

Madigan has overseen distribution agreements for Univision?s TV Everywhere service, while securing broad distribution for the Company?s new networks with partners including DirecTV, Cablevision, DISH Network, AT&T and Verizon, as well as becoming the first Hispanic media company to bring video content to Hulu and Xbox. These multi-year, multi-platform agreements reflect Univision?s distribution philosophy to meet the needs of every Hispanic on every platform.

Univision has evolved from a niche broadcast network into a leading multimedia company with 12 networks including Univision, UniM?s and Galavisi?n, 69 radio stations, 62 television stations and expanded digital offerings.

Prior to Univision, Madigan worked in business and legal affairs at BBC Worldwide America and as legal counsel at Greenberg Traurig and at Wilmer Hale. She earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Trinity University.

About Univision Communications Inc.

Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; UniM?s, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 89% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisi?n, the country?s leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings - De Pel?cula, De Pel?cula Cl?sico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company?s platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive, a network of products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision M?vil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher 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?Univision.net.

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