Rick Alessandri Joins Univision Communications as Senior Vice President of Business Development

Univision Communications Inc., the premier media company serving Hispanic America, today announced that Rick Alessandri has joined the Company as senior vice president of Business Development. Alessandri will lead the charge on creating and expanding a variety of new revenue streams for the Company. He will be based in New York and report to Randy Falco, EVP and COO.

“Rick Alessandri’s bottom line orientation will be an important asset to Univision as we look to expand the Company while creating a variety of new revenue streams both on- and off-air,” Falco said. “Rick is recognized for his successful track record of nurturing existing brands while turning them into new franchises.”

“I am so excited to join Univision, the #1 brand for Hispanic America, and look forward to leveraging our unparalleled brand strength and deep relationship with the country’s fastest growing consumer segment to develop and build new brand extensions and business opportunities with world-class partners,” said Alessandri.

Previously Alessandri spent more than 10 years in various roles at ESPN, Inc., culminating with his roles as senior vice president and managing director for the X Games franchise and senior vice president for ESPN Enterprises and consumer products. With the X Games, he was responsible for managing the global business operations for the franchise, including two U.S.-based X Games events. In addition, with ESPN Enterprises and consumer products, Alessandri was responsible for overseeing all business lines for ESPN’s brand extensions including video games, home entertainment, consumer products, licensing, ESPN Zones, ESPN Total Access VISA card and others. He got his start at ESPN as vice president and assistant to the president from 2000 to 2003. Prior to ESPN, Alessandri served as vice president and general manager at SportsTicker, where he directed the day-to-day operation and management of the online real-time sports news reporting service, including the oversight of the news room, sales and marketing, and the overall strategic direction for the organization.

About Univision Communications Inc.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the premier media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and 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, reaching 86% of U.S. Hispanic households; Galavisión, the country’s leading Spanish-language cable network; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company’s platforms; Univision Local Media, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations and 70 radio stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive Media, a network of national and local online and mobile sites including Univision.com, which continues to be the #1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and service, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network; and Univision Emerging Networks, a suite of six cable offerings including De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Clásico TV. Headquartered in New York City, UCI 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.

Contact: Marielena Santana
Univision Communications Inc.
212-455-5233
msantana@univision.net

From: www.univision.net

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