Grupo Televisa appoints Bernardo Gomez and Alfonso de Angoitia co-Chief Executive Officers effective January 1, 2018

NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Grupo Televisa, S.A.B. ("Televisa" or the "Company"; NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) today announced the appointment of Bernardo Gomez and Alfonso de Angoitia as co-Chief Executive Officers of Televisa, reporting to the Board of Directors. Emilio Azcárraga Jean will continue to lead the long term strategy of the firm as Executive Chairman of the Board. In addition, Mr. Azcárraga will continue to have direct responsibility for Televisa's soccer business, including the America soccer team, as well as for Fundación Televisa. These changes will take effect on January 1, 2018.

Full press release with additional information is available in the company's corporate website at www.televisair.com.

About Grupo Televisa

Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 50 countries through 26 pay-tv brands, and television networks, cable operators and over-the-top or "OTT" services. In the United States, Televisa's audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. ("Univision") the leading media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts Televisa's audiovisual content through multiple platforms in exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity and warrants which upon their exercise would represent approximately 36% on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company of Univision. Televisa's cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers through five cable Multiple System Operators in Mexico. Televisa owns a majority interest in Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, and gaming.

Investor Relations:
Carlos Madrazo / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2445 / [email protected]
Santiago Casado / Tel: (52 55) 5261 2438 / [email protected]

Media Relations:
Alejandro Olmos / Tel: (52 55) 4438 1205 / [email protected]
María Eugenia Zurita / Tel: (52 55) 52 24 63 60 / [email protected]

www.televisair.com

SOURCE Grupo Televisa, S.A.B.

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