Replies

THE BIG BURRITO GOES COLD --- The pageant-dump could not have come at a worse time for Univision. They are deeply in debt---and are hoping to score an IPO deal---w/ Bill Clinton helping out (for a cut, natch).

Politico ^ | 5/12/15 | By HADAS GOLD and MARC CAPUTO / FR Posted by SoFloFreeper

The ties between the Clintons and the Spanish language television network run deep. When Bill took center stage at Univision’s upfront presentation for advertisers and the media last month, it marked more than just one of his many paid appearances.

The relationship between the Clintons and Univision is deep — from owner Haim Saban’s unabashed support for Hillary Clinton’s election effort to a partnership between Univision and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, to the network’s newscasts that have bashed Republicans and, most recently, praised Hillary’s new position on immigration — putting her squarely in line with the network’s stance on the issue. (Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...

===================================

AGIT PROP W/ SPECIAL SAUCE Manipulating the financial sector---Univision reports it has more viewers than abccbsnbc.

(waiting for hysterical laughter to die down)

NYP EXCERPT---Univions trotted out Bill Clinton to talk to advertisers----as private equity owners of the debt-laden company sweat it out. Univision’s owners are hoping to launch the IPO in just weeks.

Getting early commitments on ad spending from Madison Avenue would certainly make an IPO road show before potential investors that much easier....they hope to raise around $1 billion at a valuation of $20 billion, according to Reuters. (Univision has $9 billion in long-term debt.)

Mexican program provider Televisa also has an 8 percent stake in Univision.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank — the lead underwriters — are getting ready to gin up some sizzle for a not very sexy business: free-to-air.