UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-16 or 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the
month of June, 2009
GRUPO TELEVISA, S.A.B.
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of registrant’s name into English)
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Av.
Vasco de Quiroga No. 2000, Colonia Santa Fe 01210 Mexico,
D.F.
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
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connection with Rule 12g-3-2(b): 82.)
Televisa
Interactive Media and hi5 enter into a commercial and video distribution
agreement
reaching 33 million Spanish speakers across Hispanic Latin America
reaching 33 million Spanish speakers across Hispanic Latin America
Mexico
City, June 3, 2009 – Televisa Interactive Media (“Televisa”), the online
division of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. (NYSE: TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO), the leading
Spanish-speaking media company in the World, and hi5, the leading social
entertainment website across Spanish-speaking Latin America and the 12th
largest website in the world by page views, today announced a unique commercial
arrangement to maximize their online audiences in the region.
As
part of the deal, Televisa will be the exclusive representative of hi5’s online
advertising inventory in Hispanic Latin America and jointly the parties will
launch a co-branded premium video channel for users of hi5, the popular social
entertainment website in Latin America, serving a library of full and short
length videos provided by Televisa, most of which are available through Esmas.com
and through Televisa’s vertical video site Tvolucion.com.
The video channel will not be available to users in the United States. The
availability of this new video channel is scheduled for this summer with
additional premium content delivered via micro-sites shortly
thereafter.
Jointly,
Televisa Interactive Media and hi5 sites reach more than 33 million unique users
per month across Hispanic Latin America, which represent 63% of the total
market. Internet usage in these countries is growing at a rapid pace of up to
16.6% last year according to Comscore, nearly triple the North American growth
of 5.7% for that same year, according to the same source.
“hi5
is an ideal content and traffic extension that perfectly complements our
best-in-class suite of promotional solutions for advertisers and brands in this
region.” said Juan Saldívar, General Manager of Televisa Interactive
Media.
“This
business relationship solidifies our leadership position in Latin America and
delivers compelling content to our huge spanish-language audience. Televisa’s
experienced sales team and deep industry relationships will help us maximize our
revenue potential in the Latin American market.” said Ramu Yalamanchi, Founder
and Chief Product Officer at hi5.
About
Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.
Grupo
Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world and
a major participant in the international entertainment business. It has
interests in television production and broadcasting, production of
pay-television networks, international distribution of television programming,
direct to home satellite services, cable television and telecommunication
services, magazine publishing and publishing distribution, radio production and
broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film
production and distribution, the operation of an internet portal, and gaming.
Grupo Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in La Sexta, a
free-to-air television venture in Spain.
About
Televisa Interactive Media
Televisa
Interactive Media is Televisa’s digital business unit. Through this unit,
Televisa hosts, publishes and commercializes most of Televisa’s online brands.
Televisa Interactive Media includes a horizontal portal, Esmas.com; a video
vertical online destination, Tvolucion.com; a vertical online music brand,
Tarabu, and the leading premium content supplier for mobiles in Mexico; Esmas
Movil. With more than 18 million unique users and more than 320 million page
views per month, Televisa Interactive Media is positioned as a leading news,
entertainment and sports online operation in the Hispanic America.
About
hi5 Networks
Headquartered in San
Francisco, hi5 is one of the world’s largest and fastest growing social
entertainment sites. Our focus is on delivering a fun, interactive, and
immersive social experience online to our users around the world. With over 63
million unique visitors every month, hi5 is a top 20 website globally and the
number one social site in dozens of countries across Latin America, Europe and
Asia. The service is available in over 50 languages, delivering localized
content, games, and other applications to users worldwide. For more information
on hi5, visit http://www.hi5.com
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Grupo
Televisa S.A.B. contact information
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Carlos
Madrazo
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Manuel
Compeán
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María
José Cevallos
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Media
Relations
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Investor
Relations
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(5255)
5728-3815
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(5255)
5261-2445
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mcompean@televisa.com.mx
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ir@televisa.com.mx
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Hi5
contact information
Shelley
Risk
The
Horn Group
Tel:
(415) 905-4037
srisk@horngroup.com
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
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GRUPO
TELEVISA, S.A.B.
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(Registrant)
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Dated: June
3, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Jorge Lutteroth
Echegoyen
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Name:
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Jorge
Lutteroth Echegoyen
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Title:
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Controller,
Vice President
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