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24-04-2025
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TelevisaUnivision Q1 Revenue Tumbles On Advertising Downturn, But Streaming Keys Profit Uptick
TelevisaUnivision's revenue tumbled 11% in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period, but cost-cutting and progress in streaming lifted profits. Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) climbed 5% to $345 million in the quarter ended March 31. The Hispanic media giant credited 'the optimization of our cost base' and profitability in its direct-to-consumer unit. More from Deadline Comcast Edges Wall Street's Q1 Forecast, But Domestic Advertising, Broadband Declines Hit Stock A Year After Dramatic Recap Move, Viaplay Posts Mixed Q1 Results Imax Sees Record Q1 Global Box Office Led By China Phenom 'Ne Zha 2' 'Linear softness' and the absence of the Super Bowl in the quarter compared with the 2024 period dragged down revenue, the company said, as did the timing of distribution renewals in Mexico. Total revenue settled at $1.02 billion. Revenue in Mexico declined 23% to $315 million. Excluding the Super Bowl, U.S. advertising revenue declined 6%. Media companies have begun reporting first-quarter earnings this week against a turbulent economic backdrop. Comcast on Thursday posted a 7% decline in domestic advertising. President Trump's on-again-off-again tariff regime has introduced a high level of uncertainty, with media and tech companies expected to take a hit in the advertising businesses as marketers regroup. TelevisaUnivision is preparing for a major presentation to ad buyers next month in New York during the industry's traditional upfront week. 'As we continue to evolve the company in 2025, we are driving tighter alignment and integration between our teams in the U.S. and Mexico, and we are building a more agile and efficient organization,' CEO Daniel Alegre said in the earnings release. 'Our reimagined content strategy is strengthening our connection to verticals that deeply resonate with our audience, while the continued growth of Vix has enabled us to execute a more robust cross-platform strategy.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'We Were Liars' Show So Far 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TelevisaUnivision Reports Full-Year Streaming Profit, U.S. Ad Revenue Grows on Sports, Political
Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a 2 percent U.S. revenue gain to $835.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2024 and a 5 percent U.S. subscription and licensing revenue improvement to $346.5 million. The company, led by CEO Daniel Alegre, said that its streaming business with its flagship service ViX posted another profit in the fourth quarter of 2024 after achieving profitability in the third quarter 'after just two full years in the marketplace.' After having ended 2023 with more than 7 million subscribers and $700 million in annual revenue, 'the direct-to-consumer (DTC) business generated $1 billion in revenue and positive adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) in ViX's second full year of operation,' the company highlighted on Thursday. More from The Hollywood Reporter Max Launches Successfully in Southeast Asia, But Netflix Still Dominates the Region Berlin Hidden Gem: China's Jing Yi Taps Memories of Xinjiang for Enigmatic Feature Debut 'The Botanist' BBC Revenge Thriller Series 'Reunion,' Set in the Deaf Community, Gets First-Look Pictures José Luis Fabila is now leading all content globally for the company as part of an Alegre-overseen reorganization and reduction of its workforce by a mid- to high-single-digit percentage, which was unveiled late last year. TelevisaUnivision disclosed restructuring, severance and related charges of $53.4 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $24.2 million in the year-ago period. For the full year 2024, these charges amounted to $72.9 million, compared with $53.4 million in 2023. Revenue in the fourth quarter declined 1 percent, but grew 4 percent when excluding foreign-exchange impacts, to $1.3 billion, with the U.S. growth outweighed by a 5 percent drop in Mexico, which amounted to an 8 percent gain when excluding currency impacts. Operating expenses were 'essentially flat' at $892 million. The firm's quarterly loss narrowed to $809.7 million from $912.1 million in the year-ago period. TelevisaUnivision's quarterly adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA), another key profitability metric, declined 3 percent to $451.9 million in the fourth quarter, or grew 3 percent when excluding currency impacts. The company also disclosed a quarterly charge for the impairment of program rights of $142.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2023 and $157.1 million for the full year. It also posted an impairment loss of $900.2 million for the full year 2024, compared with $1.01 billion in 2023. Both impairment charges are non-cash charges recorded as a result of regular testing of the company's assets and do not impact its OIBDA, leverage or cash position. Advertising revenue fell 1 percent in the final quarter of 2024 to $851 million as the U.S. gain to $475.6 million was outweighed by a 4 percent drop in Mexico. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange rates, Mexico advertising revenue grew 10 percent. Full-year 2024 U.S. advertising revenue growth 'accelerated to 2 percent, driven by a record-breaking year in sports and political advertising demand garnering $70 million,' the firm said. '2024 was a year of continued momentum for TelevisaUnivision, and my early days at the helm have reinforced the tremendous opportunity ahead of us,' said Alegre, the former president and COO of Activision Blizzard and CEO of Yuga Labs who took over as TelevisaUnivision CEO in September: 'The recent U.S. election cycle underscored the power and influence TelevisaUnivision has to deliver the Hispanic vote through our reach and connection with the community.' He added: 'With our newly unified organizational structure, we are fully harnessing the strengths of Univision in the U.S. and Televisa in Mexico to drive further connectivity and expand our impact as a global content leader.' Best of The Hollywood Reporter How the Warner Brothers Got Their Film Business Started Meet the World Builders: Hollywood's Top Physical Production Executives of 2023 Men in Blazers, Hollywood's Favorite Soccer Podcast, Aims for a Global Empire
