Univision’s blurry picture
The Spanish-language broadcaster is going public at a difficult time
THE strongest selling-point for Univision is that it is the most popular Spanish-language broadcaster in America, where the Hispanic population is young, 57m-strong and growing. However, the company is heavily in debt, and losing both money and viewers. What is more, it is going for an initial public offering at a time when shares in several of America’s main English-language broadcasters are being savaged, amid worries about the future of the television business, not to mention general stockmarket turmoil.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Univision’s blurry picture”
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