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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Univision And AT&T Sign Multi-Year Content Agreement for AT&T U-verse TV

Univision And AT&T Sign Multi-Year Content Agreement for AT&T U-verse TV

NEW YORK and DALLAS, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Univision Communications Inc., the premier Spanish-language media company in the United States, and AT&T* today announced a multi-year content agreement as part of the AT&T U-verse(SM) TV channel lineup.

The agreement includes continued carriage of Univision's owned and operated broadcast stations; affiliated stations owned and operated by Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE:EVC) , Equity Media Holdings Corporation, Calipatria Broadcasting Company, LLC and JKB Associates, Inc.; and distribution of the cable network, Galavision, and the network feeds for Univision and TeleFutura.

"We're thrilled to deliver Univision's quality programming to our U-verse TV customers as part of our extensive channel lineup," said Dan York, executive vice president of content, AT&T Services Inc. "This strategic deal helps us with several competitive content initiatives as we continue to expand the reach of our U-verse services, while supporting Univision with broader distribution."

"Our agreement with AT&T is a win-win for our viewers and for our respective companies on many fronts," said Joe Uva, chief executive officer, Univision Communications Inc. "AT&T's ongoing commitment to Univision, as both a leading advertiser and distributor, demonstrates AT&T's support of the ever growing Hispanic community. We are excited to expand our relationship with AT&T on all levels, allowing both companies to continue to offer quality services and content to our viewers."

The terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Univision Communications is a leading integrated media company in the U.S., with one of the top five television networks in America regardless of language -- which is the No. 1 Spanish-language broadcast television network; the second leading Spanish-language broadcast television network; the No. 1 television station in the country regardless of language; the No. 1 Spanish-language cable network; the No. 1 Spanish-language radio group and the No. 1 U.S. Spanish-language Internet portal.

AT&T U-verse TV is the only 100 percent Internet Protocol-based television (IPTV) service offered by a national service provider, making AT&T U-verse one of the most dynamic and feature-rich services available today. AT&T U-verse TV ranked "Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the North Central, South, and West Regions," according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Provider Satisfaction Study(SM). For additional information on AT&T U-verse -- or to find out if it's available in your area -- visit http://uverse.att.com/.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

About Univision Communications

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 97% of U.S. Hispanic Households; TeleFutura Network, a general-interest Spanish-language broadcast television network, which was launched in 2002 and now reaches 85% of U.S. Hispanic Households; Galavision, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Television Group, which owns and operates 64 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Spanish-language radio group which owns and/or operates 70 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and 5 stations in Puerto Rico; and Univision Interactive Media, which includes http://www.univision.com/, the premier Spanish-language Internet destination in the U.S., and Univision Movil, the industry's most comprehensive Spanish-language suite of mobile offerings. Univision Communications also has a 50% interest in TuTv, a joint venture formed to broadcast Televisa's pay television channels in the U.S. Univision Communications 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 www.univision.net.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company. Its subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings. In 2008, AT&T again ranked No. 1 on Fortune magazine's World's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list and No. 1 on America's Most Admired Telecommunications Company list. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com/.

(C) 2009 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Note: This AT&T news release and other announcements are available as part of an RSS feed at www.att.com/rss. For more information and detailed disclaimer information, please review this announcement in the AT&T newsroom at http://www.att.com/newsroom.

AT&T U-verse services are provided by AT&T local telephone companies. Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T U-verse services. Call or go to uverse.att.com to see if you qualify.

AT&T received the highest numerical score among television service providers in the South, North Central and West regions in the proprietary J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Residential Television Service Satisfaction Study(SM). Study based on 18,938 total responses from measuring providers in the South (13), North Central (11) and West (10) regions and measures consumer satisfaction with television service. Proprietary study results are based on experiences and perceptions of consumers surveyed in July 2008. Your experiences may vary. Visit jdpower.com.

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Website: http://uverse.att.com
http://www.univision.com
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Source: AT&T Inc.; Univision Communications Inc.

CONTACT: Destiny Varghese, for AT&T, +1-214-665-1314,
dvarghese@attnews.us; or Adriana Ruiz-Lopez, for Univision, +1-212-455-4712,
adruizlopez@univision.net


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